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 ...

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.

“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.