THURMONT, Md. (AP) -- Joe Stebbing started out carving wood the old-fashioned way. With chisels and a mallet. Trouble was, it took about three months to make a single carving. Stebbing, a plumber by ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some artists make their mark with a gentle swipe of a brush or the soft click of a camera. When Kevin Treat gets creative, he rips a chainsaw to life, fires up the propane tank and blow torch, and ...

Tina Bollman approaches her craft like any other artist. She looks at her medium and imagines what it could be, and at her disposal are a wide variety of tools, each with a specific purpose. However, ...

Sedro-Woolley's Loggerodeo features the popular chainsaw carving competition as one of the attractions at the city's annual Independence Day celebration. The chainsaw carving has a daily quick carve ...

Reedsport was buzzing over Father’s Day Weekend, as an impressive gathering of chainsaw carving artists transformed giant wooden logs into one-of-a-kind, creative masterpieces. Oregon Divisional ...

One common joinery method used in wood working is the mortise and tenon. A mortise is basically a hole in a piece of wood and the tenon is another piece of wood cut to tightly fit in that hole. The ...