[North Wind]

Trying something else.My wife and I were out and about and found a bunch of bark where someone was cutting fire wood.We picked it all up (about a truck load)and I came home and started to play.






(I Uploaded the images to ImageShack, because the forums here only allow small pictures.)

[Dennis Taylor]

looks like you hit the mother load, nice carving...I just watched a demo by Jenson, carving cottonwood bark, and it was really amazing, you seem to have the style and technique I lack yet...going to pick up the book and find some bark and give it a whirl....very nice work, and luck man!!!!...Dennis

[Cottonwood]

North Wind,
That looks like it is very good quality bark....thick and free of defects etc. Although the Cottonwood tree is the Kansas state tree, the bark here is not nearly that thick. Lucky you!