It's been three years since I visited Washington state, and Kerry of Federal Way just had to make me homesick by sending photos from the West Coast Chainsaw Carving Competition. I've been there before! It's fun and noisy.
It's just as well I didn't go this year: I would not have been able to resist this.
![i-a49e917c6b1051456c83ea7eec718f26-chainsaw_oct_1.jpg](http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/wp-content/blogs.dir/470/files/2012/04/i-a49e917c6b1051456c83ea7eec718f26-chainsaw_oct_1.jpg)
![i-fddcfbe4d7e2427c4df2054ef5f9ce69-chainsaw_oct_2.jpg](http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/wp-content/blogs.dir/470/files/2012/04/i-fddcfbe4d7e2427c4df2054ef5f9ce69-chainsaw_oct_2.jpg)
![i-3efba18cd7b6a2b0bb122b13e62f24c8-chainsaw_oct_3.jpg](http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/wp-content/blogs.dir/470/files/2012/04/i-3efba18cd7b6a2b0bb122b13e62f24c8-chainsaw_oct_3.jpg)
I don't think it would have fit in an overhead storage bin, either.
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