Finished this guy earlier today . Tried to make his arms hang-able. What you guys think?

I made some simple pendants, do you have any ideas for more designs? I'm open for new challenges.

8 pieces of white pine, carved, disassembled and hollowed out. Assembled with threaded tun running the length. Burned brushed and sealed with storm systems cedar oil. Initially missed the mark on back leg structure (pointed out by a Redditor when I posted an "in progress" pic). I was able to correct and straighten the lower rear leg and lose the"heel" a little over 8 feet long, 5.5 feet tall

Does anyone know a modern tool that would work like this Klompen carving tool called a “lepelboor”? A normal spoon carving tool or spoon bit isn’t cupped near as much as this. Thanks!

hello my fellow carving nerds

does anyone know what kind of wood this is? should be european wood but i'm not sure!
has a slight smell of vinegar when carved
it's very heavy and quite hard

thanks!

Been carving this pig and wanted to keep the fkesh of the feet, the head, and the tail. Thinking of adding more, but have some fine tuning to do first.

Basswood, toothpicks, lots of wood glue! Hope ya like it!

Meet “Nykolus ‘Bagman’ Meisterspicer” carved from a single piece of basswood for my friend Cory, a fan of pumpkin spice, lord of backyard lizards, and a master of product design.

I carved this out of drumsticks tree wood(softer than balsa wood) as I could not procure other, it's for a gift

It's colored by a sketchpen but since the wood was very soft and looks too vulnerable to moisture I think I should use something on it to preserve it like paintings.

I don't know what I could use, if there's something cheap or available in household supplies please suggest.

Also is it good for a gift to a friend😁😁😁😁😁😁

Although I’ve been apprenticing at a traditional Japanese sign carving shop for a while I sorta strayed off on my own with this little cutting board I got as a gift for my mother in law…Normally use cashew lacquers, I’ve been experimenting with acrylics (on Hinoki).. paints work decent but grain is all wrong for carving. Going to gold leaf the tulip.
I know still pretty amateur but hadn’t carved anything out of wood ever up to a year and a half ago and still struggle with a lot of things because of mobility challenges …
Oh ya…Also made a couple of my own knives from bar of Aogami. That was its own degree of madness with sharpening etc.

My second wood carving after a wooden spoon. Made from a tree of heaven. My question is: what topcoat can I put on this to help it survive outside? It has bark showing which might complicate things. Thanks.

I used drumsticks(sehjan) tree wood, even softer than balsa wood, as I could not procure others due to financial reasons, and didn't want to personally go cut a tree in my vicinity.

It looked better before I painted it and added those chocolate wrapper accessories but subian.

Since the wood was very soft(could not correctly judge its anatomy) and I haven't worked with wood before, I had a few problems, tho I love this hobby will keep pursuing it.😁😁😁😁😁😁

Hey everyone,

I’m newer to woodcarving and have been struggling to carve curved dips without them looking terrible. I don’t even know if there’s a technical term, like slopes? In wood turning, they’re called coves.

I’ll use a V or Stop cut to remove the material, but smoothing it out is a nightmare and every time I try and curve the blade up, it’ll catch or cut deeper on the up slope side.

Was wondering if anyone had any tips?

I’m going to be selling at my first craft fair in December so I’ve really been focusing on winter/Christmas themed carvings, but I couldn’t get through October without making a few lil ghosts

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The shaman figure—his attire and, above all, his drum—is modeled on authentic Altai shamanic equipment.

Hi Everyone,

I've spoken to a regular poster to this sub regarding a commission, but they are booked out for a while and I was wondering if any other folks here would be up for it.

I have a grandma who saw this wooden horse with tea light spot and thought it was lovely. But she thought it was a dog.

Either way, I'm hoping to commission someone to make a version of this that has a more dog-like shape instead of a horse, but that still has the alcove on the back for the tea light, that I can gift her for Christmas.

If the answer is, "Can't be done that fast, pound sand," I'd still like to commission it for next year.

Thank you for your eyes and attention!

Carved these three little guys from basswood with knives and chisels — The Wink, The Sly One, and The Stitched One. Each one's hollowed out underneath to sit over a battery tea light so the face glows. They're all just under 4 inches tall (the stitched one is 3 1/4").

Halloween's coming fast.

I had my first major injury after doing this hobby for a decade. I basically stabbed the side of my left palm (4 stitches and a very deep hole) and barely missed all the really important things in my hand. I could have severed ligaments, nerves, or worse and lost the ability to work and do the hobbies I love. And this happened because I ignored my own advice.

This is advice I want to share for those new to the hobby but also as a reminder for people that have been whittling a long time:

- Don’t woodwork after 9 pm (10 at the latest); tiredness causes carelessness and that causes injuries.
- Don’t woodwork longer than 4 hours in a sitting. You slowly become less careful and less aware that you are holding extremely sharp tools. I will say you could probably go longer in a day if you take significant breaks (1 hr+) every 2-3 hours you’re working.
- Keep your workstation clean. Dirty stations cause unnecessary slippage and potential accidents.
- Take reasonable precautions to avoid injury; use clamps if you have them to get your non dominant hand out of the line of fire.
- Try to keep your head on straight that you are indeed doing something that can have life changing consequences.
- Have fun but be smart!

No woodworking project is worth the potential loss of a finger or hand control. If you f*** your hand up you won’t ever carve again!

As the title says, I have no experience in woodcarving at all. I am versatile in most other art form, and a quick learner, however, I do want to be realistic.

My partner has talked to me about wanting a wooden mask from the Legend of Zelda series’s Majora’s mask, for years. I would like to know realistically how long would it take to go from 0 experience to a good enough result? It doesn’t need to be perfect but I’d still like him to be able to display it without people asking if a child made it.

His birthday is in the summer so it would give me about a year to learn, but I can always give it to him at a later birthday. But if something like that is going to take 5-10 years to learn, maybe it would be better for me to commission it?

To add in case it helps, I am currently not working, for medical reasons, so I have a lot of time! I’m willing to give this multiple hours a day if needed.

Thank all!! 😊😊 Ps. The picture is not mine, but shows what I think would be the most simple ones to do.