Author: Eckart

  • The Tanning of Wood: Results

    The Tanning of Wood: Results

    This dolphin took a bath for one week in hot water with vinegar: This dolphin took a bath in hot alkaline water for a week: The third one was treated […]

  • The Tanning of Wood: The Experiments

    The Tanning of Wood: The Experiments

    When an alder tree gets cut, there occurs an reaction. After few hours it turns bright orange: Unfortunately this color fades away soon. But what capacity lies in the alder […]

  • Foxed Wood

    Foxed Wood

    Foxed wood doesn’t sound very attractive, moldy wood is even worse, but that is what it is – wood in the process of decay. It is beech wood, which grows […]

  • Noah’s Arc

    Noah’s Arc

    A boat made from one tree trunk – all Native People know how to do that. The one I make is somewhat different. Yes, it is from one log, but […]

  • about Blacknoses and Three-Legs

    about Blacknoses and Three-Legs

    suddenly the deer turned towards me. I was stunned at this sight: majestic, calm and powerful. I have to express this in my carvings. But how can I do it. […]

  • New Animal Societies

    New Animal Societies

    Seals are social animals, so are wolfs. Lions are the only cats who live in packs and donkeys live in herds. Because those animals are unhappy if they are alone, […]

  • Appletree

    Appletree

    This time I don’t have too many words to tell but pictures to show instead. I just have to share my newest work, where, as I think, I mastered best […]

  • Learn how to Carve

    Learn how to Carve

    Here I show pictures about carving. First an angel, than an horse. Who wants to learn it? The world is big and diverse. There must be people who don’t just […]

  • An Hollow Linden Trunk

    An Hollow Linden Trunk

    The soft and rotten inside has to be removed. The doors are cut. On the left side the remains from inside stand like skyscrapers. The doors are still too thick. […]

  • Economical and ecological aspects

    Economical and ecological aspects

    Local harvesting   The trees I use grow in our valley. I use  alder, birch or linden wood, which grows a lot around us and grows rather quickly. Apple, plum […]