Speed carving
Speedcarving ( Speedy from English for fast, nimble and Carving from English to carve - to carve) describes a sport for fast carving with a chainsaw. In a very short time, sculptures made of oak or the like are created, only with chainsaws, milling machines and abrasives.
The most famous competitions in speed carving are the Huskycup in Blockhausen and the nationwide event for the German Speedcarving Championship. In these competitions, the chainsaw artists have the task of creating a sculpture or a designed bench or the like in several rounds in a fixed time frame. to create. These are evaluated by a jury of experts according to a point system and then sold in a public auction. The result of the jury evaluation and a point calculated from the percentage of sales proceeds give the placement in the championship.
Web links
- website of the German Speedcarving Championship
- Roland Lüders: Craft: howling saws, shavings fly. August 24, 2016, accessed on February 2, 2019 (German).
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Spähne fly when speed carving , Hannoversche Allgemeine, May 9, 2017