The time has come to say goodbye to this cypress wood, which I have spent with for over a month. When I was carving the left end, the crack grew larger. It was the result of exploring the limits of...

The overall picture is becoming much clearer. Every time I work, every time I carve, I tense every nerve in my body. I am carving little by little, so I'm holding the hammer for long periods of tim...

It's near the core of the wood. In order to minimize the impact of the strikes, it's important to keep the chisels sharp. I sharpened them frequently when I was carving zelkova wood. I am sharpenin...

Little by little, carefully carving, I was able to successfully open the fourth space. I took a photo of it upside down so you can see what I was doing better. By making the hole along one of the c...

It took about four hours to successfully carve the third hole. I noticed that it has an interesting shape when viewed from the core side. I started carving, thinking that there was a high chance of...

I reconsidered the design of the broken part on the right side and started carving again. I thought long and hard about whether to open a second hole in this spot, but decided to do so because open...

I started carving this piece thinking that there was a 50/50 chance of success, but so far so good. I'm chiselling while reading the cracks as well as the grain of the wood. Then, all of a sudden, ...

As always I want to make some holes leading to the bottom. However, how big and what shape of hole is allowed in this wood with so many cracks in it? I have succeeded, cautiously and boldly, in car...

How can I create a design that represent my own style using wood with many cracks? The more difficult it feels, the more fascinated I become and the more I become obsessed with sculpting it. I am a...

So far I have removed cross sections with many cracks. I have been thinking about what kind of design is possible to make use of the parts. This is the first time that wood with so many cracks has ...

Tree with dancing branches. The dull grayish brown color of magnolia wood is a beauty with a unique taste. It fascinated me when I started carving, puzzled me while I was carving, worried me while ...

I am working on cutting off the tips of four branches with bold undulations one by one. The carving is done carefully while checking the amount of force applied. From now on, there is a greater pos...

When I first started carving, I was surprised at how soft the magnolia wood was, but as I progressed, I realized that it sometimes felt hard depending on the direction of carving, the way the grain...

During carving, I often have various conflicts, anxieties, and confusions running through my mind. In addition, perhaps due to the color and grain of the magnolia wood, I had not been able to take ...

I was concerned about a large knot on the back, so I started carving while keeping an eye on it. Even soft wood has hard parts around the knot near the core. However, as I expected, there is an int...