Wood shavings fly as Mark Hermington smooths down the body of his salmon carving with a sander during the quick-carve chain saw competition Thursday as part of the Loggerodeo festivities in ...

JANESVILLE, Wis.—Dave Wywial’s hobby is a risky business. “You’re carving with the most dangerous tool rated by OSHA,” he said. But in Wywial’s hands, a snarling chain saw is a tool for making art, a ...

A chain saw seems like such an aggressive tool, but it isn’t always for taking down large pieces of lumber. Shawn and Michelle Corbin know this very well, making a living off creating delicate ...

CALEDONIA — Tyler Keland and his little sister, Kayla, stood in wonder and they watched as logs and sections of tree trunks became an intricately carved bear, pelican and a dog carrying waterfowl in ...

Trees turned into art for area residents in wake of storm The derecho left not only broken trees, but broken hearts in its wake. So many lofty, soaring sentinels were snapped and shattered that the ...

When life got rough, Mark Tyoe began transforming blocks of wood into black bears. Shortly after getting laid off from GE, the Salisbury chain saw carver decided to turn large chunks of white pine ...

— Markley “Mark” Noel will stretch out nearly 500 feet of a carved, wooden interlocking chain, in hopes of recording measurements that will make him the Guinness World Records holder in that category.

FAYETTEVILLE, Tennessee - It starts with a piece of white pine. Securing it with spikes onto a block of wood, Roark Phillips maneuvers around his blank canvas without a sketch or concept, unaware of ...

Chain-saw carvers from around the world are in Sedro-Woolley this weekend, cranking out quick-carve items for daily auction and competing for prizes with masterworks they are shaping over four days.

Tom Thompson rolled a rectangular chunk of ice onto the parking lot of the Pompano Club and set the 40-inch high, 10-inch thick and 20-inch wide mass on a piece of plywood. Next, he turned to the bed ...

Answer Man: North of Springfield on Highway H you can see a tree sculpture on the west side of the road. I recently noticed it and thought it might make an interesting story for you. What can you tell ...