Whittling

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For people who like to carve things out of wood

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Second project so far - Barn Owl (Hazel - sanded, cherry stained) (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Marechan@lemmy.world to c/whittling@sh.itjust.works

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[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hoo, pretty good! Where do you get suitable wood, and what types have you found most suitable?

[–] Marechan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks ! Mostly from my garden, from pruning trees. So far I also tried pine (too fibrous to my taste), horse chestnut (pretty much like hazel but harder) and a piece of bicentennial oak which dulled my blades in a eyeblink. Next up I have some thuya and beech to play with.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Neat. I've never considered whittling before - I found this post from /local. What sort of tools do you use? I assume it's not just a pocket knife like you see in movies? (And sandpaper and stain obviously)

[–] Marechan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For this one, actually yes only a pocket knife (opinel folding knife) but now I have opted for a more ergonomic knife (shorter blade and larger handle) and I also have a hook blade for hollow forms such as spoons.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you for the info. I've been looking for my next hobby.

[–] Marechan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The YouTube channel 'Carving is fun' has a lot of content regarding tools and also nice projects for beginners if you don't know where to start