ABOUT

RYAN COOK

The wild blonde haired carver from the HGTV & Netflix USA series “Carver Kings “got his start in carving playing the apprentice from the television series “Saw Dogs“. He has quickly become one of the top carvers and most recognized names in the world of Chainsaw Carving.

Ryan carves full time out of Vancouver, British Columbia, and has competed all over the world. He turned professional in the summer of 2013 at the Campbell River Carving Competition, where he took First Place. At the same competition in 2017 Ryan again received First Place along with the People’s Choice award in the professional category. Ryan has placed in the top spots in many competitions around the world, including the Peoples Choice award at Chetwynd World Championships in 2018.

Having only been carving for 8 years, Ryan has come a long way. He is the first Canadian to be sponsored by Echo Canada, Cannon Bar Works, and Makita Power Tools along with Saburrtooth and Pfanner.

The owner of Saw Valley Carvings Inc. www.sawvalley.com;. Ryan spends all year around traveling and carving all over Canada and the world doing wood, ice, clay, fruit and vegetable carvings.  Ryan is always trying to push himself into bigger, better things. He is working on building the Saw Valley Carving Inc. Brand and bettering himself at the same time. He often says “ If your not working harder then the best in the world, you will never get to that level.” So everyday you will see Ryan trying to push himself into better place in life.