Former Father and son team, Kevin and Tyler, worked side by side for many years since the business was opened. Kevin has since retired and Tyler is now the Owner/Operator/Artist. This is our story.
Kevin began carving while working in his original trade, drywall. He had worked very hard hanging drywall or building homes for more than 30 years to support his family. He sculptured and carved using gypsum materials such as drywall and mud; he even at one point in his career used drywall and quickset mud to create extravagant interior designs. He pushed it to the limits artistically, but always felt he could not do what he really wanted with the materials. He had worked with many strange mediums as well as traditional methods using materials like drywall mud, styrofoam with paper mache, stones, and wood. He first began working in wood using traditional mallet and chisels. He started playing around with chainsaw carving in 2004. He moved to Eugene in 2006 and continued carving with chisels after the use of old craftsman chainsaws appeared dangerous. In 2008 he started working with a local carver and friend, Neil Davis, who ultimately introduced him to modern chainsaw setups and by the end of the year he had taken over the shop and began his own carving business. Carving comes natural to Kevin. He feels this is his true calling. Once his drywall boss discovered what he was doing with art, he fired him and told him to pursue art full time.
Tyler has been carving side-by-side with his father, Kevin, since the 2009 Reedsport competition, where he helped with the tools. After watching all of the excitement of the competition and all of the carvers, he began carving with Kevin right after returning home that summer. As soon has he graduated High School, he started carving full time. Like his father, he seems to be a natural at this art form and planned on making it his career. Tyler has been carving with his father Kevin for more than 10 years. He became the youngest to earn the semi-pro competition in Reedsport in 2011 and becoming a “Pro” carver after only one year of carving with his dad, probably some kind of record.
In about 2020, Kevin has retired to Hawaii and Tyler is now the prominent Owner/Operator of Oregon 3D Art & Chainsaw Sculptures, LLC. Tyler is now a Master Professional Sculptor.
Every piece they created is hand-crafted with chainsaws, grinders, chisels, routers and sanders and range from cute carvings, unique gifts, or small orders all the way up to 25 ft tall sculptures, Human likeness, or realistic animals.
