BEST PRACTICES: Carving out their niche

Weberding's retains woodcraft artistry

6:24 PM,
Jan. 20, 2013

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Written by

Val Prevish

In a business climate that demands constant innovation to stay ahead, Weberding's Carving Shop is an exception.

Weberding's has endured 70 years as a family business in the custom-carved wood industry precisely because of its old-fashioned workmanship. The company specializes in wood statuary and furnishings carved by hand, and its reputation has spread nationally as an expert in religious artifacts and furnishings that are created much the same way they were when the business started.

The company was founded in 1942 by William J. Weberding, who began carving at age 6 after his father ...