Woodcarving is a traditional craft where wood is harvested and formed into the desired shape. As the material is used lime-tree, oak, plum, cherry, walnut or pear wood. The basic tools are the knives, chisels, drills and the jack-planes. Motor chainsaws are also used in making of large objects. As a technique, a line cut, rough cut, plastic cut, or inverted cut is used. The surface treatment is done by patination, dyeing, waxing or painting. There are currently around 500 folk woodcarvers in Slovakia. They are dedicated to the creation of sculptures, reliefs, as well as various wooden tools. In their work prevail folk, natural and religious motives. Special attention is given to the mechanical carved bethlehems, the largest of which are located in the municipalities of Rajecka Lesna, Terchova and Horni Lidec. The Czech-Slovak betlehem from the Horni Lidec village has more than 100 carved buildings and 220 figures, out of them 75 also move.