How to Create an Unusual Wooden Figurine out of Roots

The DIY project is unique because it describes a working process on a piece of wood with a unique natural shape. This means you can create a thing if you find such basic material :)

The tutorial is performed by my dad Mikhail.

Yours,
Lika

1. I got two birch pieces of unusual shapes:

2. I removed the bark, cleaned and sanded the surface:

3. There was a crumbly part I cleaned, treated and filled with a sawdust and glue mixture:

4. Then I found an image and started revealing it:

5. Finally, the moment of joining two parts into a unity. I used PVA glue and such metal tool:

6. After the glue dried, I added small birch inserts to bring some more mystery:

7. Carved a head out of a piece of basswood.

8. Glued it to the figurine:

9. Then processed the junction, varnished the birdy. See the result form all sides!