Chainsaw & angle grinder for carving

[AES]

I guess a number of members have seen such stuff before, but someone just sent me this and I thought it worth sharing:


http://www.youtube.com/embed/2a1QISYNGHs?rel=0

Just as a matter of interest someone has carved an owl on a tree stump on a house near us. Nowhere near as complicated as the clip above, not painted either, and I didn’t see who did it/how it was done either, but pretty good in my eyes anyway.

How these people can visualise the shapes they're after when faced with “just” a big lump of wood (and presumably with no kind of pattern to work to) I just don’t know.

“One of these fine wet days” (i.e. when I remember!) I’ll take a pic of the owl and post it here.

AES

 

[blackrodd]

One man and his chainsaw! As you say, how the cutter gets the info from his head and into the very large tree is surprising!
Very well found, thanks for sharing.
Rodders

 

[flying haggis]

the mental visualistion that the carvers have always amazes me ie this

 

[AES]

Crikey, flying haggis. As you say, just HOW do these people do this?

I saw a TV prog once where a sculptor was being interviewed and she was saying something about the lumps of clay she was using "suggesting" certain articles to her. Blowed if I could see it though. I guess it "just" takes a certain type of eye/brain connection and/or visualising capability - plus a helluva lot of training!

AES

 

[dickm]

Quite a few guys, and at least one gal, in Scotland who go round the shows demonstrating chainsaw carving. Like you say, amazing, both being able to visualise what's inside a log and having the hand eye coordination with a chainsaw to bring it out.

 

[Woodchips2]

It's amazing the quality of the work with a standard chain-saw. I've seen some great work done by chain-saw carvers with their specialised chain-saws but getting this detail with the standard bar shows how skilful he is.

Thanks for sharing =D>

Regards Keith

 

[flying haggis]

Type chainsaw carving into google images and be amazed!!!!

 

[Paul200]

This nutcase was a customer of mine in Somerset.

Check out his gallery here - https://www.facebook.com/Captain-Chains ... e_internal

He describes himself as a fire juggling street performer and show off! One hell of a character and pretty nifty with a chainsaw. My favourite is a massive dragon that peers over a garden wall in Langport.

 

[whiskywill]

My favourite local pub, the Boars Head, commissioned this to be carved during one of their beer festivals. It was carved from oak and then anointed with iron filings and vinegar. It was all done with a chainsaw except for the tusks which he carved with a pocket knife.

 

[finneyb]

Well I've got a chainsaw so I am part way to being that good

Brian

 

[Sheffield Tony]

It seems these days whenever you're at a woodworking show quietly working with your shavehorse and pole lathe , there's always one of these noisy b*****ds disturbing the peace with their din and fumes. :evil: Must be some money in it. Or perhaps the machismo attracts - it does look hellishly hazardous.

 

[54Strat]

The Carve Cymru Event at the Woodfest Show in North Wales has about two dozen of these carvers showcasing every year. They do speed carving, and seeing all these competing all at the same time in a 30 minute round is really something to see. I even witnessed a few kickbacks (no injury).

A while back I bought an Arbortech Pro4, but haven't lost enough common sense to use it yet.

 

[John Brown]

A friend of mine's daughter does that sort of stuff.

http://www.ellatreepirate.co.uk/

To be honest, until I looked at her web site I'd no idea she was so prolific!