Post #500342 by Customkiis on Mon, Dec 21, 2009 9:17 PM

Here is my latest "Work in Progress" It is a 4ft tall walnut log, approx. 14 inches in diameter. I knew the log had some rot and bug damage and had to expose it in order to determine the extent of the rot. After seein how badly it was damaged I almost turned it into fire wood. After staring at it for a long time, I decided to carve it. I realized there was a lesson in that log. It was either going to make me realize "Leave rotten logs for firewood" or "rotten logs can be beautiful carvings, too." I know this carving will have a large crack running down the from the chest to the nose. I am hoping that the wood around the crack will be extremely colorful and wild looking. The body is mostly roughed out, I will post some pics when the body is a little more refined.