Woodcarving Illustrated is pleased to present this special edition full of wonderful ideas for hand-carved gifts. Included is a variety of Santa carvings, from relief to caricature and everything in between. You will find some entries from our Santa Carving contest that definitely deserve to be shared with our readers. If Santa's aren't your cup of tea, you'll find several otther terrific projects to choose from, including chip-carved ornaments, humorous animals, and elegant trivets. You will also find a variety of ornaments, many that can be completed in a single day.

Inside, you will find:

DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Letter
Tips and Techniques
Crossword Puzzle
Advertising Directory & Classifieds

GIFTS
Santa Earrings - By Rick Jensen
Santa Collector's Plate - By Robert Biermann
Power Carve a Miniature Cardinal - By George Calef
Trivet Designs Make Great Holiday Gifts - By Frederick Wilbur

FIGURES
Noah's Ark Santa - By Steve Brown
Weight Watcher Santa - By Arnold Smith
Power Carve a Folk-art Santa - By Ed Pribyl
Special Delivery Santa - By Doug Stewart
Flat-plane Santa - By Mike Shipley
Carving a Santa in Motion - By John Zanzalari
Carve a Santa Egghead - By Rick Jensen
Carve a Christmas Candy Dish - By Jim McGuire

ORNAMENTS
Create a Playful Chris-Moose Ornament - By Cyndi Joslyn
Christmas Puppy - By Sandy Smith
Christmas Elf Ornaments - By Mark Gargac
Chip Carve Delicate Icicle Ornaments - By Barry McKenzie
Folk-art Santa Ornaments - Jim and Margie Maxwell
Chip-carved Honeycomb Ornaments - By Linda Tutdor
Christmas Cookie Ornament - By Lora S. Irish
Geometric Chip-carved Ornaments - By Roger Strautman
Relief Carve Santa Ornaments - By Cyndi Joslyn
Hangin' On Santa Ornament - By Steve Brown
Flat-plane Santa Ornament - By Mike Shipley
Carving Caricature Santa Ornaments - By Floyd

Author(s): Rick Jensen Robert Biermann George Calef Frederick Wilbur Steve Brown Sandy Smith Arnold Smith Ed Pribyl Doug Stewart Mark Gargac Mike Shipley Barry McKenzie Jim Maxwell Linda Tudor Lora S. Irish Roger Strautman Cyndi Joslyn Floyd Rhadigan Desiree Hajny Jim Feather