jumping wave

unique

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

neat

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Cool! What is the finish?

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

At first I clicked just to find out what it was, then after I saw the “raw state” I was really wowed.

Is your carving manual or do you use some power tools?

It looks like all art in the way you work it.

I’m looking at some fallen limbs in another way right now. Could be great therapy and the smell of wood chips.

Steve.

the finish is the beal buffing system with carnauba wax.
no other finish is used.
yes i use power tools,chainsaw then a angle grinder with a Arbortech wheel then a 40 grit 7.5” disk from the hardware store.
then sand and sand.
theres good wood from the roots to the crown,just depends on what your making.

-- craig kuhn

beautiful!

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Very nice free forms. Great art work. Love the smell of cedar.

Keep it up.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

AWEsome!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

cedar elm has no smell its looks like cedar but its an elm that grows in texas/mexico.

-- craig kuhn

Cool work. Love the form and motion.

-- Please visit me at http://dustynewt.com

Very nice. I like it!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Very Cool design. Great Art form.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

I like your “out of the box” thinking and designs. Whimsical with an elegant flair.

The Cedar elm has a lovely deep brown color. Is it hard enough to make cane handles with?

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

i have never made canes so iam not sure on the requirements.
i would think a small branch would work as a cane,it is harder than cedar and Ive seen canes made from cedar.
the sap wood is softer than the brown heart wood.

-- craig kuhn

Pretty cool. I can imagine it might be easy to break something like that whiile using your grinder. I like the contrast in colors.

-- Joe-Carver, MN