Chad Gainey first started his career in chainsaw sculpture in the spring of 2011 as a way to enjoy weekends with his family at the local farmers market. His first carvings were various tikis carved out of scrap logs because, as he says,"Tikis are supposed to look rough cut and, usually, the uglier, the better." After a few weeks of selling tikis he started getting requests for salt water fish and birds. This began a journey of discovering a hidden natural talent and, along the way, a new career path.