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    Wood carving I carved this unicorn from lime wood, the smaller is what I carved 4 years ago. Link to process video in comments

    July 10, 2021

    Wood carving I carved this unicorn from lime wood, the smaller is what I carved 4 years ago. Link to process video in comments

    I carved this unicorn from lime wood, the smaller is what I carved 4 years ago. Link to process video in comments

    Posted: 10 Jul 2021 05:34 AM PDT

    A quick bust carve

    Posted: 09 Jul 2021 05:27 PM PDT

    My favorite wood spirit so far!

    Posted: 09 Jul 2021 02:08 PM PDT

    A few fellows from a Ryan Olsen pattern

    Posted: 09 Jul 2021 05:26 PM PDT

    Got a good start on a walking stick today!

    Posted: 10 Jul 2021 06:47 AM PDT

    Small Legend of Zelda box

    Posted: 09 Jul 2021 01:34 PM PDT

    Wall Handing Plywood Bike Rack DIY

    Posted: 10 Jul 2021 07:18 AM PDT

    Updated pics of the wolf in red cedar 6' i have till the end of the mont for completion, I'm confident i can do it!

    Posted: 09 Jul 2021 10:32 AM PDT

    Some spoons I carved

    Posted: 09 Jul 2021 11:03 AM PDT

    Question regarding working with wood that has thick growth rings.

    Posted: 10 Jul 2021 12:20 AM PDT

    I was donated some scrap wood from a remodeling project someone did a couple of towns over. The wood has oddly thick growth rings, almost as thick as the material between each ring. Wanting to get a feel for the material before doing anything bigger with it, I cut a 1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5" cube and started roughing in a merkaba star (8 points) as it would have me tackling the material from all angles but with simple cuts.

    My knife was doing an alright but not great job and felt a lot of resistance on the growth rings so decided to see how a chisel would feel. The chisel ended up needing enough pressure that when it finally got through the growth ring it instantly cut through the softer material underneath and glanced off of the next ring deflecting the chisel into my palm and up into my thumb. After the ER glued my hand back together I got to wondering just what kind of wood I was given.

    I really don't want to abandon this wood as the darker rings give it an almost tiger stripe appearance. Having had to leave most of my tools behind when moving about a month ago, and poor as I am, I don't have access to the proper tools to work it in a safe manner. Looking back on it the block should have been in a vice and I should have been using a proper carving knife with a better honed edge. (Just have an old pocket knife, some chisels, and some files/rasps currently.)

    Aside from this insight, can you guys offer any advice for working with wood like this? The rings are hard like iron, but the material between is soft like pine. Makes for an awkward cut. Any tips beyond not being an idiot after I heal (and set about trying again) would be greatly appreciated.

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    please help- my dog destroyed some of my favorite carvings… any tips on how to try and make it look even close to presentable again?

    Posted: 09 Jul 2021 04:41 PM PDT

    Wood Spirit from earlier this year… gotta get hyped to get back to carving!

    Posted: 09 Jul 2021 02:02 PM PDT
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