JOHNSTON — Mecca resident Larry Elliott said he has always liked horses and since the 1980s has done various woodworking that has included several carousel horses of various sizes.

Elliott, 76, spoke Wednesday at the woodcarving group of which he is a member that meets each Wednesday morning at the Johnston Senior Center.

He said he has always enjoyed woodcarving and has carved the smaller carousel horses that sit on shelves or tables to larger ones that are used as rocking horses. On a table is the large horse being used for a planned rocking horse, which he said is half the size of a large carousel horse.

“I was originally going to make a miniature carousel with horses. I soon realized I had no room in my house to do this. I look at pictures of carousel horses in books and make templa

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