Author Topic: Chainsaw Carving (Read 4218 times)

WV_hillbilly · « **on:** August 22, 2004, 12:23:33 pm »

Is anyone doing chainsaw carvings ? I was thinking of trying to do this . I need to know how do you get started , are there any books or videos availiable and what kind of saws chains and bars do I need .

Hillbilly

leweee · « **Reply #1 on:** August 22, 2004, 01:20:27 pm »

you mean this kind of stuff

Somewhere in Wisconson! three prong elm stump.
Try Bailey'shttp://www.baileys-online.com chainsaw carving on the left menuhttp://www.carvingworld.com/index2.htm.
http://www.discount-books.com/
cheers leweee

leweee · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2004, 05:27:29 pm »

One of my favourites!

THE CHAINSAWN' BEAR by Matt Kelley

Add's new meaning to the word CARVING

WV_hillbilly · « **Reply #3 on:** August 22, 2004, 06:00:37 pm »

Leweee

WOW . That's what I'm talkin about in the first post . That first one took some vison , time and ability . The pics in the second post are funny and artistic.

We went to the Grand Opening of the Cabela's in Wheeling ,WV and the Stihl procarving team was there. I have been thinking about it for a while . The wife says " I bet you could do that too " . I ask if that was an okay to buy some new equipment ?

She said after what I had just spent at Cabela's not for a while .

I will just have to take my time and I will get some new stuff. So for now I'll have to get educated about what to buy /need .

leweee · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2004, 11:29:51 pm »

WV_ hillbilly Sure am impressed with your scrollsaw work that I've seen here on the forum. Keep up the good work.

My favorite woodworking tool is stihl my chainsaw (but I don't carve with it yet)

Loggen & sawn & sawn & Loggen leweee

WV_hillbilly · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2004, 04:48:02 pm »

Thanks leweee.

It is just a hobby for me . But I sure like it .

Woodcarver · « **Reply #6 on:** August 24, 2004, 08:31:07 am »

Chainsawcarving: the Art & Craft by Hal Macintosh is a good book on the subject available from both Amazon.Com and Barnes & Noble.

Woodcarver

leweee · « **Reply #7 on:** August 24, 2004, 08:57:00 am »

Woodcarver
Welcome to the Forum. Have you seen the elm tree stump carving in your state?(first two photos in this thread).

leweee

Woodcarver · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2004, 12:08:10 pm »

I haven't seen that one. I'm curious about where exactly in the state it's located. My wife and and I both do a little hand (manual)
carving. Like Arky we are thinking of trying chainsaw carving.

Woodcarver

Woodcarver · « **Reply #9 on:** August 24, 2004, 12:09:59 pm »

Oops. Should have said Hillbilly, not Arky. Sorry about that.

Woodcarver

WV_hillbilly · « **Reply #10 on:** August 24, 2004, 09:45:26 pm »

woodcarver

Thanks I will have to get that book .

Boy that Arky guy gets around . Next thing you know he will be showing up at scroll saw competitions showin off his skills Introducing himself as Hillbilly .

DanG · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2004, 10:49:51 pm »

Arkey will never make a decent cussword, though. Sounds more like a cat sneezing. AAARkheee!

There used to be a chainsaw carver in Tallahassee(he may still be there, but I ain't) that did some magnificent sculptures on the roadsides. He would get the City, County and State crews to leave some big snags when they were removing dead trees, and would create his works right there beside the roads. He did a trio of dolphins, leaping from the water, from a huge live oak stump that must have been 30' high. He also did a bunch of smaller pieces in one of the city parks, from some pines that had to come down. One of the most interesting was in the park. It was a cage with a ball inside. The ball was too big to get out through the bars, but was completely free inside so you could reach in and roll it around. I still ain't figgered out how he did it.
All of his work eventually rotted away, but it gave a lot of people great pleasure in the mean time.

victorytea · « **Reply #12 on:** August 26, 2004, 10:48:47 pm »

Hillbilly; Bailey's sells special saws for carving and have a book to get you started. Paul F B

Woodcarver · « **Reply #13 on:** August 27, 2004, 09:12:23 am »

If I'm not mistaken Bailey's also includes an instruction video in their chainsaw carving "kit"

Woodcarver

Jeff · « **Reply #14 on:** August 27, 2004, 04:58:01 pm »

I see one of our area carvers has been busy this week just a little ways from me. Usually you see them carving the stump, this one carved the butt log laying right close to the road. Looks like he has a little more work planned since his shingle is still out.

WV_hillbilly · « **Reply #15 on:** August 27, 2004, 05:02:39 pm »

That's neat Jeff.

Maybe next year you could direct me to this place when we come up for the Pig Roast .

