CUT, cut, cut

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regards,
jun  

Love it!!. Yet another master piece from you jun

maaaan jun !!!

that is some rock-star work !!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like I have to be honest here... I don't like this tree. Your work is always masterful Jun, and you're one of the artists on this site that I draw a lot of inspiration from, but this tree turns me off. The base is way too much for me and throws off the balance of the tree. What you've done with the material is amazing, but it's just not my taste.

Thanks guys!

regards,
jun  

PeacefulAres wrote:I feel like I have to be honest here... I don't like this tree. Your work is always masterful Jun, and you're one of the artists on this site that I draw a lot of inspiration from, but this tree turns me off. The base is way too much for me and throws off the balance of the tree. What you've done with the material is amazing, but it's just not my taste.

Thank you!

This is a long term project. The yamadori came in in that form, the back portion of the tree is hollow. There is a two life line along the trunk, one on the lower part on the right side the other one serving the top branches. Jut imagine the lower portion of the trunks, with lots of dead wood in the future. and only one visible life line.

regards,
jun  

You mention that the back side is hollow and from my observations of this genus in the wild deadwood does not last, are you concerned about the deadwood rotting out over time?

MattA wrote:You mention that the back side is hollow and from my observations of this genus in the wild deadwood does not last, are you concerned about the deadwood rotting out over time?

Not at all Matt. I've been working on casuarina for a long time. If the deadwood comes in naturally or were formed from the wild it will last for a very long time, just like a Juniper. Usually the color turns dark grey or black if it is a natural deadwood If you put lime sulfur it will turn slightly grey. But if the deadwood is man made it is very soft and will rot out easily...and must be protected all the time with wood hardener and sealer.
As you can see in the picture above, Slowly grinding and scraping the inner deadwood in the back is already taking placed. I can still contibue exposing the natural dead wood or let the softer wood rots out leaving the harder deadwood behind.

The same technique were used to these trees below with softer wood removed.








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In the wild these dark deadwoods last longer than the tree itself.

regards,
jun  

JUN,, Another nice tree !! trunk looks great,,how long did it take to do this?? like the trim and removeing that branch.. take care john

nice pieces jun.
like them
  

A little out of balance now, but tomorrow this will be a real star. Great as always -- thanks for sharing and please post updates.