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Realistic animal carving depends on power tools. The results are astounding. The work above is created by master carver, Jim Willis.

Willis carves, from Kansas City, carves realistic animals and will be instructing during the 2009 Seminar at Silver Dollar City..

— information provided by Shirley Garner of the Valley Road Woodcarving Shop
Artwork detail: realistic animal carving. Artist: Jim Willis. Location: Silver Dollar City, Missouri. Photo credit: J. Heston. 4/18/08
Many thanks to the Valley Road Woodcarvers Shop, Shirley Garner and Pam Gresham. Their assistance in developing this section of State of the Ozarks has been invaluable.