Old

World

Father

Christmas

Cozy-looking carving carries

symbols of Christmas

By Dave Francis

I

t’s so much fun to be able to take

a little piece of plain wood and

within a few hours give it character

and a story. This is a small project,

but the elements you would use on

a larger piece are all here, just in a

smaller scale. Once you carve this

Santa, use it as a starting point to

design your own Santa.

Start by transferring the side

view of the pattern to the blank.

Sand the bottom smooth and cut

off the waste wood with a band saw

or hand saw. Clamp the blank in a

bench vise if possible.