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Introduction	1
Section I: Sharp edges	4
How to buy a saw	4
What saw should I buy?	5
Questions about specific saws	9
Saw troubles	12
Electric saws	18
Hydraulic saws	23
Power tools	24
Custom saws	27
Bars and supplies	30
Carving bars	30
Bar oil	33
Saw gas	35
Air filters	36
Chain	37
Chain maintenance	38
Chain trouble	41
Chain design	43
Section II: Wood	45
Species	45
Storage	52
Sources	54
Enemies of wood	56
Animal: bugs and birds	56
Vegetable: fungi and molds	58
Finishes	59
Finishing questions	60
Applying finishes	67
Working flat	69
Alternative finishes	70
Carvers on cracks	74
Section III: A place to carve	79
Safety	79
Carver clothing	85
A Place to Carve	88
Hauling saws and holding carvings	89
Road trip checklists	92
Pain	94
Section IV: Business	99
Advertising	103
Giving it away—volunteering, “free” wood, and charities	103
Growing the business	107
Pricing carving	112
Pricing carvings	114
Selling carvings	121
Carvers and the law	127
Logging laws and stump jobs	127
Insurance for carvers	128
Zoning	129
Contracts and expectations	131
Commissions	134
Copyright and trademark	134
Theft and vandalism	136
Section V: Carving skills	138
Terry McKinnon’s Campfire Talks	138
How do you…	144
Parts	152
Furniture	154
Managing creativity	155
Section VI: Ideas	158
What is art?	158
What is our gift?	165
What is chainsaw carving?	168
Contact a Carver	171
Learning more	177
Chainsaw carving	177
Knowing the tools	177
Chisel carving	178
Carving faces and people	178
Totem poles	178
Carving magazines	179
Knowing the materials	179
Carvers	179
Drawing	180
Sculpting	180
Running an art business	181
Periodicals	182
Making art	182
Others	182

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