CHAINSAW CARVING IN REEDSPORT, OREGON

I am in Oregon... Coosbay, Bandon on the coast.  I am visiting my good friends, Jan and Larry Payne.  I met Jan the year I had cancer... 1999.  Jan took me to chemo every Friday after school.  She was a teacher at Bird Street and he was the principal at OHS.  We have remained friends and I try to visit their home in Oregon.  I think it is very convenient (for me) for them to retire to such a lovely vacation spot. 

First Day. It was a very interesting day.  It began with watching an international chain saw carving event in Reedsport.
I watched a carver from Japan.  This is his finished product (bench) of the "quick carve".  He did this in one hour and fifteen minutes.  Since I am such a novice at this blog stuff, I accidentally put this in the wrong order.  I wanted it from start to finish, but alas, here it is, from finish to start.  Oh well.

The wing is done and he is now doing the eagle head.

This is the slab from which he carved the wing you see above.

There were many carvers... at least thirty and all the carvings were different and unique.  The carvings were auctioned off at the end of the day... we weren't there for that BUT they didn't go cheap.  Even the littlest carvings were at least $25.  So... too rich for my blood

Here's how it all began.