A bonsai artist carves an olive tree with a Dremel, hollowing the trunk to define the front while protecting the live vein underneath. Deadwood curled over the back adds depth, and blackening the carved areas makes the features pop.
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So I'm going to start using a— with a Dremel fitted with a bonsai nibbler, and I'm going to start taking out some hollows. So I've started hollowing out the trunk itself, and this line here is going to show us the main front of the tree. And I'm going to keep this piece of deadwood curling over the back. For this to become more convincing, I need to cut through this wall slightly. We're continually making sure that I don't cut through the live vein. This is something that I've checked already on the tree before today, and the live vein runs underneath and slightly over the top towards these branches. And obviously, at no point can I cut through there because I'll Otherwise, I'd harm the health of the tree. Go over on this side. It's coming together, isn't it? As soon as it's blackened, it all stands out.