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 block ...

Each of Bob Moss’ snowman and Santa Claus figures, carved from wooden rolling pins, is a one-of-a-kind piece. ‘I don’t use patterns,’ he said. ‘They come from my head.’ A ghostly chorus is ready for ...

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 material. Each year, Norman Altman hand-carves and paints wooden Santa ...

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - “A little piece at a time, see, you can shave it,” says Thomas Crickenberger as he works on another carving. All he needs to stay entertained for hours is a pocket knife and a ...

GRANVILLE – With Christmas approaching, if you’re making a list (and, of course, checking it twice), you might want to get to know Larry Nadwodney. Known as The Village Carver, Nadwodney is renowned ...

Crafted over the past 22 years, Earl Warner's little band of hand-carved Santa Clauses is not exactly a jolly looking crew. Naming his business Olde World St. Nicks, Earl's carvings do not fit the ...

Jack York, an avid wood carver is using his carving talent to make eagle head canes from basswood for wounded soldiers returning from the War on Terror. York carves ...

BROCKTON — If you drive through Stoughton regularly, you may have seen a man sitting outside doing wood carvings of little Santas. He is 76-year-old Warren Dahlin and his creations aren't actually ...