Master carver Jeff Bryan says he's chuffed to see his latest works hanging at Lindisfarne College in Hastings.
Now working at the New Zealand Natural Clothing company base in Norsewood, Mr Bryan carved the pieces for the college from 4000-year-old kauri, sourced from a mill in Northland.
"The five-piece work includes the school crest and also the four house crests and I only used a chainsaw and jigsaw to get the basic shape," he said.
"The rest of the work is hand-chiselled.
"I also used a four-inch nail for embossing the shading and various chisel blades for paring and vee cutting the edges.