EDChainsaws
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Hi all,
I used to run EvilDeadChainsaws.com, a website selling replica Evil Dead chainsaws. I though I'd register on here and make a post so others can contact me.
I spent about eight months in 2005 developing the idea and construction of the three types of chainsaw I sold, doing a good deal of test & prototyping work. I have a workbook full of notes for both the working & non-working saws, and took over a thousand photos over the years EDC was running.
The pinnacle of my project was supplying Evil Dead The Musical, the 2006 New York run, the 2007 Toronto run & the 2008 Korean Run. Tom Sullivan also has one of my saws in his travelling Evil Dead museum, this was one of the first two chainsaws supplied to the 2006 New York run, although by now it looks rather sorry for itself, having being battered & broken after all the abuse its taken.
Reading a number of older posts, some have mentioned the saws were overpriced, although a huge amount of work went in to each one I made, and with each completed saw came a list if refinements to make for the next one. The saws had over a hundred parts, many of which were modified or completely custom made, with nine separate resin cast body parts, and others turned on a lathe or fabricated from wood or metal. Given that I didn't make a huge amount of money on each saw I sold, and any money I did make was put back in to new tools/equipment or more testing & prototyping, the high prices I charged were not exactly the naked profiteering that it may have appeared.
I no longer make these chainsaws at all, but I do run an Evil Dead trilogy fansite called 'Book Of The Dead' ( http://www.bookofthedead.ws ). On the 'Features' page you can see a full archived version of my old EDC.com website, including some high quality photos, and video of a working chainsaw.
If anyone has any questions, or wants to see specific production photos, please post or contact me, I'm happy to help people out. I did spend a great deal of time, effort & money developing the ideas & processes, but given that I don't make them any more, it would seem pointless to be protective over the information if it can help others on their pet projects.
I used to run EvilDeadChainsaws.com, a website selling replica Evil Dead chainsaws. I though I'd register on here and make a post so others can contact me.
I spent about eight months in 2005 developing the idea and construction of the three types of chainsaw I sold, doing a good deal of test & prototyping work. I have a workbook full of notes for both the working & non-working saws, and took over a thousand photos over the years EDC was running.
The pinnacle of my project was supplying Evil Dead The Musical, the 2006 New York run, the 2007 Toronto run & the 2008 Korean Run. Tom Sullivan also has one of my saws in his travelling Evil Dead museum, this was one of the first two chainsaws supplied to the 2006 New York run, although by now it looks rather sorry for itself, having being battered & broken after all the abuse its taken.
Reading a number of older posts, some have mentioned the saws were overpriced, although a huge amount of work went in to each one I made, and with each completed saw came a list if refinements to make for the next one. The saws had over a hundred parts, many of which were modified or completely custom made, with nine separate resin cast body parts, and others turned on a lathe or fabricated from wood or metal. Given that I didn't make a huge amount of money on each saw I sold, and any money I did make was put back in to new tools/equipment or more testing & prototyping, the high prices I charged were not exactly the naked profiteering that it may have appeared.
I no longer make these chainsaws at all, but I do run an Evil Dead trilogy fansite called 'Book Of The Dead' ( http://www.bookofthedead.ws ). On the 'Features' page you can see a full archived version of my old EDC.com website, including some high quality photos, and video of a working chainsaw.
If anyone has any questions, or wants to see specific production photos, please post or contact me, I'm happy to help people out. I did spend a great deal of time, effort & money developing the ideas & processes, but given that I don't make them any more, it would seem pointless to be protective over the information if it can help others on their pet projects.
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