Waterloo-conceived Simon O'Rourke is an honor winning wood carver who makes creative models across the globe. Presently situated in Wales, Simon is right now amidst a four-week project which has taken him back to the Liverpool City Region and it's supposed to be perhaps the greatest test yet – cutting The Beatles from tree trunks. The remainders of the UK's tallest tree, which was felled in the wake of being harmed in a tempest, has been changed into a cutting of a monster hand. A 15.2m (50ft) stump was the solitary part left remaining after the 124-year-old Douglas Fir was chopped out at the Lake Vyrnwy domain in Powys in March. It had remained at 63.7m (209ft), taller than a 20-story assembling, and was once viewed as the UK's joint most noteworthy. From wrist to fingertip, the goliath hand estimates 2m (7ft). Craftsman Simon O'Rourke, 33, from Wrexham, utilized a cutting tool to cut the highest point of the stump, and displayed the figure on his own hand.

Scaffolding was erected around the "blank canvas" tree trunk last month and the project took a week to complete. "The Forestry Commission, who are looking after the area, decided that it would be a good idea to have a memorial to the tree and left a 50ft stem when they felled it," said Mr O'Rourke, who has called his work the Giant Hand of Vyrnwy. "They invited eight artists to tender for the job and I got it." He said the hand carving was in an area of the estate known as The Giants of Vyrnwy, and the location had inspired him.

Artist Simon O'Rourke Used A Chainsaw To Carve A Giant Hand Emerging From A Tree Stump. "There are a few tall Douglas firs growing in the Giants of Vyrnwy area and I was going on the giants theme," he said. "It's a last attempt by the tree to reach the sky." Mr O'Rourke, who has been tree carving for nine years, has 12 different chainsaws. His previous projects have included carvings of a swan, an angel, a kingfisher, a chipmunk and a giant clock.

The damage to the tree was spotted earlier this year, and the Forestry Commission feared that it could have been a risk to visitors. The tree was leaning to one side, and there were two substantial cracks on opposite sides of the main stem extending from the buttress roots to a height of 3.5m. A few years ago, it was measured by tree surgeon who stretched a length of rope up to the top as he climbed its branches. The height was then calculated back on the ground and confirmed by the Tree Register of the British Isles. Images credit:Simon O'Rourke