Fun fact:
Chris Lantz is the only internationally award-winning chainsaw carver in Georgia! He is one of only a handful of full time chainsaw wood carvers/chainsaw artists in Georgia, as well.
Chris Lantz is an internationally award winning professional chainsaw sculptor in Georgia. He has 16 years' experience in the field. Although his carving career began in 2009, he decided to wait until 2013 to attend chainsaw carving competitions. He has been recognized around 50 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 30 to 90 minutes, depending on the competition, 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 https://visitstormlake.com
~People's Choice Award 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
~1st Place Friday Quick Carve Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2021
~2nd Place Saturday Quick Carve Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2021
~2nd Place Sunday Quick Carve Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2021
~Fourth Place Masterpiece Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2021
~1st Place Friday Quick Carve Central PA Chainsaw Carver's Festival April 2021
~Highest Auction Central PA Chainsaw Carver's Festival April 2021
~Seventh Place Masterpiece at Oregon Divisional Chainsaw Carving Championship June 2021
~People's Choice Award Masterpiece at Wood, Wine, And Blues August 2021
~2nd Place Judged Masterpiece at Wood, Wine, And Blues August 2021
~1st Place Golden Carver Awards Signature Bear Challenge by Voting Public March 2022
~1st Place Golden Carver Awards Fantasy Challenge by Voting Public May 2022
~3rd Place 60-minute Mammal Quick Carve at Masters of the Chainsaw Xtreme Power Carving Competition June 2022
~2nd Place 45-minute Aquatic Quick Carve at Masters of the Chainsaw Xtreme Power Carving Competition June 2022
~1st Place Friday Quick Carve Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2022
~1st Place Saturday Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2022
~2nd Place Sunday Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2022
~1st Place Golden Carver Awards Aquatic Challenge by Voting Public May 2023
~1st Place Golden Carver Awards Paint It Up Challenge by Voting Public July 2023
~4th Place Multi-Block Masterpiece at World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks Alaska February 2024
...And many more!
(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 30 to 90 minutes, depending on the competition, 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 https://visitstormlake.com
~People's Choice Award 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
~1st Place Friday Quick Carve Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2021
~2nd Place Saturday Quick Carve Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2021
~2nd Place Sunday Quick Carve Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2021
~Fourth Place Masterpiece Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2021
~1st Place Friday Quick Carve Central PA Chainsaw Carver's Festival April 2021
~Highest Auction Central PA Chainsaw Carver's Festival April 2021
~Seventh Place Masterpiece at Oregon Divisional Chainsaw Carving Championship June 2021
~People's Choice Award Masterpiece at Wood, Wine, And Blues August 2021
~2nd Place Judged Masterpiece at Wood, Wine, And Blues August 2021
~1st Place Golden Carver Awards Signature Bear Challenge by Voting Public March 2022
~1st Place Golden Carver Awards Fantasy Challenge by Voting Public May 2022
~3rd Place 60-minute Mammal Quick Carve at Masters of the Chainsaw Xtreme Power Carving Competition June 2022
~2nd Place 45-minute Aquatic Quick Carve at Masters of the Chainsaw Xtreme Power Carving Competition June 2022
~1st Place Friday Quick Carve Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2022
~1st Place Saturday Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2022
~2nd Place Sunday Woodmen's Show Galeton PA August 2022
~1st Place Golden Carver Awards Aquatic Challenge by Voting Public May 2023
~1st Place Golden Carver Awards Paint It Up Challenge by Voting Public July 2023
~4th Place Multi-Block Masterpiece at World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks Alaska February 2024
...And many more!
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