Chatham sculptor Karen Tiede publishes Carve Smart

Posted Tuesday, August 17, 2004

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Chatham sculptor Karen Tiede has published Carve Smart: 100 Chainsaw Carvers from Around the World Answer Questions About Carving. Carve Smart addresses topics encountered by full- and part-time chainsaw carvers that are not covered in most step-by-step carving books: saws, bars and chain, wood and finishes, the carving business, a place to carve, skill, and ideas. It is a 190-page compilation of discussions shared on the CarvingPost.com forum over 2003.

Karen Tiede (Penguin Lady) fell for penguins on a trip to Antarctica and started chainsaw carving penguin decoys after lightning struck a tree in her yard. She joined the CarvingPost.com forum in January, 2002. Failure of the site’s search function one weekend led to the idea for this book, a permanent way to make the rich source of information available to chainsaw carvers everywhere, online or not.

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Carve Smart is available from the editor for $19.95 + $4 S&H. Send payment (check, money order, or Visa / Mastercard information) to Karen Tiede, POB 380, Moncure, NC, 27559. The index, table of contents, an excerpt of the book, and an order form are available at CarveSmart.com