Harold Rosauer: DISTRESSED HICKORY BURL- PUZZLE BOX

Harold Rosauer has carved 993 lifelike birds, taking up to 900 hours to finish one. He has carved 40,000 wooden bird feather pins, so lifelike you’d think a slight breeze could carry them away. 

As a hunter and a fisherman in his free time, during deer season you can find Harold out in a tree stand with his crossbow at the ready or, for two weeks every month during the summer, at his cabin on Minnesota’s Leach Lake catching Northern Pike. (He once caught a 54-inch, 45-pound Muskie.)

But, you’re just as likely to find Harold at his saw or lathe, with a carving knife or a paint brush as he works beneath a magnifying glass. To say he’s meticulous is as obvious as saying the early bird gets the worm. Once, after carving a robin, Harold dug up a night crawler and put it in the bird’s mouth. That provided inspiration to spend another nine hours carving the worm that now dangles from the robin’s beak.

Dimensions: 4in x 9in x 4in