How much wood would a woodcarver carve?
The setting – a perfect woodcutter’s cottage. The man – Greg Morris. His hobby – carving whimsical critters from logs. On this particular sunny Sunday in November I caught Greg before he headed to a friend’s woodlot. Greg Morris and wife Pati moved to Newburgh eight years ago from Brockville. Greg, an engineer, works at Collin’s Bay Penitentiary but spends his free time cutting wood in exchange for some pretty hefty logs of pine or cedar. He prefers to use dead or dying trees not just because he is ecologically conscious but also because they have started the drying process on their own. “You just have to be sure they don’t have any insect damage or worms in them. I hauled a huge one out awhile back only to find out it was hollow inside,” Greg said. Once he has dragged them out of the bush and into his own yard he removes the bark, seals the ends with paint and then just lets them age and dry naturally outside in the weather. According to Greg basswood is okay for pieces that will be k
