Chips fly for charity
Three of New Zealand’s top chainsaw carvers have been put to the test for charity as a part of Stihl Festival of Logging Skills.
Three of New Zealand’s top chainsaw carvers have been put to the test for charity as a part of Stihl Festival of Logging Skills.
Each of the carvers were to create both Flossie the lamb and a chainsaw out of wood during the two days of the competition.
The three competitors were invited by Stihl to compete. Warwick Lilley is an aborist from Rotorua, Karl Bowman is a forestry trainer from Northland and Peter Hardie has been chainsaw carving since 2008.
The competition theme comes from Stihl’s current ad campaign that is interactive through YouTube. The ad gives you the option to save either a Stihl chainsaw or Flossie and shows you the result for the choice you make.
After the competitors have finished their carvings, the pieces will be silently auctioned off with all proceeds going to St John Ambulance.
It is expected that each piece will go for anywhere from $200-$500.
“Sometimes there’s a piece that’s usually a real hit,” said Speer.
In the event of a forestry or chainsaw related injury, “St John are the first there, that’s why they’re our chosen charity,” said Jochen Speer, the national sales and marketing manager for Stihl.
“St John are a long term charity that we support,” said Speer.
The forestry industry is considered high risk for injuries by Work Safe NZ and ACC.
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