Missouri artist uses chainsaw to create wooden sculptures

Friday, July 27, 2012 | 9:16 p.m. CDT

COLUMBIA — Turtles, eagles, bears and owls made of wood sat beneath a tent at the Boone County Fairgrounds on Friday. Fairgoers wandered by and stopped to admire the pieces of art — only the buzz of a chainsaw from a neighboring tent provided a clue as to the unorthodox origin of the sculptures.

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