Awesome Tree Carving, Cambridge UK

[Modvitnir]

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Whilst out for a walk last month around Beechwood Nature Reserve (south of the city) I came across this awesome tree carving. There is supposed to be another one deeper into the woods, a Squirrel carved out of a tree stump, but I couldn't get to it as a large area had been sectioned off due to this Ash dieback issue spreading the UK currently. Anyway, this is one of my first posts here, other than to just introduce myself. Hope you enjoy. :)

[AL...]

I love wood art and thats a real belter :)
Thanks for sharin mate.

Cheers
AL

[redbranchwarrior]

Simply beautiful.....

[OakAshandThorn]

Wow...that is astoundingly beautiful :). Looks like someone engraved the figure of Myrddin ;).
Thanks for posting this :D.

[Modvitnir]

I will try to get a shot of the Squirrel too, if I can at some point and post up :)

[Modvitnir]

Thank you!

[Modvitnir]

It could possibily be! ;) Thank you for the kind words

[OakAshandThorn]

Either that or Gandalf. ;)

[BJ]

:welcome: . There a sort of mystical quality about seeing that carving on a living tree.
BJ

[biker-bri]

6205 this is in a wood Nr Wrexham it's actually on Offa's Dyke - not the foot path but the actual earthworks, it shows KING Offa pointing the way out of
Wales!!!!

[Modvitnir]

That is an awesome carving! Love the detail on that.

[EddieJ]

I dabble with chainsaw carving and other wood related hand carving and sculpture, and try where possible to use discarded wood.

Here are a few that are either carved with a chainsaw, or are tree related.


http://imageshack.us/a/img27/9456/seat1wm.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img543/4531/finishedseat.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img10/7074/squirrels2.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img849/9082/onefm.jpg

These two are to scare unsupecting people when walking at night time. :D

http://imageshack.us/a/img826/8292/p1120841.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img255/3097/p1120820.jpg

And this is an example of my 'normal' carving. (there are loads more)

http://imageshack.us/a/img820/1117/p1080919q.jpg

[Likantropo]

I wonder what I would feel if I was hiking at night and found that face on the tree all of a sudden. I'd probably fall back! It's a great find. Any idea who is the author? Best wishes, happy 2013!