It starts as 48x4x8 block of wood, but when Norman Altman sits behind his work bench in Syracuse, he sees Santa Claus ... hauling a Christmas tree across carefully carved snow.

All had large screws that pierced the trunk to hold the tree in place. Collectors search for the iron stands made in unusual shapes, a Santa ... into wooden molds that were delicately carved ...

SHEBOYGAN – A display of more than 100 wooden hand-carved Santa Claus figures can be viewed until early next week at Uptown Social, 1817 N. Eighth St. The James V. Siegl and Helene Y.

An unfinished Santa Claus carving sat on the table. "I thought I'd let him sit there and watch me work on this one," Eckert said as she carved a bear out of white pine.

Of the many art classes offered at the Suffolk Art Gallery each year, few are as popular as Ed Morrison’s wood carving classes. He’s been offering duck decoy and Santa Claus carving workshops ...