20 local artisans, talked with visitors to the Wood Carvers Jamboree, discussed their creations and invited others to join their meetings and classes.

Wood carving tools must be kept very sharp to work properly, so if you don’t have sharpening tools, ... These kits consist of a leather strip or block and polishing compound, ...

Georgia Boyse has three distinct wood Santa Claus carvings, each representing a different time period in her 36 years as a wood carver. One is a small ornament, while the other is more sleek and co… ...

Jerry Elenburg said a dislike of television and being “broke as heck” led to his wood carving hobby. “Back in the ’50s and ’60s, we lived in an old house and didn’t have money to go ...

"To be a wood carver you have to love your work," said Konstantinos Papadakis, emphatically. He has been in Minnesota more than 40 years, honing the craft he learned as a child in his native Greece.

Wildlife wood-carver. Joyce Hackett Smith-Moore Aug 12, 2011 ... He specializes in sculpting life-size birds and their habitat from a block of wood or piece of metal.

Upon joining the Pelican Wood Carver’s Guild, every new member usually starts off by shaping a block of wood into a small boot shape. It’s something of a temperament test, said Guedry, working ...