About this season
The Ultimate chainsaw carving competition series with challenges on artistry, stamina and carving skills, to re-imagine ordinary wood logs into jaw-dropping works of art.
Episodes (12)
1. Cutting Down the Competition
Aired 8 August 2022 • 42 min
Twelve of the world's top chainsaw carvers compete in the ultimate carving competition; this grueling 12-week battle pushes the carvers to the extreme while expert judges decide who makes the cut and who's on the chopping block.
2. Bowling Over the Competition
Aired 15 August 2022 • 42 min
The judges have a big surprise in store and a shocking elimination sends the carvers reeling.
3. Bird Abodes and Big Bugs
Aired 22 August 2022 • 42 min
The remaining carvers must design and create birdhouses, then recreate insects on a massive scale.
4. Wooden Quackers
Aired 29 August 2022 • 42 min
The competition heats up as carvers start to rack up wins, but they must bring their A-game as one tiny mistake could send someone packing.
5. Chainsaw Soapbox Derby
Aired 5 September 2022 • 42 min
The carvers create and race cars, while the Master Carve pairs them up in a team challenge; they must work together or face the axe.
6. Carnival of Carving
Aired 12 September 2022 • 42 min
The chainsaw woodcarving contestants compete in another tough challenge. Each carver must complete the challenge in the allotted time and turn their block of woods into stunning masterpieces.
7. Wet and Wild
Aired 19 September 2022 • 42 min
The Master Carve gets personal. One carver finds redemption. An emotional elimination ceremony takes hold of the carvers.
8. Opposite Day
Aired 26 September 2022 • 42 min
A shocking twist kicks off this week's challenges. The judges' expectations increase, along with the pressure to win.
9. Wearable Wood
Aired 3 October 2022 • 42 min
The carvers create headgear and then travel back in time to create a story of evolution.
10. Flipping and Ripping
Aired 10 October 2022 • 42 min
The remaining carvers are taken for a ride by this week's Quick Carve; they must defy gravity in the Master Carve to make it to the finale.
11. Subaquatic Sawing
Aired 17 October 2022 • 42 min
In the penultimate challenge, the carvers are under pressure more than ever, as only three will advance to the final.
12. The Final Carve
Aired 24 October 2022 • 42 min
In the season finale, three of the world’s best chainsaw carvers face off in the ultimate final challenge to earn $50,000, and the glory of being named “A Cut Above”!