Guiding the chainsaw in Pat Doyle’s creations

Chainsaw carver Pat Doyle gets to work on transforming a log into a critter at the Floyd County Fair on Thursday morning. Press photos By Kate Hayden

An Iowa pig greets visitors to Doyle's tent on Thursday. Doyle will sculpt for visitors three times a day during the fair.

One of the several sculptures Doyle will make at the fair includes an organ donor ribbon, in honor of Logan Luft, a 15-year-old Charles City organ donor.

The #LuftTuff ribbon by Doyle will be primed and painted before it is completed by Sunday.

Doyle travels to around 10 fairs or festivals a year as an exhibiting carver.

An example of bears Doyle has custom-carved as part of his business, Doyle Carving Niche.