At 30, A Man Discovers He’s A Chainsaw Sculptor

By: Brad Haire

At 30, Chad Gainey found out he could do things with a chainsaw few other people could. He proved his skill on the grounds of the Sunbelt Ag Expo one year, and his life changed.

Gainey can look at a log or hunk of wood and from it carve most any image or scene he wants using only a chainsaw, a tool many see as an intimidating, high-powered, roaring danger. In his hands, the chainsaw is a precision instrument used to cut away large chunks of timber or to finely form to life the suitable flow of a bird’s plumage or the delicate nature of a person’s face.