Prunus Versus Stihl

[alpinebonsart]

Hi all , this is the result of the fight between a stihl and my plum . Both are winners and i'm the Grinner .With a paintbrush in hand i outlined the the trunk to be chopped and another outline to be carved

Painted outline for cutting and carving

.Using the tip of the saw i set about running curved cuts in the areas marked ,

1 stub removed

severing the stubs off in preparation for carving .

2 down and looking good

Again using the tip of the saw i carved and scalloped all the material out to a happy medium .I used 2tanks of fuel and 2 hours on the saw during the major carving , now it was ready for the dremel . With a straight cutter i smoothed out the saw cuts and added some character to the hollows , finishing off with a ball cutter its a little rough and ready as mother nature intended . All in all i'm really happy with the final shape and the character the trunk now has .Time to sit back and contemplate my operation . Cheers Alpine

[alpinebonsart]

Today's Front of carving

Rear view or carving

Side View of carving

[alpinebonsart]

This i now a better starting point for the new growth , however another 25kg of material will be carved out in the front and side to really hollow the trunk and im

Front

Rear view

Side View

prove the overall taper .Cheers

[taffyman]

That's looking really interesting Alpine. Can't wait to see it develop further

[alpinebonsart]

That's looking really interesting Alpine. Can't wait to see it develop further

Hi Taffyman , almost out of time so i might drag my Butt out there today and see if i cant at the least finish the basic carving .I'm about as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof now so a chainsaw is a lethal weapon in my hands .If its carved out the regrowth won't be interrupted again,so i had better get to it.Cheers Alpine