Tower Chainsaw Creations

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Welcome to.. TOWER CHAINSAW CREATIONS

William Tower/Master Carver ..................................................................................You can Think it - I can carve it!

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Lawn Furnishings - Benches - Eagles - Bears - Fish - Rustic Furniture - Other Stuff

	If you have any special request or just want a unique piece of Art to compliment your home or business, I'll be happy to give you a free estimate and I can carve at Our place or Your's.. Have an ugly stump or hazardous tree in an area near your home, I can turn it into Art.	Over 30' high yard Totem

Thank You for visiting Tower Chainsaw Creations featuring artist William Tower. You may be familiar with some of Bill's World famous eagle carvings and custom wildlife sculptures, if your not, make sure you visit the gallery's online or stop in to any of the three locations. Gallery's now located in Springfield and Eugene. Both gallery's have displays of chainsaw art by Bill Tower, wildlife art, benches and custom yard sculptures, lawn or garden furnishings. Oregon art, Springfield Gallery, Eugene Gallery, Lane County art.

I'm Happy to Create Any Request!

BIO

I have been an artist all my life. I didn't know it until the third grade. In the third grade, there was an art contest in my classroom. I was stumped and didn't know what to draw. I saw the girl next to me drawing a cat. So, I decided to draw one too. Well, I won first place in the contest.

    Then, I began do take a liking to birds. Everyday, from the 3rd grade thru the 5th grade,  I would go to the library and read every bird book I could find. After awhile, I knew over 200 species of birds in America. I just became a wildlife freak. I started hiking in the nature at a young age, looking and watching animals in their own habitat. Learning animal calls. When I was 13, I saw my first elk herd and was fascinated. I began to track them everyday after school and on the weekend I would follow them for hours. One time I followed them for 8 hours and became a little lost and very hungary. I had to take a nap to gain energy and was awoken by bear fighting in the brush. Eventually I back tracked and found my way home.

   In high school, I would draw talons on my work folders, not really knowing what or why. Now, I understand because I am an eagle specialist and all the other caver's take picture of my eagle's to use as a guide and it is the talons and beak of the eagle that catch's people's eyes the most.

    Also in high school, I was one of the best gas welder the school had ever seen. I won awards at competition's and first place over 36 other schools. then, my welding teacher had me re-do the welding board that displays all the types of welds with my welds and to this day the welding board is on display at the high school for every new welder to learn by.

     After high school,  I became a fabricator for every welding shop I could find in the greater eugene area. I always became the foreman within a week or two, but never received the pay I thought I was worth.

     When I was 21, I did my first chainsaw carving. I wanted to carve a wolf head and didn't realize that the nose had to protrude outward so it ended up being an owl!  I was into logging at that time and noticed the other carver's. So I wanted to try. Actually, I was out falling timber by myself and at the end of the day, I was walking out and noticed a huge duff log laying down and with my 36" bar I outlined a bear walking. It was easy! That was my very first attempt at chainsaw art. Soon, I began to carve bears, eagles and other wildlife. I wasn't very good at bears. It took me eight years to figure it out. The eagle I had no problem right of the bat!

       I became self-employed ny the age 21. I started my own tree climbing business. I would do arboriculture for my friends, family and word of mouth. At 24 I contracted for the forest service. I climbed over 5,000 trees in 7 years. I created wildlife snags in the forest. By this time I was getting pretty good at chainsaw art.

      At the age of 31 I decided to take a chance and try chainsaw art as a full time job. I went to a chainsaw art carving competition in Reedsport Oregon. I didn't know what category to compete in. I knew my art was good so I jumped right into the pro division. It was a 3 day event. I did a sculpture of an eagle coming out of the splashing water with a trout. It sold before I finished it for $1,000. I placed 2nd in pro and averaged a thousand dollars a day in sales vending my products in the event. This was the eye opener I needed to stay a full time carver.

     I started my business in my friends back yard and sold them word of mouth. Then, my younger brother was killed in a logging accident in Montana so I moved there for a year to settle my mom down. Sales in Montana was very very hard. I moved back to Oregon on the Mckenzie hwy and opened my very own Gallery on the direct highway out of my driveway. My prices went up three times from Montana. I did that for six years. Every year getting better and better. Inventory going faster than I could make it. I kept raising the prices and the inventory kept going faster than I could produce. I met a girl at a competition and she lives in L.A. We built a gallery down there on Topanga Hwy In Chatsworth, California. In the same time as in the Mckenzie gallery I trucked art every month for a year to L.A. It was a really good market. I sold art to famous singers, actors, and movie producers. Some of my art was in T.V series and commercials. They wanted to put my eagles in the movie American Legion, but negotiations didn't settle and at that same time I ended my Cali trips.

   Now, I just moved to Sunriver, Oregon and I moved my gallery to my uncle's property on Highway 97 near Lapine, Oregon. This is the best vending area I have ever had! Soon, I want to start bronzing my eagles and dolphins and build a high end gallery here in Lapine.

F.A.Q.'s

Q. How long have I been carving?

A. I've been carving for 16 years, 6 years full time.

Q. Where do I get the wood for carvings?

A. All of my Timber comes from sources located here in the Pacific Northwest.

Q. What kind of wood do you use

A. Redwood, Cedar and sometimes Ponderosa Pine.

Q. How much do you pay for the wood

A. It's usually is Free. Most of my carving wood comes hazardous trees that have been removed by a Homeowner. I do not charge for my service of removing a "downed tree".

Q.What kind of tools do you use

A. I mainly use a variety of chainsaws, grinder, arbortech, then dremmel

Q. How much time does it take to carve an item?

A. It can be an hour, up to 6 months (depending on the size and amount of detail).

Q. what type of treatment/sealant do you use?

A. SparTM, Clear Urethane

Q. How often is treatment needed?

A. Once a year for outdoor items. Indoor items will not need maintenance.

Q. What if my carving cracks?

A. I fix the crack free of charge.

Q. How do you fix the cracks?

A. I use polyurethane glue with fine sawdust and thin wedges of wood for the big cracks.

Q. Can you do stump carvings?

A. yes, and I can also attach one of my carvings to an existing stump.

Q. Can you carve special orders or requests?

A. Yes, I look forward to interesting ideas. I'm happy to carve any item you may be interested in.

Q. How much deposit do you require for a special order?

A. 50% down is asked for *special orders and *stump carvings.

Q. What type of wood do you recommend?

A. I prefer redwood and cedar because it doesn't crack as much, it is softer and lasts longer outdoors.

Q. How do you darken the wood?

A. I use a torch for many different shades of darkening and highlighting the carvings.

Q. How do you price an item?

A. I adjust the price according to how much detail time I put into the piece.

Q. what type of saws do you use

A. Only a Stihl!

Q. Do you a special bar?

A. Yes, there are many types specially made for carving.