Some more carvings

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Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 6 pts · 1y (8 replies)

That first pic reminds me of Private.

akincisor@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y (6 replies)

It's actually supposed to be Tux, but I'll take that :)

wise_pancake@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

My first thought was he wants me to install Linux, I got tux from it

LaurenceWolse@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Happy cake day! 🎂

wise_pancake@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y

Thank you!

Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 2 pts · 1y

That's it! Couldn't dig that out of my slow memory, haha

BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I thought it was Tux, you nailed it

akincisor@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

I think it will more convincingly look like Tux once he's painted. (Hopefully)

imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y

The thumbnail reminded me of the Löwenmensch figurine

0ops@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y

It's baby penguin Jesus 🙏

karmiclychee@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

What sort of knives are you working with?

akincisor@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Just the one knife - a flexcut roughing knife (KN14). I followed dywoodcarving on YouTube for the chick, and made the Tux by myself.

fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com · 2 pts · 1y

Haha, for anyone else puzzled who's seen dywoodcarving before: "followed dywoodcarving's guide for carving a baby chick"

canajac@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Nice carvings. What species of wood is that?

akincisor@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Basswood. Got it off a guy on eBay.

canajac@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Ahh yes, basswood. Never seen this wood species.

akincisor@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

It's supposed to be the easiest wood to carve for beginners, and it does carve quite nicely if you get the right variety. I bought some poor quality basswood off a no-name Amazon brand and it was quite tough.