Chainsaw Carving, June 26, 2011

Today I went to a small local outdoor festival called "Fort Steuben Days" in Steubenville, Ohio.. There was a trio of chainsaw carvers there, doin' what they do best.. I had a long and information packed chat with Joe Barber, one of the three chainsaw carvers on hand.. It was a good time for me as I was able to ask a sh*tload of questions that Joe was happy to answer.. And I am thankful for his time, much appreciated..

Below are a few pics of some carvings I made this weekend and some photos of carvings stored in the garage..

                               A 4 foot "Hello" bear..                                     

   A 30" sitting bear.. This will get a "hello" or "welcome" sign added later for it to hold in its paws..

This is a 3 mushroom piece carved from a log end, it stands about 24" high..

Some shots of carvings, finished and ready for delivery, perhaps to You.?

 I just to throw a shot of old SLIM in here, He's a good ole boy..

And finally, my carving shed where I do my chainsaw carving.. A filthy nasty area but it does the job..!

A couple standing logs ready to carve something out of them, a few more bears possibly, or giant mushrooms.?

Chainsaw Woodcarving, June 17, 2011

Ok, so I finally had some spare time to finish  a few carvings.. This is me, the Crazy Chainsaw Carving Dude next to a trio of bears..

Here are some close-up photos of the bears..

FRANKIE

 

                                                         ANNIE

SLIM SHADY

Mushroom's amyone ?.. The mushrooms were carved from firewood stock..

I hope you enjoyed the carving photo's.. Each finished carving is burned with a propane torch.. Then coated with boiled linseed oil.. This oil is what wood gun stocks are coated with.. After several days of dry time I give the carvings 2 coats of a deep penetrating weather sealer / UV protectant.. ALL "green" wood carvings will experience cracks, that is just part of their character.. "Green" wood simply means it is not kiln dried wood like you might purchase for building / construction usage..

FRANKIE, SLIM, & ANNIE

 

All my carvings are made from logs that were cut for either firewood, or homeowners removing trees from their property, or off-cutt timber ends from logs harvested for milling boards.. No fresh living tree is cut for the sole purpose of carving, I simply recycle and use what they do not want... The wood is easily obtained and free of charge.. I currently have a nice stock of Poplur, Butternut and various Pine logs..