Hank Ivey · Decatur County, West Tennessee
Chainsaw carvings, 100% custom. No two the same.
Hank turns logs and dead tree stumps into bears, eagles, Bigfoot and just about anything else you can dream up. Carved in his shop, or right where the tree stood in your yard.
Carved on site
- Carving since
- 2017
- Competed and carved in
- 8 states
- Newspaper and TV coverage
- Press
- Original. No reproductions
- 100%
Stump carving in West Tennessee
Don't grind that stump. Carve it.
Lost a tree to a storm, disease or old age? Before you pay to have the stump ground out, picture what it could be. Hank carves it right where it stands: an eagle over the driveway, a bear by the porch, the family farm in the front yard.
Send a photo
Call, or text a picture of the stump or tree and tell Hank where you are. He'll tell you what it could become.
Settle the design and price
Price comes down to size, detail and the wood itself. A small deposit books the job.
Carved where it stands
Hank brings the saws to you and carves it in place. The balance is due when it's finished.
Based in Decatur County, West Tennessee. Not sure you're close enough? Call or text and ask.
The family farm, from a front-yard stump
Tree coming down soon?
Call before it's cut. Ask your tree crew to leave the trunk standing as tall as they safely can instead of cutting it flush. More wood means more to carve.
Tree services and landscapers
Got a customer who hates to see a tree go? Leave the trunk standing and pass along Hank's number, 731-733-0635. A removal turns into something they'll show the neighbors.
The work
Can he carve a bear? See for yourself.
Realistic, highly detailed, and painted when the subject calls for it. Every one of these was carved once and will never be carved the same way again.
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Commissions and sales
Tell Hank what you want carved.
A bear for the cabin, a bench with your name on it, a sign for your business, a memorial for someone you miss. Hank takes commissions regularly, and whatever you can describe, he can find in a log.
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Get in touch
Call, text or email with what you have in mind. A photo or a rough idea is plenty.
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Talk it through
You and Hank work out the subject, the size, the wood and the finish, natural or painted.
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Small deposit
A small deposit gets your piece started.
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Balance on completion
You pay the rest when the carving is done and you've seen it.
Good to know before you call
- Price
- From around $100 to several thousand. It depends on the piece, how complex it is, the wood, and how soon you need it.
- Payment
- PayPal, Venmo, Square or cash.
- Shipping
- Carvings can be shipped. The buyer covers shipping.
- Originals only
- Every piece is carved once. No copies, no reproductions.
After something ready-made? Hank sells finished carvings at arts and crafts shows, competitions and demonstrations. Ask what he has on hand right now.
Start a commissionAbout Hank
“I'm going to try that.”
Hank Ivey grew up in Bath Springs, Tennessee, the son of a timber man. On family trips to Gatlinburg he would watch men with chainsaws turn logs into sculptures, and the idea stuck.
It took a while. In 2017, at fifty years old, he got hold of a piece of wood, watched a few videos and went at it. When he was done he called his son over to see the bear. The verdict: “I can't tell that it is a bear, but it's some kind of animal.” Hank was thrilled. The bears are easier to recognize these days.
A year later he set up his first booth at a craft show in Centerville. Since then he has carved at shows, demonstrations and competitions in eight states, been covered by the newspaper and on television, and made pieces for local causes including the Carl Perkins Bass Classic, the CASA Red Shoe Gala and a St. Jude benefit, along with a commemorative carving for the Linden bicentennial.
“It's easy. Just cut away the parts that don't belong with a chainsaw, and there you have it!”
Competed and carved in eight states
- Tennessee
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Kentucky
- Indiana
- South Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Minnesota
100%
custom. No two are the same.
Get in touch
Got a stump, or an idea? Call Hank.
The fastest way to a price is a phone call or a texted photo. Hank will tell you what he can do with it.
Based in Decatur County, West Tennessee. Carvings can be shipped; on-site stump work depends on where you are, so just ask.
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