Think all Santas look the same? Think again! Inside this book, you'll learn to carve over 20 different versions of Old St. Nick - each with a personality of his own. From the rustic Tree Cutting Santa to the European-inspired Olde World Santa to the adventurous Luge Riding Santa…you'll find just the right Santa project to express your sentiment this holiday season. Follow along as Ross Oar guides you through 2 complete step-by-step projects. The first is the whimsical "Wee Santa" and the 2nd a cheerful "Christmas Gnome." Once you've mastered the projects, you can move on to any of the 21 additional carving patterns. Each pattern includes a detailed drawing, a band saw (roughout) pattern, and full color photograph of the finished carving. Also included are paint swatches to ensure a perfect finish. Grab your knife and start carving! It's the best way to enjoy Christmas all year round!

Ross Oar has had many years of experience in woodcarving. In 1984, he and his wife, Barbara, began West Falls Woodcarving, a part-time mail-order woodcarving supplies business run out of their home in Orchard Park, New York. Ross also carves commission pieces that range in size from three inches to five and a half feet high and depict all aspects of life, teaches woodcarving classes on a limited basis and participates in woodcarving shows.

From miniatures and hanging ornaments to roly-poly toys and elves, this detailed project book shows side and front-on views for hand carving twenty-five different holiday designs. A handsome toy soldier, a Santa ornament with a spiral-cut beard, Mrs. Claus, some reindeer, a sky-diving Santa ornament, and several renditions of Father Christmas, are all clearly photographed in finished form along with patterns and a bit of advise on changing carved details if desired.
Mr. Oar offers a brief introduction to tools and materials, plus design ideas and painting and finishing tips, then launches into two projects with several pages of step-by-step photos in how to advance the carving. These two initial projects guide the beginner from bandsawn blank to finished project, and are followed by twenty-three other project ideas with lined patterns and advice on completing them.
Holiday projects would be a great way to learn to carve, and Mr. Oar's initial instuctions apply to the projects all through the book to ensure success.

From celebrated carver Ross Oar comes Carving Wooden Santas, Elves & Gnomes, a delightful collection of more than 25 different designs featuring Old St. Nick and his friends - each with an entertaining and jolly personality of its own.

Two complete step-by-steps projects feature a cheerful Christmas Gnome and whimsical Wee Santa. Twenty-eight charming and detailed patterns for carvers of all skill levels - ranging from a traditional Father Christmas to a Skydiving Santa. Inspiring and instructive gallery photographs of each finished project are included in this 96-page, full-color book.