http://www.johncall.com/blog/woodcarving-cottonwood-bark-woodspirit/ Woodcarving, gardening, beekeeping and country living. Mon, 24 May 2010 13:44:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.johncall.com/blog/woodcarving-cottonwood-bark-woodspirit/comment-page-1/#comment-122 james stiver Sat, 17 May 2008 18:36:57 +0000 http://www.johncall.com/woodcarving-cottonwood-bark-woodspirit/#comment-122 Iam a novice carver and have just gotten interested in carving cottonwood bark. I now live in Mich. but I did live in nebr. for many years. When I was out there last year I found an article on the largest cottonwood tree in the nation that was knocked down by wind or lighting. Anyway I called the people and asked them if I could harvest some of the bark. Anyway they said yes so this year I went out there. You should have seen this tree I think the circum. of the tree was like 36ft. it was just amazing. Anyway I got some really good thick bark from the tree and plan on going back in the fall to get some more. I really want to carve them something special for letting me have the bark. What I need is a good reference book on power carving cottonwood bark to help me get started on this gift for them. I have the book called carving tree bark by Rick Jensen and Jack A Williams. Great stuff if I could do a whimsey house like they do it would be great. My only problem is I never have used power tools on anything and I would like to learn. Any suggestions on books etc. would be a great help to me. Please email me with some info. on this subject would be greatly appreceaited. Thanks, Jim Stiver Iam a novice carver and have just gotten interested in carving cottonwood bark. I now live in Mich. but I did live in nebr. for many years. When I was out there last year I found an article on the largest cottonwood tree in the nation that was knocked down by wind or lighting. Anyway I called the people and asked them if I could harvest some of the bark. Anyway they said yes so this year I went out there. You should have seen this tree I think the circum. of the tree was like 36ft. it was just amazing. Anyway I got some really good thick bark from the tree and plan on going back in the fall to get some more. I really want to carve them something special for letting me have the bark. What I need is a good reference book on power carving cottonwood bark to help me get started on this gift for them. I have the book called carving tree bark by Rick Jensen and Jack A Williams. Great stuff if I could do a whimsey house like they do it would be great. My only problem is I never have used power tools on anything and I would like to learn. Any suggestions on books etc. would be a great help to me. Please email me with some info. on this subject would be greatly appreceaited. Thanks, Jim Stiver

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