Drive_1305
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Here's a carving you might enjoy. It's in Paducah, KY.
It says hand chisled though. Maybe that also includes using a saw ????
It says hand chisled though. Maybe that also includes using a saw ????
Chainsaw Carving
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BlueRidgeMark
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Nice! I'd bet a saw had to be involved. Can you imagine the work involved in doing all that with just a chisel? 
carvinmark
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For sure it was roughed in with a saw,then ground down then chizled.BlueRidgeMark said:Nice! I'd bet a saw had to be involved. Can you imagine the work involved in doing all that with just a chisel?
So it was chizled!!!!! at least near the end. Very nice carving no matter how the artist got there,Right?
BlueRidgeMark
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Yep. Sw, chisel, toothbrush, it doesn't matter as long as it's his own work.
And that's some good work.
And that's some good work.
When I saw the first two photos, I thought, Peter Toth - then I saw the plaque. Peter did one of these in Wheeling in the '70s. Used a large elm that was going to be removed for some development. I know he did a lot of hand chiseling. Not sure about the saw, but I don't remember it well. I will ask some of the other local carvers. He had a tent pitched next to the tree and worked and slept there. Took at least a couple months. I think he went around soliciting donations. It was not sponsored by anyone as far as I know. I heard his plan was to do one in each state to commemorate the local native Americans.
The carving was moved next to the city county building (outside) for a few years. It started to rot and they tried filling it. Last I heard it had been purchased by a local business and placed inside. I'll check to see if it's still there and get a photo.
The carving was moved next to the city county building (outside) for a few years. It started to rot and they tried filling it. Last I heard it had been purchased by a local business and placed inside. I'll check to see if it's still there and get a photo.
Beautiful work, somewhat surprising that he would put all that effort into a red oak (kinda like a box of straws) This thing is now over 20 yrs old, does anyone have a current pic?
http://www.savvycenter.com/explorer/roadside/roadside2/wacinton.htm
http://www.savvycenter.com/explorer/roadside/roadside2/wacinton.htm
Drive_1305
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I took those pics this wednesday, 7-12-06. I sure wouldn't have thought its been there 21 years. I remember seeing it before when I would drive by, but never paid that much attention until I've got interested in chainsaws. I would have thought its been there maybe 10 or 12 but not 21. Whew! Time flies by!
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