East End: Santa Claus carvings

<p>Give Jim Calkins a piece of wood and a carving knife and he's a happy man. He's been carving Santa Claus figurines for 27 years.</p>

News 12 Staff

Dec 3, 2017, 3:31 PM

Updated 2,351 days ago

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Give Jim Calkins a piece of wood and a carving knife and he's a happy man.
He's been carving Santa Claus figurines for 27 years. He also creates snowmen and angels -- all starting from a simple block of wood.
Calkins estimates that he's made about 7,500 pieces over the years.


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