I've just finished a beautiful sculpture/carving made out of this old narled bit of red beech covered in burrs (about 6 ft tall). The grain of the tree seemed to swirl around the burrs, so I used that feature to carve koru (fern fronds). Using a little trick using different oils and different layers, I highlighted to korus so they stand out from the rest, looking new emerging from the narly old wood. Koru mean "new life" in New Zealand, which is also appropriate because, as well as the korus emerging, I've given new life to this old bit of wood
