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Creating with wood: Marvin Christi (above) uses modern chainsaws and old-time hand instruments to prepare the logs with which he builds houses. Each is unique: Orono artist Ron Barber (right) carves a different decoration for each Christie creation, in this case a painstakingly detailed eagle on a crooked beam that will project from the house over the front door.
Creating with wood: Marvin Christi (above) uses modern chainsaws and old-time hand instruments to prepare the logs with which he builds houses. Each is unique: Orono artist Ron Barber (right) carves a different decoration for each Christie creation, in this case a painstakingly detailed eagle on a crooked beam that will project from the house over the front door.

Creating with wood: Marvin Christi (above) uses modern chainsaws and old-time hand instruments to prepare the logs with which he builds houses. Each is unique: Orono artist Ron Barber (right) carves a different decoration for each Christie creation, in this case a painstakingly detailed eagle on a crooked beam that will project from the house over the front door.

Date5/31/1983
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125919F
Niagara builds its ice bridge, The ice bridge at the base of Niagara Falls, built up each year by ice flowing out of Lake Erie, averages five to ten f(...)
Niagara builds its ice bridge, The ice bridge at the base of Niagara Falls, built up each year by ice flowing out of Lake Erie, averages five to ten f(...)
1/28/1976
Presidential home: This log house in the Midhurst area, just north of Barrie, is the home of Chuck Peacock, president of Building With Logs Ltd
Presidential home: This log house in the Midhurst area, just north of Barrie, is the home of Chuck Peacock, president of Building With Logs Ltd
12/21/1981
Host Hobbs Carves the Ham which he will serve to guests. As representative of wine company he must travel all over North America
Host Hobbs Carves the Ham which he will serve to guests. As representative of wine company he must travel all over North America
10/13/1972
He will Rock you Gerard Boileau carves rocking horses available at One Of A Kind Christmas Canadian Craft show and sale, from Nov. 26 to Dec. 6. The self-taught carver makes about 20 large horses a year.
He will Rock you Gerard Boileau carves rocking horses available at One Of A Kind Christmas Canadian Craft show and sale, from Nov. 26 to Dec. 6. The self-taught carver makes about 20 large horses a year.
11/8/1992
Marcel Stalder carves Indian masks as well as totem poles
Marcel Stalder carves Indian masks as well as totem poles
3/6/1970
Serving up: Bittner company chef Klaus Theyer carves a slice of beef for visitor Bonnie Meisel Cox to sample
Serving up: Bittner company chef Klaus Theyer carves a slice of beef for visitor Bonnie Meisel Cox to sample
5/21/1980
Canvasback drake: Lionel Dwyer carves a $15 piece of wood into a $2,000 piece of prize-winning art.
Canvasback drake: Lionel Dwyer carves a $15 piece of wood into a $2,000 piece of prize-winning art.
6/7/1990
Basil self carves a farming scene in the top of a pine coffee table at his home in Nobleton, near Bolton
Basil self carves a farming scene in the top of a pine coffee table at his home in Nobleton, near Bolton
4/5/1972
The restless sea carves and sculpts the hard sand cliffs that fringe the shores of Quebec's lies de la Madeleine
The restless sea carves and sculpts the hard sand cliffs that fringe the shores of Quebec's lies de la Madeleine
7/15/1989
One-man construction company: Terry Millman of Creemore builds miniature houses from photographs he finds in magazines and pictures peopel send him of their homes
One-man construction company: Terry Millman of Creemore builds miniature houses from photographs he finds in magazines and pictures peopel send him of their homes
2/28/1991
Log rollers: Bob Shafer, right, and Peter White dig in their picks and move logs off to the saw
Log rollers: Bob Shafer, right, and Peter White dig in their picks and move logs off to the saw
11/26/1981
Carmen McRae at the colonial. Strives to give each song unique treatment
Carmen McRae at the colonial. Strives to give each song unique treatment
5/21/1968