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 ...

VALPARAISO | A chain saw whirred and sawdust flew Thursday as a raccoon took shape from a hunk of a tree. Mark Colp, from Bear Hollow Wood Carvers, spends his weeks sculpting wood with a chain saw in ...

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 ...

At first glance, you might see a family of raccoons, a fox and an eagle all making one three their home. But, if you take a closer look, you'll see that they're actually carved into the tree. These ...

Chain-saw-carving school lesson No. 1: Think delicate -- the hardest part about sculpting wood with a chain saw isn't brute strength, but a light touch. Lesson No. 2: If you plan to make a living at ...