This wood-carving guide book shows carvers how to create delightful wooden Santas that are destined to become treasured holiday decorations and family heirlooms.

With a combination of over 280 color photographs, a minimal set of carving tools, and easily followed instructions, Paul Bolinger carefully guides the reader step-by-step through rough and detail carving techniques for creating an heirloom Santa figure. Camille Bolinger, Paul’s wife, demonstrates the oil painting techniques used to bring the carved Santas to life.

The text is followed by a gallery of the Bolingers’ heirloom Santas destined to fire the imagination of every carver who sees them. Novices and old hands alike will enjoy this book, which provides everything you need to know to upgrade your Christmas and holiday decor with beautiful and charming Santa figures. [AuthorName]By Paul F. Bolinger and Camille J. Bolinger[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]284 color photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]284 color photos[/ColorPattern]