It took more than 70 hours to perfect, but the finished product looks amazing.
Norman Shewchuk is a 52-year-old quadriplegic artist living in Mundare, Alberta, and one of his favourite hobbies is making wood art by burning a photo into a piece of wood.
So, how does a man that cannot use his hands the same way the average person can able to pull this off? By merely using a magnifying glass and mother nature’s most crucial asset: the sun.
(Video courtesy NHL.com)
In an interview with NHL.com, Shewchuck explained the intricacies of the entire process and how it’s all dependent on the sun’s positioning in the sky.
"You have to wait for the sun to get up high enough, because if the sun is too low you just make a messy job," Shewchuk said. "You want to get the sun up nice and high so you get the fine lines in."
"It's a very long, long process. It's all burnt with a magnifying glass and the sun. I can only do it when it is warm outside and the sun is out."
Like many Canadians, Shewchuk grew up an avid hockey fan but had his dreams of making the NHL cut short at the age of 16 after he was paralyzed after being hit from behind into the boards during a game.
After finding out the horrific news of the Humboldt Broncos’ bus tragedy, the woodworking artist took the Broncos logo and seared it into a piece of wood.
Somebody hire this man!
