I have carefully considered a design that you can enjoy in about three different ways. If all goes well, you will enjoy the bold undulations and different grain patterns that appear depending on ho...

I carved about halfway through the large undulation that surrounds the central space. The more I carve, the more the undulating grain of the wood dances with the undulating shapes I carved. The dee...

When the central space is opened up to the bottom, a three-dimensional effect is being created. This hinoki (Japanese cypress) is particularly beautiful with its rich color. I am already dancing my...

I love the grain pattern that appears when carving against the grain of the wood. The more I carve now, the more it appears, so I'm obsessed. In this piece, I considered a design that allows you to...

The safest way with wood with many cracks is to carve a single mass sculpture. However, I'll never give up on hollowing it out. This wood has a deep crack near the center that runs from top to bott...

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 ...