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 12 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 over 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.)
MOST RECENT WIN: First place at Central PA chainsaw carvers festival! Chris won first place for the overall and quick carve categories.
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 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
(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.)
MOST RECENT WIN: First place at Central PA chainsaw carvers festival! Chris won first place for the overall and quick carve categories.
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 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