Chainsaw Carving: The Art & Craft: The Art and Craft
Long considered one of woodcraft's more interesting (and more  dangerous) parlor tricks, chainsaw carving is familiar to most  people. However, until now there has been very little, if any,  how-to information for beginners unfortunate for such a  potentially risky craft. MacIntosh, a professional chainsaw  carver since the 1960s, shows how to select and care for a saw  and how to complete a number of basic cuts. He offers  step-by-step instructions for making a life-sized heron, a  bear's head, and a three-dimensional log cabin scene. The  colorful gallery showing the work of MacIntosh and a number of  other artists is striking in both its beauty and its diversity.  There is a short but pragmatic section on safety. This  fascinating title will round out large public library  collections.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.