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    Making Fine Art With A Chainsaw

    Chainsaws are a dangerous tool, not intended to make fine detailed art, but that's exactly what Stacy Poitras does with them. He is a professional chainsaw artist with a shop is in the Santa Monica Mountains above Malibu.

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    By Eric Drachman • Dec 8, 2015 • 1m Listen

    Chainsaws are a dangerous tool, not intended to make fine detailed art, but that's exactly what Stacy Poitras does with them. He is a professional chainsaw artist with a shop is in the Santa Monica Mountains above Malibu. With a background in fine art and a blaring chainsaw in his hands, he'll transform a dead stump into a bear or an owl or a naked woman.

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      Eric Drachman

      Independent Producer

      CultureLos Angeles
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