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Pencil Santa #593
Pencil Santas carved by Crafty Owl

Too much Egg-Nog!

Santa's got a slight lean going here, almost as if he's a bit tipsy tonight.  Perhaps Rudolph was spiking the Egg-Nog again.

Chiseled from a 2.25" x 2" block of basswood,  this carving stands almost 12.5" tall.  His dark old world Christmas red robe has a vibrant white trim up the front that is dotted with carved black buttons.  Although you can't see it in the photograph, his hat hangs 1/3rd the way down his back and is capped by a white pompom.  The picture does not do justice to his warm, soft, aged off-antique white beard and the great aging technique makes this hand carved Santa one you will cherish.

This is a Santa you just want to hold in your hands over - the mark of a good wood carving!

By the way - this Santa has a secret!  With close to 600 numbered Santa carvings - this is the first time Tom has double numbered a Santa.  He was originally numbered 584 - but luckily when he was being added to the site - this very page had been used for carving #584!  Realizing how the mistake was made, Tom removed the information and made the change.  You can still see a bit of the original mistake if you look closely at the bottom.