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #16 on:** August 27, 2004, 05:47:57 pm »

Mark Andrews Chainsaw Art-CLICK

Doug Carson - CLICK

Alex MacLeod - CLICK

Other Canadian Carvers -CLICK

Hopefully, these links will help.

WV_hillbilly · « **Reply #17 on:** August 27, 2004, 08:07:43 pm »

Thanks Swampdonkey. I'll have to check them out tommorrow when I get home.

Hillbilly

Coot · « **Reply #18 on:** August 27, 2004, 10:34:48 pm »

Where can i get the THE CHAINSAWN' BEAR , i think that looks cool , every woodsman should have one

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #19 on:** August 28, 2004, 05:00:43 am »

http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/hartland.htm

Here's a carving in a town nearby. It celebrates an era long past on the Saint John River when you would see both Indian folk and white people fishing the river for Atlantic Salmon. When the hydro electric projects moved in it disrupted a way of life and the means of making a living for many folk. My grandfather used to own his own part of the river where he guided salmon fisherman and he was invited to fish in parts of the river by local native folks. In those days some folks has riperian rights on the river. The old deeds stated that you owned what was on the river, under the water and in the water in the days that King George or Queen Victoria granted the land.

cheers

Jeff · « **Reply #20 on:** April 24, 2005, 04:22:09 pm »

Here is another big carving just outside of town that was done last fall. I never noticed it till just a couple weeks ago as I had not been out that way. Its a big 'un!

WV_hillbilly · « **Reply #21 on:** April 24, 2005, 10:13:54 pm »

That' a creative carving you found Jeff . I 'll bet that one took some time to get it to look so good . I will try and see some of these when we come up for the pig roast .

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #22 on:** April 25, 2005, 12:02:03 pm »

I like it too.

KiwiCharlie · « **Reply #23 on:** April 28, 2005, 03:20:03 am »

Quote from: Woodcarver on August 24, 2004, 08:31:07 am

Chainsawcarving: the Art & Craft, by Hal Macintosh is a good book on the subject available from both Amazon.Com and Barnes & Noble.

I can give a vote to this book too - I found it a great intro to the art. Its very infectious!
Also - I would like to get a hold of a Chainsawin Bear too - thats great!
Cheers
Charlie

Ironwood · « **Reply #24 on:** April 29, 2005, 11:30:46 pm »

WV Hillbilly,

Just remember truely talented folk make things look easy. It could be as plumber sweating a joint or a writer finishing a novel, Nothing is more annoying than hearing "oh, yeah I/you could do that". no offense meant, just keep it in mind as you travel around seeing these talented folk doin their thing keep it discrete and then go home and practice. Be careful as well lots of saws cutting at odd angles and such, good luck, and if'in you are good, you should be able to make some good money. Reid

Ironwood · « **Reply #25 on:** May 01, 2005, 09:20:12 am »

Well, case in point. Local tree trimmer has a buddy/ aspiring carver, I cut a old pine off the driveway/lane for him yesterday morning. Doing a favor for the guy, he says give me one of your boys (3 year old) Pooh bears. So when he arrives back to town I get this ....................rendition of Pooh. Lets just say we all smiled. My mother-in-law is in town and she asked if "I HAD" to display it? Nice gesture without a doubt, he will get better with time I am sure. Keep practicing! Those Stihl carvers were at the Paul Bunyan Fest in Ohio last year, my dad paid $350 for an eagle. I thought "yeah right" unitl I saw it. THOSE GUYS ARE GOOD! Really good. Eagle had spread wing applied/pegged in looked soooooooooo professional. I have carved three dimensional objects, flowers, lily pads, coal.... on and on, for my custom wood sign business years ago. The spacial relations and third dimension of carving takes talent and practice to be good. Hats off to the Stihl Guys.

Jeff · « **Reply #26 on:** May 22, 2005, 02:00:01 pm »

Came across another local carving.

Furby · « **Reply #27 on:** June 02, 2005, 02:48:25 am »

Found this one up at the lake a couple months ago and remembered to get pics over the weekend.

Ron Scott · « **Reply #28 on:** October 04, 2005, 11:57:15 am »

That Wood Carver from Harrison, MI (in Jeff's neighborhood) does some neat work with a chain saw. He had some great carvings displayed at the 2005 MI/WI Logging Congress in Marquette last month.

Jeff · « **Reply #29 on:** April 22, 2007, 08:36:50 pm »

I was in De Tour Village this weekend and discovered they were working on a carving right on the main drag. Pretty impressive so far.

Kevin · « **Reply #30 on:** April 22, 2007, 08:41:43 pm »

It looks like DanG shaking his fist at someone.

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