I have a background working in the UK Film, TV & Theatre special effects & modelmaking industries. Below is a gallery of photos taken at various points over the past ten years, from prototyping my first saw, to supplying Ash's chainsaw for 'Evil Dead The Musical', closing down in 2009, then re-starting in 2013. You can click to enlarge the pictures below.
2005 Prototyping & Production
Original fuel & oil caps (left) &
resin reproductions (right)
A 'Cabin' saw before being
paint treated (Front)
Designing & Prototyping the
first 'Medieval' saw (right side)
The 2005 First Protoype Chainsaw
The original first prototype
'workshed' saw (left side)
EvilDeadChainsaws.com's First Sale
A 'Workshed' saw (Top)
2006 Chainsaw Photo Backgrounds
Replicating a section of the
workshed interior from 'Evil Dead II'
Then added 2 spotlights to
augment the lightbulb in shot
The 'Workshed' background freddy
glove supplied by nightmaregloves
The overview of an unused 'Cabin'
saw cellar dirt floor background
'Evil Dead The Musical' Chainsaws
2 'Cabin' saws supplied at the
start of the 2006 New York run
A lightweight aluminium guide
bar for the 2007 Toronto run
Even lighter aluminium & plastic
bars for the 2008 South Korean run
Chainsaw Display Cases
Display case with blood floorboard
effect & 'Cabin' saw (front)
Top down view of wooden base
floorboards & 'Cabin' saw
My 2005 to 2009 Workshop
The outside; the shed used
to be a grain storage area
Inside; to the right of the door,
table saw, metal lathe & shear
Closing Down & Creating A Chainsaw Display
Clearing & dismantling the
'Workshed' photo background
Creating a 'floating' chain & pully
by mounting it to a weighted tin
2013 Prototyping & Production
The original Homelite XL engine block
removed from the plastic body
The moulded 'fake' engine block plate
with moulded muffler and real guide bar
Setting up the pillar drill to mill
a solid piece of clear acrylic
The much simplified fuel/oil lid assembly
completed & ready for moulding
An original Homelite guide bar (left)
with a paint-stripped bar (right)
In-progress thickening of the body
section, alongside lid prototyping
Some resin cast pieces; the
side 'C' handle & lid assembly
My replica 'fake' engine block plate
completed & ready to mould
The 'fake' engine block plate with
resin moulded body, muffler & sprocket
The completed milled & dome sanded
acrylic grill piece ready for fitting
The gill side of the body, showing the
lid assembly insterted in place
Two paint stripped guide bars
after being age treated
The inside of the saw, showing the
horizontal handle & 'fake' engine plate
Three sets of cast pieces, painted
and ready for final assembly
Testing the 'fake' engine block plate
assembly to the other parts
Adding textured grime to the engine
body, muffler & sprocket area
Fitting the acrylic grill to the original
Homelite XL body section for moulding
The resin cast lid assembly, painted
and ready for final fitting
A stripped & age treated
guide bar close-up
The inside of the saw, with the
cast resin sections assembled
My current workshop, about half
the size of the previous one
2015 Workshed Photo Backdrop
Off to the side of the display
showing it's outer dimensions
Detail close-up; dressing &
tools along the back of the bench
2015 Cabin Photo Backdrop
An overview of the complete
Cabin photo backdrop
Detail close-up; the wall
cabinet-left, books, odds & ends
2015 Medieval Photo Backdrop
My 2013 to 2015 Workshop
The outside; a Portakabin
next to my full time job
Inside; workbenches-right,
cabinet, tools, fasteners & fixings
Desktop Backgrounds
Having put so much time an effort into making the 'Evil Dead II' photo backdrops, I decided to make two photos available as 1080p desktop backgrounds. Click either image below, then in the new window right click the picture and select 'Set as Background' from the list.