CLINTON — Dozens of bears, eagles and gnomes perished in a December fire deep in the woods of Whidbey Island. It was a devastating loss for chainsaw artist Steve Backus, who carved the creatures that ...

Chainsaws are the most brutish of power tools, which makes them seem unlikely to be used as a carving utensil. But a small band of chainsaw artists have elevated their craft, and created some amazing ...

Children from a local day care are pictured in front of the gnome house on Hebner Street. “Wow. That’s fantastic!” is just one of the many pleasant reactions a new tree carving on the eastside of the ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The roar of chainsaws filled the air Sunday at the Go Outside Festival, but for Dave Weatherhead, it was the sound of something warm coming to life. The owner of Timberworks ...

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 ...

MILL HALL, Pa. — Chainsaws will echo across the Clinton County Fairgrounds this weekend as more than 50 wood carvers take part in the 10th annual Hooskow Carving Festival. "We have carvers from all ...

SHERRODSVILLE ‒ Using a chainsaw and a few other tools, Dan Kidd can transform the stump of a dead tree into a work of art. Kidd, 66, owner of Conotton Creek Woodworks in Scio, has been carving wooden ...

I love a good mystery. A great one presented itself several weeks ago when my husband and I were riding our bikes along the Erie Canal Heritage Trail. A little more than a quarter mile southeast of ...

MILL HALL, Pa. — Chainsaws will echo across the Clinton County Fairgrounds this weekend as more than 50 wood carvers take part in the 10th annual Hooskow Carving Festival. "We have carvers from all ...