Delaware
Chainsaw-carving exhibition at Delaware State Fair – 47abc
HARRINGTON, Del. – Friday, visitors at the Delaware State Fair got the chance to see a live chainsaw-carving demonstration.
Over the course of just 15 minutes, spectators watched artist Rick Torres turn an ordinary stump into a green-horned owl, using nothing but a battery-powered chainsaw.
Focusing on North American wildlife, Torres says that he got his start in chainsaw-carving when he was a kid and saw a demonstration at the Delaware State Fair, much like what he did Friday.
“I think I was just young enough to not think that I couldn’t do it, so I went home and told my mom ‘I’m gonna grab a chainsaw and make a bear.’ I think she told me ‘Be careful!’ and that’s how it started. I was able to make one, and it sort of progressed from there,” said Torres.
Torres also carved a 6 foot Smokey Bear statue that you can check out at the fair in the Delaware Agriculture building.