I haven't been carving seriously for awhile. I got distracted with a couple of projects that just as important. One included more hand tool storage in the shop. Another is an intarsia project for my wife that I may post here ... maybe. The latest issue of Woodcarving Illustrated showed up in my mailbox today. In it was an article by Rick Jensen where he detailed how to power carve a tree and then add it to a house. Having seen the very carving in his article up close at the seminar I took of his, I was eager to get started. Here's the results thus far. I haven't started the house yet, and while I like this as a first try, it's not finished and I may try a couple more before settling on one to add to a house.