Like some sports shirt-wearing elf, McVety is particularly busy at Christmas time, though he carves ornaments throughout the year. “I’ve made over 200 that I’ve given away, and we keep ...

Chip carving uses a chisel to chip away at hard wood and gives the piece a distinctive look and texture. Club members pay $8 a year to cover the cost of refreshments at meetings.

Norbert Koehn, a sculptor originally from Germany, has been carving wood and stone sculptures for over 50 years. Koehn carves many of the wood Christmas toys and religious statues for their 40th ...

Piland, one of the club’s newest members, is getting a head start on creating Christmas ornaments. ... He's doing an owl. She ...