Chainsaw carving a dragon out of wood - GIF

Chainsaw carving a dragon out of wood.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...597#post136316
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...2565#post76591
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...944#post124947
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...454#post116921

Is that padauk? It is absolutely beautiful.

what is the "ash looking" stuff towards the end which they blow off? or more to the point, why?

is it to help seal/stain the timber, or a cheap stunt for the "grand reveal" at the end?