Carved ornaments hang on a tree at Hospice & Community Care’s Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center with 125 handcrafted wooden holiday ornaments Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. BLAINE SHAHAN | Staff ...

Some say it’s therapeutic. Some say it’s creative. Some say it’s relaxing, a social outlet or even an antidote to PTSD.

Like some sports shirt-wearing elf, McVety is particularly busy at Christmas time, though he carves ornaments throughout the year. “I’ve made over 200 that I’ve given away, and we keep ...

“I’m someone who enjoys carving wood and giving it away, which is what we do at Christmas.” Anyway, he said, it’s rare to make a living as a wood carver in this country — too time consuming.

Chuck Adams looks past the branches of the 7-foot Christmas tree in his living room and directly at every cut and stroke of the more than 170 hand-carved ornaments on them. Adams can tell you ...

Each of the ornaments is handcrafted by Steph Brown with the help of her family through the newly formed Kingston Causeway Co. In the months leading up to Christmas, the sounds of a saw, file and ...