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)

Resin casting of a body piece
moulded from an original


A 'Cabin' saw before being
paint treated (left side)


Designing & Prototyping the
first 'Medieval' saw (left side)

Original muffler parts (bottom) &
resin reproductions (top)


A 'Cabin' saw before being
paint treated (right side)


Designing & Prototyping the
first 'Medieval' saw (overview)
The 2005 First Protoype Chainsaw

The original first prototype
'workshed' saw (left side)


EvilDeadChainsaws.com's First Sale
A 'Workshed' saw (Top)

The original first prototype
'workshed' saw (right side)


EvilDeadChainsaws.com's First Sale
A 'Workshed' saw (left side)

The original first prototype
'workshed' saw (underside)


EvilDeadChainsaws.com's First Sale
A 'Workshed' saw (right side)
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

I assembled the workshed wall
section & bench, then the shelves


An overview of the finshed, dressed
'Workshed' photo background


The tape recorder obtained for an
unused 'Cabin' background idea


Light replicates gaps in the floor
boards above, A 'Cabin' saw (left side)

Then added the supporting beams
& weathering paint effects


The final cropped & framed
'Workshed' photo background


An uncompleted 'Book Of The Dead'
cover sculpt for that same idea


Ash's & henretta's footprints are in
the dirt, A 'Cabin' saw (right side)
'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

A 3rd backup saw supplied later
into the 2006 New York Run


One of the saws in progress for
the start of the 2007 Toronto run


2 finished saws supplied for the
start of the 2008 South Korean run

'Ash' using the saw in 'Evil Dead
The Musical' 2006 New York Run


2 finished saws supplied for the
start of the show's 2007 Toronto run


'Ash' using the saw in 'Evil Dead
The Musical' 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

Display case with blood floorboard
effect & 'Cabin' saw (left side)


Wooden base with fake floorboards
& dried blood pool under saw

Empty display case with blood
floorboard effect (front)


Close-up photo of fake floorboards
& blood pool detailing
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

Inside; opposite the door-right,
benches with my tool chest & vice


Inside; to the right of the door,
metal lathe & sheet metal shear

Inside; opposite the door-left,
pillar drill & sliding mitre saw


Inside; to the left of the door,
table saw, photo display & bandsaw
Closing Down & Creating A Chainsaw Display

Clearing & dismantling the
'Workshed' photo background


Creating a 'floating' chain & pully
by mounting it to a weighted tin

Removing the base table & right
side, leaving the back 'wall'


The workshed display, complete
with a Cabin model chainsaw.

Adding sturdy legs to make
the display freestanding


The display ambiently lit with
a lightbulb and oil lantern
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

An overview of the complete
workshed photo backdrop


Detail close-up; the chainsaw
hooks & shelf with dressing below

Detail close-up; the right side
of the bench, wrench & vice


Detail close-up; the left
of the shelf, sander & chains
2015 Cabin Photo Backdrop

An overview of the complete
Cabin photo backdrop


Detail close-up; the wall
cabinet-left, books, odds & ends

Detail close-up; table-left
dagger, book & pages


Detail close-up; the wall
cabinet-right, books, odds & ends

Detail close-up; table-right
lamp & tape player


Off to the side of the display
showing it's outer dimensions
2015 Medieval Photo Backdrop

The left side of the
Medieval photo backdrop

Front overview of the complete
Medieval photo backdrop

The right side of the
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

Inside; the workbenches, with
disc sander, bandsaw & drill


Inside; towards the door, table
saw, tool chest & bandsaw

Inside; workbenches-right,
yellow paint & storage cabinet


Inside; door-left,min
lathe, spare bars & chains
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.