Under a small light and sometimes using magnification, Simonson artfully carves the mythical creatures from cottonwood bark ... carving as a way to pass the time in his ice house when the fish ...

In Minnesota, wood for carving sells at $9 ... Linden tree to craft their bird, fish and eagle figurines. Falkowski and a few others prefer cottonwood bark. At 68, Falkowski is an outdoorsman ...

“Montana has unusually good cottonwood bark, which you can pick ... created for his bathroom. Other carvings include signs, gnomes, endless varieties of fish, a bull elk, a chess set with ...

Under a small light and sometimes using magnification, Simonson artfully carves the mythical creatures from cottonwood bark ... carving as a way to pass the time in his ice house when the fish ...