Tatton Park Country Show 2008
Winning Carvings

The Classic Competition

The English Open Chainsaw Competition held at Tatton Park Country Show 2008 was split into two competitions; the Classic, a three day event as previous competitions one sculpture is produced using a chainsaw and finished with the use of power tools if required. The Second competition being the combo which is sub divided into a one day carve and a one and a half day carve. These competitions only reqired the use of a chainsaw only. 

1st Mick Burns - Scotland

2nd Igor Loskutow - Russia

3rd Nancy Hemmings - Wales

Combo Competition - Chainsaw Only

1st Sebastien Sieffiet - Germany	2nd Hiromu Kurita - Japan	3rd Harry Thomas - Wales

Combo Competition - Full Power

Photo Gallery - Tatton Park Country Show 2007

The English Open Chainsaw Competition held at Tatton Park Country Show 2007 was split into two competitions; the Classic, a three day event as previous competitions one sculpture is produced using a chainsaw and finished with the use of power tools if required. The Second competition being the combo which is sub divided into a one day carve and a one and a half day carve. These competitions only reqired the use of a chainsaw only.

All three events proved to be very successful and the judging was found to be as close as ever.

The picture to the Left Below is of a small Dog Chasing two Pheasants out of a tree. It was Carved by the English Open Chainsaw Competition Winner of 2004, Bob King of the USA. This piece came Joint First in the 2007 Classic Open Chainsaw Competiiton.

Above is Joint 1st Place Andreas Martin of Germany with his 20 Boars on a log. A fine piece using the shape and contours of the wood to highlight the life like picture.

To the Left Mick Burns of Scotland with 2nd Place of his Artistic Shells. To the right 3rd Place, John Brady with a life like figure of Charlie Chaplin.

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