GeorgiaCarver, your source for Helvie Knives, Cape Forge Knives and carvings of various types!

Get your chainsaw carving of a turkey, 3-4 foot tall Click here: Chainsaw Carvings

Here is the carving that I did at Ridgway, PA this past February (2008). This carving event hosted 200 people from 14 countries. Each carver completed a competition piece and it was auctioned to pay for the event with the extra money going to the Appalachian Arts Education fund. My project ended up 19th place which I am very pleased with.

My latest chainsaw carving of an eagle swooping down and grabbing a fish: Chainsaw Carvings

Great News! I now carry Kevlar carving gloves and thumb guards to go with the Helvie and Cape Forge Knives. Click here: Safety Items

You can also follow along with me as I carve out a fireman charicature carving on my blog site: GeorgiaCarver Blog Site - Click Here

Welcome to my site.  You will see a variety of woodcarvings on this site.  One of the more unique mediums that I use is the cypress knee.  With these knees I can do Santas, spirits, mountain men and a variety of other subjects. I have really picked up speed doing chainsaw carvings and charicature carvings. I have put several carvings on this page but additional carvings can be found under the Gallery tab - select chainsaw & others. I am currently working on a Chainsaw carving bear bench. I also have several "welcome bears" in progress. I have included a Pyrography of my Son and his deer from this past year. The pyrography can be found in the middle of this page.

I recently completed a Fireman Bear that I donated to the Tifton, Tift County Fire House #1. These fireman are a great group of people and I am proud to have my bear in their lobby. My son is also a fireman there and I could not be more proud of him.

 

 

 

 

 

I want to share a picture from a recent chainsaw carving demonstration that I did at the Georgia Agrirama in Tifton Georgia. I did this bear and donated it for a prize drawing held that day at a company picnic:

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a picture of a project that I did with a great story to go along - A customer wanted me to carve a 5' diameter oak tree that was a family heirloom.  The story goes that a share croper family living by the tree, treed a coon one night 60 years ago.  They went to the main house for permission to put steps on the tree to retrieve the coons.  The family wanted me to save the dying tree with a carving.  Alas, the tree was rotted and I could only save a few small sections of the tree.  In the picture is the "dad" and the "share croper", reunited after 60 years sitting on the bench that I was able to do for them. By the way, the step in the picture is the original, and was reattached by the "share croper", again!

 

 

 

 

I also want to share a carving that I recently completed in the Lynn Doughty style of carving. It is not for sale but I thought you might like to see it. Lynn is a great western carver out of Oklahoma. You really need to see his work, it is awesome. I wanted to try to do a carving in his style and this is the result. It is a cowboy named Rattlesnake holding a branding iron, sipping a cup of java.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have started a chainsaw carving of a tractor for a customer It does not look like much now but when it is done it will look great. Here are a couple of pictures of the progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some additional pictures of recent carvings: