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Woodcarver Ethan Elgersma

Season 5 Episode 9 | 26m 52sVideo has Closed Captions

A Kelliher woodcarver shares his inner angst with viewers and shows off his skills.

A Kelliher woodcarver shares his inner angst with viewers as he walks thru the process that enabled him to carve his first ever life-size Angel not in the privacy of his shop but in full public gaze over 3 days last fall at the Hackensack Chainsaw Event. Inspired by an Italian sculpture of the Archangel Michael’s conflict with the Devil, Ethan Elgersma chose to experiment in public.

12/26/2013 | Rating NR

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Woodcarver Ethan Elgersma

Season 5 Episode 9 | 26m 52sVideo has Closed Captions

A Kelliher woodcarver shares his inner angst with viewers as he walks thru the process that enabled him to carve his first ever life-size Angel not in the privacy of his shop but in full public gaze over 3 days last fall at the Hackensack Chainsaw Event. Inspired by an Italian sculpture of the Archangel Michael’s conflict with the Devil, Ethan Elgersma chose to experiment in public.

12/26/2013 | Rating NR

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