Carving Comrade Gifts

"Well, it's not really called the Thumb Carving Merit Badge, but we'll accept that!"

"It's how he would have wanted to go."

"Bad dog."

'I go to St. Patrick's Church, I go to St. Patrick's School, and my name is Patrick. Is it also necessary for me to eat green food?'

Woodpecker carving pumpkins

Whittling a forget-me-not moose for the one you adore...

"Harry?... Is that you?"

'He misses his garden when he's on holiday'

'Henderson always walks away with the neighborhood pumpkin carving contest.'

The Sculptor

He's the first Master Sculptor since the Renaissance also trained as a Mohel.

This Halloween, use props to create a unique jack-o-lanern. Fitness buffs might like a jumping jack. Or you could carve a lumberjack. In colder climates, Jack Frost might be a nice choice. And for something functional, build a jack!

Punkins

"It was a botched surgery."

"Bit big for a cherub, isn't it, Brother Ignatious?"

'Bob likes to express himself through his art!'

Whittlers Mother

'How many times have I told you to stay out of the cemetery?'

D.C. Halloween

"It's a 'selfie.'"

'No, Mrs. Dudley! If there's a bone in a chair, that means it's reserved for Marmaduke!'

'Arghhh! He's got no face!'

Members of the Luddite community carving computers from solid blocks of oak and maple

Every time I get a postcard from your brother, I regret that I carved him out of driftwood. Greetings.

"Hey. . . in use!"

"The pharaoh wanted the carvings on that wall."

"You're lucky your garden failed. If I'd had to can it, it would've been your marriage."

Genius Bar

'Stop gritting your teeth!'

'That's not what I meant when I asked you to carve it.'

That's what I call a well trained dog!!

'They say the bears are very aggressive here.'

'Quick! 'Tushy to the ground' stance!'

Indian hollowing out log for a canoe sees woodpecker pecking his log

Tree and man