Chris Lantz is an internationally award winning professional chainsaw sculptor in Georgia. He has 10 years' experience in the field. Although his carving career began in 2009, he decided to wait until 2013 to attend competitions.He has been recognized nearly 30 times. Below is a more in-depth list of his major successes. (For reference, a masterpiece is typically an 8' log 2' in diameter carved in 8-10 hours spread over 3 days. The quick carve is an arena style event where all participants have one hour to create a finished piece to be auctioned off.)
Chris's career in competitions began in Boonville, New York, where he placed 4th place for the masterpiece at the Boonville Woodsmen's show in August 2013 He went on to also receive... 3rd place masterpiece in Ellijay, Georgia at the Chainsaw Carvers Showdown in November 2013
2nd place masterpiece in Tupper Lake NY in July 2014
Two gold medals for the quick carve competitions at the Boonville Woodsmen's Days in August 2014
3rd place in the masterpiece category, as well as 2nd and 1st in quick carve categories at the Masters of the Chainsaw competition in June 2015
2nd place Masterpiece at Wood Wine and Blues, 2015
3rd place Quick Carve Boonville NY 2015
1st place overall at the Carving for a Cure in NC
1st Place Friday Quick Carve Woodsmen’s Show Galeton PA August 2016 1st Place Saturday Quick Carve Woodsmen’s Show Galeton PA August 2016 3rd Place Sunday Quick Carve Woodsmen’s Show Galeton PA August 2016
1st place Quick Carve Woodlot Artisans in November 2016
4th place overall at the Jones County fair in Monticello Iowa in July 2017
1st place Masterpiece at Wood, Wine, and Blues in Storm Lake Iowa August 2017
People's Choice Award for All-Saw Carving English Open in Manchester England August 2018 People’s Choice Award for All-Tool Carving English Open in a Manchester England August 2018 1st Place Aquatic category 45-minute Carve Masters of the Chainsaw June 2019 1st place Mammal category 60-minute carve Masters of the Chainsaw June 2019 2nd place Bird category 45-minute carve Masters of the Chainsaw June 2019 3rd place Overall at the Masters of the Chainsaw Xtreme Power Carving Competition June 2019
2nd place Masterpiece Woodsmen’s Show Galeton PA August 2019 1st Place Friday Quick Carve Woodsmen’s Show Galeton PA August 2019 1st Place Saturday Quick Carve Woodsmen’s Show Galeton PA August 2019 1st Place Sunday Quick Carve Woodsmen’s Show Galeton PA August 2019
People’s Choice Award NYS Boonville Woodsmen's Field Days August 2019