Overview

With an overview of chainsaw carving, detailing its advent and growth in the United States, this guide covers the early pioneers from the 1950s through the 1970s and profiles 15 of today's most accomplished chainsaw artists and their most famous pieces. Featuring work commissioned for museums, malls, businesses, and backyards, this book also discusses the diversity, achievements, and future of this stylish art. An easy-to-follow, step-by-step chapter instructing readers on how to carve their own chair with a chainsaw is included.

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A wonderful glimpse into a specialized form of woodworking --Barb Siddiqui, WoodCentral

This is a very upbeat book, revealing Groeshcen's love of the craft, and tells the individual sculptors' backgrounds, how they came into carving, and how they developed it into a career when the each 'turned a corner.' A wonderful glimpse into a specialized form of woodworking --Barb Siddiqui, WoodCentral If you have ever doubted that Chainsaw Carving is a legitimate art form, this book is sure to convince you otherwise -- The Australian Woodworker Inspirational and eye-opening with regard to the numerous ways of making art with a chainsaw -- Karen Tiede Studio

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Jessie Groeschen is a professional artist who has competed in over 30 extreme chainsaw and power sculpting contests. She is an active member of the Artists' Cooperative Gallery of Whidbey Island, Washington. In 2002, she became the first foreigner to compete in Japan's Chainsaw Carving Championships. In 2003, Jessie earned first place in the premier Women in Art: Chainsaw Series. Jessie was the first woman to place in the top 10 of the Judges' Choice category at the nation's largest chainsaw competition, West Coast, The Big One! Jessie has also competed in the first English Open Chainsaw Caving Championships and was recognized by Seattle's Folklife Festival in a group exhibit. Her work has been featured on national media outlets, such as ESPN. In addition to carving, Jessie also writes to promote chainsaw carving as an art form. Jessie was the founding editor of The Cutting Edge newsletter for the Cascade Chainsaw Sculptors Guild, and has also written articles for Chip Chats and Woodcarving UK.

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