| Hello, I still remember the first time that I saw this art. |
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| We were going to Minnesota on a family fishing trip and we stopped at a truck-stop for breakfast outside of the Twin Cities and they had these chainsaw carved bears outside. I still remember being amazed when I found out that they were carved with a chainsaw. That was probably about 13 years ago. |
| Since then we have gone back to Minnesota every year to go fishing. Three years ago we were getting ready to go and some of the family couldn't join us for a couple of days, so I told my Dad that I wanted to go study the chainsaw carving in the afternoons when we weren't fishing. I was extremely lucky in finding an excellent carver who let me watch him for a little while and gave me some tips on what I needed if I wanted to start carving. I would like to Sincerely Thank both him & his wife for allowing me to watch them work for a little while. When I got home I decided that I was going to try it. I'd never used a chainsaw before I tried this. My idea of cutting wood was my Dad cutting it and we kids loading it. When I started I thought "If it turns out horrible I will only have made firewood, and we had a wood burning stove." My very first bear I named "Porkchop" because it was touch-and-go there for a while as to whether it was going to be a bear or a pig. I was so proud when I finally got him done. I was amazed when other people actually knew what he was and thrilled when someone wanted to buy him! We stain or paint each piece. It is then given 3 coats of a good quality satin spar varnish, or we finish it with linseed oil. I hope that I am able to keep carving & learning for years to come. If you have any questions please check our FAQ page. If you have any questions or comments that we didn't answer on our FAQ page please fill out a form when you click here |
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| Bear Tracks Chainsaw Carving |
| Bear Tracks Chainsaw Carving |
| Or you can email us at ladycarver2@yahoo.com |