Tree quickly becomes a carving

Seventy-five feet of a damaged redwood at Finnigan’s Mill is taken down, the remainder is carved into likeness of an old-time logger

  • By: Gary Allen  
  • Published: 5/7/2011 8:00:00 AM
Photo By: Gary AllenA logger’s likeness —
`Carvin’ Marvin Howard (right) and his brother Will put the finishing touches on a 12-foot wood carving adjacent to Finnigan’s Mill restaurant on Portland Road.
   The remnants of a large coast redwood have been transformed into an ode to Oregon’s once great logging industry and a man who for many years drew his livelihood from that business.



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