Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational
More than thirty invited top woodcarvers from more than 10 states gathered at the Butler Farm Show Grounds for the Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational occurring from Friday through Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors get to bid on finished items in an auction.
Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational
Dennis Beach, from Wapwallopen, Pa. works on his a bench he is making as he takes part in the Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Butler, Pa. Beach, who says he is the winner of the 2009 Huskycup.DE in Germany, is one of the thirty invited top woodcarvers from more than 10 states gathered at the Butler Farm Show Grounds for the event occurring from Friday through Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors get to bid on finished items in an auction. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational
Dawna Ceriani of Brockport, Pa., works on her piece in the middle of the midway with other carvers as they take part in the Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Butler, Pa. Over thirty invited top woodcarvers from more than 10 states gathered at the Butler Farm Show Grounds for the event occurring from Friday through Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors get to bid on finished items in an auction. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational
Markings on a wooden cowboy carving are used to help keep the facial features aligned according to carver Jeff Pinney at the Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Butler, Pa. Pinney is one of over thirty invited top woodcarvers from more than 10 states gathered at the Butler Farm Show Grounds for the event occurring from Friday through Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors get to bid on finished items in an auction. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational
Sawdust and wood chips fly around Zoe Boni of Ridgeway, Pa. as she works on her carving at the Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Butler, Pa. Over thirty invited top woodcarvers from more than 10 states gathered at the Butler Farm Show Grounds for the event occurring from Friday through Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors get to bid on finished items in an auction. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational
Jeff Mohr of Oxford, Wi., uses his saw to remove the bark from a log as he prepares it for the Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Butler, Pa. Over thirty invited top woodcarvers from more than 10 states gathered at the Butler Farm Show Grounds for the event occurring from Friday through Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors get to bid on finished items in an auction. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational
Chris Foltz of Bend, Ore. sharpens the teeth of one of his chainsaws as he takes part in the Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Butler, Pa. Over thirty invited top woodcarvers from more than 10 states gathered at the Butler Farm Show Grounds for the event occurring from Friday through Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors get to bid on finished items in an auction. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational
Ragna Reusch-Klinkenberg of Ahausen, Germany works on her piece at the start of the Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Butler, Pa. Over thirty invited top woodcarvers from more than 10 states gathered at the Butler Farm Show Grounds for the event occurring from Friday through Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors get to bid on finished items in an auction. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational
Damian Skal of Butler, Pa. works on a large pine log that he is carving into a bull elk, like the small carving on the work bench that he is using as a model at the Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Butler, Pa. Over thirty invited top woodcarvers from more than 10 states gathered at the Butler Farm Show Grounds for the event occurring from Friday through Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors get to bid on finished items in an auction. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational
Sawdust and wood chips fly around Zoe Boni of Ridgeway, Pa. as she uses what she calls a gouger attachment as she works on her carving at the Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Butler, Pa. Over thirty invited top woodcarvers from more than 10 states gathered at the Butler Farm Show Grounds for the event occurring from Friday through Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors get to bid on finished items in an auction. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational
Workers at the Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational use a skid loader to carry a large pine log to one of the carvers on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Butler, Pa. Over thirty invited top woodcarvers from more than 10 states gathered at the Butler Farm Show Grounds for the event occurring from Friday through Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors get to bid on finished items in an auction. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational
Some finished carvings are in the back of Jeff Pinney's truck as his tools set on the tailgate while Pinney takes part in the Butler County Chainsaw Carving Invitational on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Butler, Pa. Pinney is one of over thirty invited top woodcarvers from more than 10 states gathered at the Butler Farm Show Grounds for the event occurring from Friday through Sunday, May 12, 2013. Visitors get to bid on finished items in an auction. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)