First Carving of 2015

Now that Christmas has passed, and all the santas and angels have been carved and given away, I can get back to what I really like to carve. This is a butternut log I bought at last year's Kansas City Show from Krantz Wood Sales. It measures 8" in diameter and 15" in length. I started by removing some of the waste wood with a chainsaw. Then I switch to mallet tools. Here is the progress so far......