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Add Realism to Santa’s Bag

To add interest to Santa’s bag, carve

wrinkles and folds into the bag that give

the impression that the boxes and toys

are pressing against the inside of the bag

as if they are about to burst out. To figure

out how to carve these wrinkles, fill a bag

with boxes and toys and have someone

photograph you posing with it.

Carving Fur Trim

Choose a type of fur trim for the clothing

(rabbit fur, wool, etc.). I use a rotary tool with

a small, inverted, cone-shaped ceramic bit

to carve short fur texture, such as rabbit fur.

For sheep’s wool, I use a small veiner. For

fine fur textures, use a woodburner.

Painting White Areas

For white fur, leave the trim natural wood

and dry-brush white on the high points. To

paint a pure white beard, brush yellow into

the deep areas and then dry-brush white

across the beard. I chose to shadow some

areas with gray to add interest. If you shadow

the entire beard with gray, then it’ll be a salt-

and-pepper beard rather than white.

Developing the Design

I have two methods for designing new carvings. For my Sea Captain

(Summer 2017, Issue 79), I needed to work out the pose, clothing, and

details, so I sculpted a clay model. But for this Santa, I took a shortcut.

I didn’t have the time to invest in a clay model, and I am familiar

enough with Santa’s clothing that I didn’t need to work out the

specifics of the design before carving it.

Instead, I used the Pose Tool 3D app (made by Alienthink.com) on

my smartphone to create a pattern for my Santa. The app is meant

to help you draw human figures with correct anatomy from different

angles in complex

poses. I posed the

3-D figure in the app;

took screenshots of

the front, back, and

sides; transferred

those images to

my computer; and

printed them. Then,

I simply drew the

clothing on top of the

pictures of the figure.

With my front- and

side-view patterns

created, I transferred

the outline of the

patterns to the wood

and cut it out with the

band saw. It’s a quick

and easy process that

works well when I

don’t need the more

detailed clay model.

Santa’s bag shouldn’t be a rounded

lump, but should suggest a variety of

shapes from the toys within.

MATERIALS:

• Basswood, 4" (10.2cm) thick: Santa,

5" x 12" (12.7cm x 30.5cm); base

5" x 1" (12.7cm x 3.2cm)

• Basswood, 2" (5.1cm) square: arm and

bag add-on, 4" (10.2cm) long

• Wood glue

• Wood screws, #8: 2 each,

1" (4.4cm) long

• Paints, such as Liquitex: ivory black,

burnt umber, deep violet, vermilion,

sap green, titanium white, ultramarine

blue, cadmium yellow; such as Plaid

FolkArt: metallic pure gold

TOOLS:

• Carving knife (hook knife)

• Skew chisel: 5/16" (8mm)

• Left and right spoon-bent skew

chisels: 1/

16" (2mm) (optional)

• #3 gouge: " (19mm)

• #5 gouges: 1/8" (3mm),

5/16" (8mm), 9/16" (

14mm)

• #7 gouge: 5/32" (4mm)

• #9 gouge: " (13mm)

• #11 gouges (veiners):

1/8" (3mm),

5/16" (8mm)

• V-tools, 60°: 1/

16" (2mm),

12mm

• Paintbrushes

• Drill with screwdriver bit

• Clamps

materials &

tools

The author used these products for the project.

Substitute your choice of brands, tools, and

materials as desired.