6 September 2025: I exhibited my wooden sculpture for the first time on a local event. I took the opportunity to carve the bird a little further.

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Side view of "Schräger Vogel’. Partly very hard wood shows under the rotten sapwood.

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In the making. Still a lot of rotten material has to be removed. Backside view of "Schräger Vogel’

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The chopping continues. The last piece of the spruce tree burl turned into an interesting sculpture. I’ve decided to call it ‘Schräger Vogel’.
I tried the small Kalthoff carving axe for the first time—damn sharp! Most of the time it feels more like carefully shaving the wood with steady pressure.
I shaped the upper surface almost entirely with the axe, while the underside is hollowed out. This time, I chose to remove all the rotten parts completely, just to see what was hidden underneath.
Slowly, the bird is taking shape—a strange, nesting creature revealing itself from the wood.

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