I don’t often use fresh greenwood these days. Most of my work is done with seasoned, dry or vintage bits of wood. Some of it is really quite old, for instance the shallow flat ladles carved from an old victorian occasional table top.
But this was carved from a piece of beech freshly cut from the garden. It was nice to use greenwood again because it is easy, like carving carrots. But I’m not sure I liked the finished piece. I’ve got used to the old wood fighting back. This didn’t, so it all felt a bit too easy.