Wood you believe these craftsmen are a chip off the old block?

Who knows what antiques of the future might be hewn from the wood of this mighty sweet chestnut tree, being carved at an exhibition in Sheffield.

South Yorkshire Wood Fair at Endcliffe Park highlighted awesome forest machinery, horse logging, chainsaw carving and wood-turning, and showed thousands of people how to carve out a living in a truly green industry.

Experts showed their skills at carving and creating in one of the original industries that dates back thousands of years, and exhibitors and stallholders at a country-style market sold wares from craftsmen and women.

Visitors even helped build a series of willow structures which were then set ablaze as part of a fiery pyrotechnic finale to the event.

The fair was organised by South Yorkshire Forest Partnership with Sheffield Council to 'bring together the timber trades in an urban location'.

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