SALISBURY — Trees and stumps are his canvases, and chainsaws are his tool to create art. Woodcarving has been a part of Chris Scott Markey Jr.’s life since he was a child, and in time he picked up the ...

BALLSTON SPA — It’s been 30 years since Brian Ruth used a chainsaw to make his first carving, a little owl that “was so bad I threw it in the chipper so no one would see it,” he said. He stuck with ...

A career in chainsaw carving wasn’t always in Heath Bender’s plans. Marrying a fellow chainsaw artist was even further from his mind. But that’s exactly what happened and Bender, of Cedar Mountain ...

It took Ian Williams just 30 minutes to carve this block of oak into an owl for the Daily Post. The former fire chief who fell into woodcarving almost by accident has been named the fifth best in ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Tennessee - It starts with a piece of white pine. Securing it with spikes onto a block of wood, Roark Phillips maneuvers around his blank canvas without a sketch or concept, unaware of ...

Roadside carver Arnie Barton can tell a story with his chainsaw, giving old wood a new purpose and helping keeping a piece of history alive. Andy Russell finds out how he carved out a simpler life.

TIMONIUM, Maryland — When you hear the word artist, you usually think of a painter or photographer. Marty Long creates art in an unusual way, though. He uses a chainsaw to carve sculptures out of wood ...

Shari Staiduhar added a new highlight this week to her long career as a chainsaw carving artist. She did that by making her first appearance as a featured performer at the Lake County Fair. Staiduhar, ...