"so had a quick play with it and knocked this up"
That is really clever, I have never been any good at carving, my son is and has made some stunning pieces over the years.
He can hold a piece of wood and tell me he can "See" what he is going to carve out of it, "the wood shows me what is inside it I am just taking off the excess wood to reveal it" is his reply when I say I can only see a lump of wood
Very clever Nick