2nd Echo English Open Chainsaw Competition 2005
Sandringham September 16th/17th/18th
1st Place - John Brady, Australia - "The Cricketer" sold for £1,475.00
2nd Place - Dennis Beach, USA - "Moonshine" sold for £1,450.00
3rd Place - Dayton Scroggins, USA - "Almost" sold for £500.00
To the left the winning Sculpture - 
An Australian Cricketer
by John Brady of Australia. An excellent choice in the year that England beat Australia to regain the Ashes.
This piece was brought at Auction by a cricket fan to be place in the entrance of his cricket club.
To the right the second place Dennis Beach (USA) with Moon Shine Fishing. A comical piece of a drunken cowboy being harassed by a gang of racoons whilst on a nights fishing. This piece not only won second place but also the Carvers Choice Award, which is highly regarded, as it is voted by fellow Carvers.
3rd Place was awarded to Dayton Scoggins (USA) with a good typical English Country Theme with a fox chasing a pheasant. This piece was technically surperb in every detail.
The sculpture was appropriately called "Almost" as the pheasant appears to be in mid-flight and escape the fox. This was a good achievement as Dayton had lost a day and had to start again with another piece of timber.
He was unfortunate in the draw and found his piece of timber to be no good half way through, which can happen from time to time. He then chose a piece left in the stock pile to produce this wonderful sculpture in half the time.
 | To the Left a wild boar with its young protecting them from a playful dog. This peice was carved by German Carver Andreas Martin and was brought at auction by Sandringham Estate. It can be viewed on the nature trial on the estate. |
In total there were 55 carvers from a total of 12 nations incluing Japan, Germany, Canada, Australia, USA, Bulgaria, Sweden, Holland, Ireland and the UK.
Hope I've not forgotton anyone.....
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