It starts as 48x4x8 block of wood, but when Norman Altman sits behind his work bench in Syracuse, he sees Santa Claus in the raw ... tree across carefully carved snow. A jolly red face, hewn ...

Give Jim Calkins a piece of wood and a carving knife and he's a happy man. He's been carving Santa Claus figurines for 27 years. He also creates snowmen and angels -- all starting from a simple ...

He started carving Santa Claus figurines about 15 years ... 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 ...

SHEBOYGAN – A display of more than 100 wooden hand-carved Santa Claus figures can be viewed ... James cut blocks of Linden wood with a band saw and then carved details with Swiss and Austrian ...

he wields a blade on a piece of wood, shavings flying, trying to find the Santa Claus inside. It’s always Christmas in Harold Goodman’s woodshop, where he spends hours creating hand-carved ...

While some River Valley Carvers create relief carvings of landscape scenes, others practice chipping away at a block of wood until it ... who have handmade Santa Claus ornaments ready and waiting ...

Give Jim Calkins a piece of wood and a carving knife and he's a happy man. He's been carving Santa Claus figurines for 27 years. He also creates snowmen and angels -- all starting from a simple ...