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    Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession

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Art of Chainsaw Carving: An Insider's Look at 15 Artists Working Against the Grain

by Jessie Groeschen

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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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About the Author

Jessie Groeschen is a full time artist and woodcarver, and the creator of the Cutting Edge publication for the Cascade Chainsaw Sculptors Guild. She lives on Whidbey Island in Washington.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781565232501
Subtitle:
An Insider's Look at 18 Artists Working Against the Grain
Author:
Groeschen, Jessie
Publisher:
Fox Chapel Publishing Company
Subject:
Technique
Subject:
Woodwork
Subject:
Carving
Subject:
Wood-carving
Subject:
Woodwork - General
Subject:
Wood-carving -- Technique.
Subject:
Chain saws.
Publication Date:
September 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
149
Dimensions:
11.03x8.55x.43 in. 1.57 lbs.
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