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The 80's also brought the first book on chainsaw carving, Fun and Profitable Chainsaw Carving by William Westenhaver and Ron Hovde, published in 1982. [1] Other books soon followed, including a book by Hal MacIntosh published in 1988 titled Chainsaw Art and in 2001 Chainsaw Carving: The Art and Craft. He published material on chainsaw carving ...
Griffon Ramsey grew up in Oregon and was inspired by the carvings she saw as a child, including those of her grandfather. [ 11] She graduated summa cum laude in 2008 from Texas State University with a BFA in Theatre and began chain-saw sculpting in 2011. [ 12] Her first chainsaw was a gift from her husband, Geoff Ramsey. [ 13]
A Cut Above (TV series) A Cut Above is a Canadian reality competition television series, which premiered in 2022 on Discovery Channel Canada. [1] Hosted by Adam Beach, the series is a chainsaw carving competition in which accomplished wood carvers participate in challenges to determine the carver who is "a cut above" the rest. [2]
Gary Keenan hadn't taken an art class since junior high when he picked up chainsaw carving. His natural talent pushed him to the top of the field. Iowan started chainsaw carving on a dare.
Canada. Chetwynd (International) Chainsaw Carving Competition (Championship), Chetwynd, British Columbia [1] held annually since 2005 [2] Brigade Days/Hope Chainsaw Carving Competition, Hope, British Columbia, biannually [3] Prince George Chain Saw Carving Competition, Prince George, British Columbia.
May 7, 1984. (1984-05-07) (aged 92) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Elijah Pierce (1892–1984) was a 20th-century wood carver. He began carving at a young age using a pocket knife. He first started carving animals because of his prior life of growing up on a farm. Pierce was honored in 1982 with a National Heritage Fellowship for his art and influence in ...
The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show is a lumberjack show performed in Ketchikan, Alaska. Established in May 2000 by Rob Scheer, the show is put on by the Wisconsin-based Lumberjack Sports International. Located near the Ketchikan Creek, the show's venue has 475 seats and is at the former site of the Ketchikan Spruce Mill, which closed in 1993.
Chainsaw. A chainsaw cutting a small wooden board. A chainsaw (or chain saw[1]) is a portable handheld power saw that cuts with a set of teeth attached to a rotating chain driven along a guide bar. Modern chainsaws are typically gasoline or electric and are used in activities such as tree felling, limbing, bucking, pruning, cutting firebreaks ...