VALPARAISO | A chain saw whirred and sawdust flew Thursday as a raccoon took shape from a hunk ... One of the first carvings Colp made at the Porter County Fair this year shows a raccoon popping ...

John Wyvell, of Stone Fence Gardens, asked Stebbing if he'd ever thought of carving with a chainsaw. Stebbing said he had seen examples of rough-cut sculptures, with little detail. "I wasn't ...

“I Googled how to use a chainsaw, and chainsaw carving came up,” she said ... a wood duck and raccoons. Blaine attended a high school that focused on design and art, but never thought her ...

The 43-year-old buzzed a raccoon, bear ... where he churns out more than 300 carvings annually and trains budding chain saw artists. “It’s trendy right now,” he said.

Over the space of four to five hours, Kidd used his chainsaw to carve an owl on the top of the stump and a raccoon looking out ... Once the carving was completed, he coated it with linseed oil.