Clash of the Carvers Chainsaw Carving Championship

The 2023 Championship will be bigger and better than ever!

This years competition will be Thursday, September 7th to Sunday, September 10th.

The event is scheduled to begin Thursday, September 7th in Libby. Carvers will work Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning on their competition pieces with short “quick-carve” breaks. The quick-carve pieces will be available for public auction during the competition.

Twenty of the world’s finest chainsaw artists will be selected to come to Libby to test their skills against each other in pursuit of the seventh annual Kootenai Country Montana International Chainsaw Carving Championship. The competitors include carvers from all across the United States, as well as around the world.

The competition will be an intense, four-day affair with the artists carving not only their competition masterpiece, but also engaging in several hour-long “quick carve” events during scheduled breaks.

The competition will be held on the street, allowing the public to watch the artists at work.