His wife, Elaine, tolerates his hobby but has not been bitten by the carving bug. She collects dolls and porcelain figurines. "If we had a real good marriage, she'd do a lot of the sanding," he quips.

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OAK RIDGE, Tenn — Some seniors at the Oak Ridge Senior Center are sharpening their skills, as well as their knives, by picking up a fun new hobby — wood carving. A senior center board member ...