Joe Wenal ruptured one Achilles tendon while coaching football. Just weeks later, he ruptured the other one coaching baseball. The injuries happened not long after he got out of the U.S. Army and they ...

HIS PASSION FOR WOOD CARVING NOT ONLY INTO A BUSINESS, BUT A LIFESTYLE. >> THIS IS KIND OF THE FULL THROTTLE ART. IT’S LOUD, IT’S ROWDY, BUT THAT’S PART OF THE DRAW ALEX: AS JASON EMMONS GUIDES HIS ...

FROM DOWNTOWN FRENCH LIKE THIS WEEKEND IS CHAINSAW ARTIST SHOW OFF THEIR CRAFT. WE ARE HERE WITH BEAR HOLLOW WOOD CARVER’S FOUNDER. JASON EDMONDS. TELL ME WHAT THIS FESTIVAL IS ALL ABOUT. I TELL YOU ...

Professional chainsaw carver Steve Orne , 42, of Kendall, is one of fastest bear carvers in the world. In 2008 , he carved 21.5 bears in an hour at the contest at the Ridgeway Chainsaw Carvers ...

Sep 20, 2025 Sep 20, 2025 Updated Sep 20, 2025 With a roar of a chainsaw and a steady hand, Brandon Adams can turn a rough log into a detailed owl, cardinal or bear in just a few hours. Adams, part of ...

Russell Ehart works on a chainsaw carving of Elvis Presley in Tonganoxie. Mclouth? When McLouth artist Russell Ehart looks at a tree stump, he doesn’t see firewood. He sees a bird, a bear – or even ...

Watch as we carve a grizzly bear sculpture from a combination of epoxy resin and wood. Using a chainsaw and a variety of woodworking tools, this project showcases the transformation of raw materials ...

Monterey >> It’s been a little more than a quarter century since George Kenny began to use wood sculptures as a gimmick to lure customers into his small coffee shop in Allyn, Washington. Now he spends ...

Shari Staiduhar added a new highlight this week to her long career as a chainsaw carving artist. She did that by making her first appearance as a featured performer at the Lake County Fair. Staiduhar, ...

PINE GROVE – Michelangelo once said that when choosing blocks of marble for his sculptures, he imagined that he was not creating his sculptures, but setting them free. Joel Mack thinks the same thing ...

The Tulsa State Fair is a great place for makers to put their work on display for thousands to see. That is what keeps chainsaw carvers from Missouri, Chris Gagnon and Keith Gregory, coming back year ...