Acushnet Chainsaw Artist Transforms Wood Stumps into Stunning Carvings

Evan Verissimo has spent his career working with trees. He started off with his own tree company but decided to exit the world of climbing trees and enter the world of carving them.

"About two years ago, I was doing some tree work for someone, and they had someone on-site carving the logs. I gave it a try and kind of got the feel for it. From there, I just said, 'I can do that,' and I started doing it," Verissimo said.

Verissimo admitted that some of his earlier work doesn't quite reach the level of what he can now achieve with his chainsaw.

"This stuff is tough. It's a hard thing to get into and enjoy, but I've always been an artistic person," he said.

The Acushnet resident has also tried carving ice but didn’t find it as satisfying.

"I prefer working with wood," he said.

"Two years into this, and I'm still learning," Verissimo said. "I'm learning how to do it quicker and how to use different techniques that I see on YouTube."

The name of Verissimo's business is Kind Tree Carving, and he has jumped into the business with both feet.

"It's all I do. This is my full-time job," he said. "It slows down in the winter, but I definitely still work out here; we have to make money. I just light a fire to keep warm."

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When we visited Kind Tree Carving, Verissimo was working on a carving of a Dartmouth firefighter. Once it is carved, it will be painted and coated. The whole process will take roughly two to three weeks and will be sold for $1,500.