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Chainsaw art

Discussion in 'Hobbies and Interests' started by Sandhillbilly, Sep 23, 2020.

  1. Sandhillbilly

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    Does anyone here do chainsaw carving? I’ve never seen any thing about it.
    So let’s see some pictures of some that you have seen or made.
    I’ll start with these pics of a place in Keystone, South Dakota that I stopped by last week on a black hills South Dakota vacation. That’s my wife and I in the giant red white and blue rocking chair. 32086670-9B9E-4D08-B8EC-94DD4509DD62.jpeg EB534C34-F54B-4E31-95EE-8B0FB09FC5F8.jpeg 3F7920AD-561D-4315-8957-3FAE4D612284.jpeg 3DCCC384-F394-4112-B235-020BACF5E472.jpeg F8E3E952-86A5-49B7-A843-8D40741E7A5F.jpeg 109F573B-45C1-4089-9F08-424F7619EDB0.jpeg 33C6D42F-F303-4DE1-883E-131525A41C34.jpeg 97A1DCD1-46B6-4609-BA71-116B147F849E.jpeg 1E6E7840-FFCF-4DBC-AC08-13BC9D99FB1C.jpeg EEDB1AE5-BA39-4263-806E-84C22E0C420D.jpeg D8A3D533-4218-4741-8CFC-A9F61130FDF9.jpeg 62483BAF-8320-4244-BB34-D211F691F272.jpeg 953E20FC-AF01-4716-9E49-6BE536C0544C.jpeg 165102A7-1961-44DF-87C4-2DE85F0B635E.jpeg 841E11A7-B8A2-4D0B-AFFE-04376DD930DC.jpeg D6BC774A-98D2-4E52-AE31-CF657150AB6F.jpeg 0EC3A67F-FF83-45CA-9C80-81CEB0319413.jpeg 22DF3B09-790E-4B34-B4A7-33CE93CED2BB.jpeg
     
  2. Knothead

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    Very unique art .... thanks for sharing. :thumbs:
     
  3. Scotty Overkill

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    I'm in the process of chainsaw carving 30-40 pumpkins for a local crafter show as we speak....

    Some of the ones I've carved in the past......
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  4. TurboDiesel

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    Great pics, Billy!

    Very cool pumpkins, Scott!
     
  5. Woodwidow

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  6. fishingpol

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    I started a bearded "old man winter" face in a cedar log a few years back. I can't remember if I cut it up or put it in storage when we moved. Now, having the MS170, I could do some more with it.
     
  7. fishingpol

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    Scotty Overkill, did you make some carved ears of indian corn too? I can't recall.
     
  8. EODMSgt

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    I was the recipient of an awesome piece of chainsaw art yesterday evening. A friend of a friend carved fourteen of these (each from single pieces of wood) and delivered thirteen of them around the country to the families of the thirteen servicemembers who were lost in the 26 August Afghanistan bombing. I was given the fourteenth one and was both humbled and honored.

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  9. Eric Wanderweg

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    Seeing this just gave me goosebumps... I can only imagine what it means to you. :usa:
     
  10. TurboDiesel

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    Same here, Eric.

    And thank you, EODMSgt.
     
  11. T.Jeff Veal

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    There is a big carving show, "Chaptacular" about 40 miles from us in early November. We went in 2018. Only 45 of the top artist in the US are invited. The event raises $$ for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The artists have a big auction on Sunday for this...
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    So of the different artists and their work... IMG_20181109_114225163.jpg IMG_20181109_113214070_HDR.jpg IMG_20181109_113328108.jpg IMG_20181109_113356184.jpg
    This lady was a local.... IMG_20181109_124325297.jpg
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    They also had a carve off, 4 artist had to do 4 carvings of the same subjects. IMG_20181109_135128810.jpg IMG_20181109_135038682.jpg IMG_20181109_150231454.jpg
    This was probably the coolest thing there. They built a tree house to auction off... IMG_20181109_130959915_HDR.jpg
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    They had folks from all over.... IMG_20181109_125145805_HDR.jpg
    And the young lady carving in the carve off above was from Minnesota.
    Hope we can go next year
     
  12. Sandhillbilly

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    That looks like a really cool event, I would definitely go if I was in the area.
    I think I like the angry grizzly the best.
     
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    X3 .... :usa:.... :handshake:
     
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    I definitely wouldn't want to walk up on that bear in the dark...:hair::hair:
     
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    I don’t carve but, while I worked full time at the bike shop, Paul was a regular for service. He stopped in a time or 2 with carvings in the back of his truck. All these are from instagram if you’re on there, lots more pics.
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    Damming, lots of talent fellas! Thanks for sharing!
     
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    Woodwidow, just an FYI, you can get one of those owls for $125. I emailed the folks when I saw this thread and they just responded....
     
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    Thanks. US funds plus shipping would make it a little out of reach for me but thanks for the information.