- Best of Show
- Young Carvers through 13 years
- Works of Man and Utility Objects
- Found Wood (Driftwood, Bark, etc.)
- Wood Burning - Scenes
- Wood Burning - All Other
- Intarsia
- Jewlery, Feathers, Wooden Eggs
- Geometric and Shallow Chip Carving
- Positive Image and Free Form Chip Carving
- Canes and Staffs
- Santas
- Christmas Ornaments
- Religious
- Carousel, Hobby Horses, and Figures
- Floral
- Mythical Creatures and Reptiles
- Insects and Butterflies
- Fresh Water Fish
- Salt Water Fish and Aquatic Animals
- Song Birds
- Shore Birds, Seabirds
- Birds of Prey
- Waterfowl - Ducks, Loons, Geese, Swans
- Decoys - Smoothies
- Stylized Carvings - Fish, Birds, and Animals
- Bird Heads
- Miniatures (fits in a 4 inch cube)
- Realistic Busts and People
- Caricature Busts and People
- Stylized People
- Relief - Deep
- Relief - Shallow
- Domestic Animals
- Wild Animals
- Wild and Domestic Animals - Caricature
- All Animal Heads
- All Groups
- Instructor Assisted Animals
- Instructor Assisted Caricature
- Instructor Assisted Birds
- Instructor Assisted Human
- Instructor Assisted Santa
- Instructor Assisted Fish
- Instructor Assisted Decoys
- Instructor Assisted Other
- Acanthus
- Mediums Other Than Wood
- Miscellaneous - Doesn't fit any other category
- Table Awards
Iowa State Woodcarvers Show 2008
Domestic Animals
1st - Jamie Rogness
2nd - Sherry Hackbarth
3rd - Isaiah Harms