Jeff Roscoe
Jeff Roscoe started carving tree stumps in 2000 as a hobby. Residing in Belmont County, Ohio, Roscoe has, for many years, been employed with Belmont Equipment. Since establishing Roscoe Carvings, Jeff's carvings can be seen all throughout his community, not just at Epworth Park.
Jeff Roscoe has been carving felled oak tree stumps for the park since the summer of 2011 when he carved a cardinal near the park entrance. The Cardinal was chosen as it is the state bird of Ohio.
Later, Roscoe returned to the park to carve a squirrel opposite the walk of the cardinal. In 2021, Roscoe carved another cardinal offsite to replace the original that had been destroyed by an invasion of carpenter ants. The following May, Roscoe worked to create his largest carving for the park, an Eagle, from a felled Oak over 200 years old.
Carving Equipment Used
To create the carvings throughout Epworth Park, Roscoe relies on Stihl-branded chainsaws. Roscoe uses several chainsaws when creating a tree stump carving. For those sculptures carved within Epworth Park, Roscoe utilized an MS462 Stihl Chainsaw with a 28-inch bar and chain, two MS250 saws, a 14-inch bar and chain saw as well as one with a carving bar and chain. These tools help Roscoe to navigate around any foreign materials which may be embedded in the tree stump such as nails or other metals that have been known to dull his saws. The carving bar used is tapered to the size of a dime at it's tip which helps Roscoe to carve the more intricate details of the sculptures.
