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Some more carvings (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 week ago
[-] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

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

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

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

[-] LaurenceWolse@feddit.nl 4 points 1 week ago
[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago
[-] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 week ago

I thought it was Tux, you nailed it

[-] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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

[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 week ago

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

[-] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

The thumbnail reminded me of the Löwenmensch figurine

[-] karmiclychee@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

What sort of knives are you working with?

[-] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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 points 6 days ago

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

[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

It's baby penguin Jesus 🙏

[-] canajac@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Nice carvings. What species of wood is that?

[-] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Basswood. Got it off a guy on eBay.

[-] canajac@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Ahh yes, basswood. Never seen this wood species.

[-] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

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.

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