Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Peter Quinn works on a sculpture as an apprentice with Derrick Stanton Log Works Tuesday March 25, 2014 at a temporary shop set up along the Sterling Highway in Soldotna.

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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Derrick Stanton and Peter Quinn work on wooden sculptures at a temporary space for Derrick Stanton Log Works Tuesday March 25, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. Stanton , whose permanent shop sits at the corner of Kalifornsky Beach road and Beach Access Road in Kenai saidhe would be in Soldotna through Saturday.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Derrick Stanton and Peter Quinn work on wooden sculptures at a temporary space for Derrick Stanton Log Works Tuesday March 25, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. Stanton , whose permanent shop sits at the corner of Kalifornsky Beach road and Beach Access Road in Kenai saidhe would be in Soldotna through Saturday.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Jesley Hanke looks at her daughter MacKinsey Hanke, 5, as Grayce Hanke, 8, plays with a wooden carving from Derrick Stanton Log Works in the background Tuesday March 25, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Jesley Hanke looks at her daughter MacKinsey Hanke, 5, as Grayce Hanke, 8, plays with a wooden carving from Derrick Stanton Log Works in the background Tuesday March 25, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Derrick Stanton watches a family browse through his temporary shop Tuesday March 25, 2014 on the Sterling Highway in Soldotna, Alaska. Stanton, whose permanent shop is based in Kenai, said he will be set up until Saturday in Soldotna.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Derrick Stanton watches a family browse through his temporary shop Tuesday March 25, 2014 on the Sterling Highway in Soldotna, Alaska. Stanton, whose permanent shop is based in Kenai, said he will be set up until Saturday in Soldotna.

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