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Frogs carved from Black Walnut

First sign of spring, frogs emerging from Black Walnut.




Finished Carving, Treefrog


Finished Carving, Treefrog

The finished piece that I'm working on in the top photograph, which I titled Treefrog". It appears to be a simple piece, but is actually fairly difficult.

With the electric chain saw I cut a two inch cross section from a small walnut log and roughed out a triangular area for the frog head. Then as I do with all pieces, I put the date on it and shelved it to dry. A piece this small and with so much end grain exposed will dry quickly, but as it turned out it sat on the shelf for over a year before I got back to it. So, it was dry, and fortunately had not cracked or warped.