
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.