Members of the Great Northwoods Carving Club are (front row, from left) Scott Kleinschrodt, Ed Solar and Paul Croteau; and (back row, from left) Norm Provencher, Claude Pigeon, Kevin Mason and Fran Chamberlain. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Members of the Great Northwoods Carving Club are (front row, from left) Scott Kleinschrodt, Ed Solar and Paul Croteau; and (back row, from left) Norm Provencher, Claude Pigeon, Kevin Mason and Fran Chamberlain. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Claude Pigeon carved this snowy white owl. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Another version of man's best friend. (COURTESY PHOTO)
A hand-carved version of N.H. iconic logo, "The Old Man of the Mountain." (COURTESY PHOTO)
BERLIN — When early man first fashioned obsidian into sharp blades, he undertook cutting as a means of butchering food thereby facilitating the taking of larger game. Soon after, he recognized the cutting tools as a means of creating artwork and he began carving simple figurines from bone and antler. He would have carved “Zok loves Moka” into a tree but the written word was still a million years in the future.
Today, that age-old practice of carving is alive and well at the Great Northwoods Woodcarving Club at 29 Bridge St. in Berlin.
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