2 Thirds of an Olive

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2 Thirds of an Olive

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Almost 2 yrs ago another AB'er gave me a big lump of an olive with 3 short stubby trunks and very little growth. I hastily buried it in the top garden & tried to forget its existance. That was until yesterday when I found myself with lump in one hand, tomahawk in the other :palm: :twisted:

While I washed the soil off then cut all the roots back to the bole I was looking for some glimmer of an idea... what to do with a lump of wood that was about 35cm dia? At first I was just going to remove the dead trunk & flat bottom the rest......
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Lots of detail carving in the future but I had lots of fun with the tommy :twisted: :twisted:

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Re: 2 Thirds of an Olive

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matt the first pic looks like a chicken drumstick :lost: , :tu:
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Craig wrote:matt the first pic looks like a chicken drumstick :lost: , :tu:

Not too well cooked either :twisted: :P
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Pup wrote:
Craig wrote:matt the first pic looks like a chicken drumstick :lost: , :tu:

Not too well cooked either :twisted: :P
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