"None of them come out exactly the same ... handling a smooth wooden Santa in nothing but a union suit and bunny slippers. Altman's interest in wood carving began when his children, a son ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Dave Stetson is one of the best in the world when it comes to wood carving ... "Every year I do a Santa carving for my wife," said Stetson, pointing out the ornate wooden ...

"That he can bring new life out of these essentially dead things -- it's amazing," Stanmeyer said. The story of Packie's rise is unlikely. Before he got into carving wood with chainsaws ... to carve ...

During workshops, each attendee has the option to purchase the rough-out ... carved before or even thought about doing it. Bought some tools and started my first project, which was a Santa Claus.

He started carving Santa Claus figurines about ... Yes, you might be able to create Santa Claus out of bare wood as well. They make good gifts, Lunsford said. “When you get something that ...

With this kind of carving, it's a lot easier to do it in pieces to carve the inner details, put it together and finish it. You put them together in rough ... cutting out the wood in between ...