FITCHBURG — It doesn’t take much for a beginner to get started in the Central Mass Caricature Carvers; all you need is a carving knife, the right chunk of wood, and a little imagination. Members of ...

There’s something about slicing into a piece of fresh wood that brings Chris Hammack to life. “My wife thinks it’s weird to love whittling as much as I do,” Hammack said from home in Mexico. “It’s ...

The only all-caricature wood-carving event in the country will return to Colorado Springs this weekend for the second annual Carvin’ the Rockies. The two-day festival, put on by the Caricature Carvers ...

DRY PRONG - There’s a lot of wood carving talent gathered around this table at New Prospect Baptist Church. And just as much witty banter as there are wood chips. “Each individual here has their own ...

Salem woodcarver Dave Disselbrett never met a piece of basswood he couldn't carve into a whimsical caricature. He has had a lot of practice because he has been whittling away on chunks of wood for ...

One second, he was standing on the roof. The next, he was sprawled on the ground, 30 feet below. Chris Hammack broke his back in a fall almost 25 years ago. During his recovery, Hammack began to carve ...