Follow My Carving - Gnarly Tree

Follow this Gnarly Tree carving as it
progresses to final form. Use the
links to the right or at the bottom
of the page to see each step.

Step 9 Now that the roots are finished it’s time to start integrating them into the trunk and shaping it up to the first set of limbs.

The sides are gently tapered from the center out toward the edges. The trunk is cut under and sloping away from the first set of limbs, so they will give the illusion of coming forward and the trunk receding behind.

The next installment shows the creation of the big knot hole in the trunk.

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