I'm back in the saddle today with another old friend - world-renowned chainsaw sculptor Steve Backus. Steve has been creating bears, whales, eagles, gnomes, and mermaids from massive pieces of wood for over 40 years. He organizes and judges sculpting competitions internationally and has appeared on the show "Saw Dogs".

I talk with Steve about his two memoirs, "You've Got to Be Shitting Me" and "Carve or Starve." We discuss his origin story as the son of a PNW tramp logger, as well as the fall of the logging industry and the rise of chainsaw art. Steve talks about the tight-knit community of sculptors and the rising popularity of the art around the world. He may have hard bark on him, but you'll be hard-pressed to find a nicer guy.

Backus Books:  https://www.amazon.com/Books-Steve-Backus/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ASteve%2BBackus

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