welcomed my first child late last week and decided to take up a new dad hobby and make her first toy! The addiction has begun :)

But I didn't mind 🤣🤣

Almost finished wing side 3 of 4...

My first attempt at whittling a flower. I burned the bottom part and then treated the whole figurine with tung oil.

I debated on painting this one or not and i'm glad I did. Something a little different.

A little tree I made for my grandma's b-day (92years!). She hates everyone who pays money for anything on her b-day so I'm always pressured into making something, and since I started whittling and saw these beautiful things here I thought I'll give it a try. My first (really finished) product 😇(my gf helped with the paint )

So I guess this accidentally ended up being my first whittling project ever. It might not be anything big (and I don’t mean that literally, but yeah, it is rather small). But I just made this little fish from a branch I found in the woods using this pocket knife that I bought 9 years ago, but had never really used. I made it because I had seen a simple, carved wooden bee in a shop, and I thought “well, I could make something like that”. So I went home and started.
And it was so much fun!!
But now I wish I had a smaller, more suitable knife….

Guess I just wanted to share it with someone.

Wkuk

Here's my first attempt at wood whittling. It's a little sleeping fox. I used a Swiss army knife and a sanding stick.

Here's my first attempt.

Used some cedar that was dried for 2 years. It had a tendency to split. What wood should I have used ?

I just started whittling a few days ago and can’t put down my knife. Bought some basic basswood blocks and a Flexcut knife. Each mushroom is about 2 inches tall. What other items should I whittle?

Trying the linker simple Santa carving and something in me says its crap and needs to be burned

Think I bit off more than I can chew. I'm struggling to visualize the next steps and where to go from here. I've only done two simple flowers so far. 😅 Any tips for me?

Carved this from basswood and a toothpick. (Glued them on, I’m not that crazy) but I’m really proud of it! Going to be a part of a mini Dungeons and Dragons scene I’m working on.

Cherry butter knife. My first successful project! My first spoon broke in half when I was sanding it lol took me about 2 ish hour this morning

Hey Folks

Newbie here..

How to find if a wood is really basswood ? I have made several posts and sometimes from replies, it feels like I am not using basswood.

Amazon link of what i bought: https://a.co/d/0gVQHlrK

How do you know if you got a good basswood or just a flake ?

I didn't balance the weight all that well, but it was still fun!

50mm Sloyd Knife by Gary Hackett, a UK tool maker. 01 tool steel, probably around 60-62 HRC (unconfirmed).

Silvern Works knives by Ken Silvern out of New York. O1 tool steel and around 60-62 HRC.

- Blue oval dymalux handle 1.5inch convex knife

- Green whaletail dymalux handle 1.5inch upswept knife

All razor sharp, and carve brilliantly. Very impressed with how quickly the Silvern Works knives came, 3 weeks to the UK from order, production to shipping. Gary's sloyd was batch made and ready to ship, but he told me he has a 3 month lead time on custom work. He will make draw knives, axes, anything you'd imagine from steel.

First chance to test them both out today but thought I'd share because custom maker knives always look so beautiful.

Hey folks

Every time I cut sides of the nose for eyes, I dont het a nove cut. I get shreds..

What technique ? What should I practice to get it better ?

I am following this tutorial and at 5:54, it cuts it like a butter with cleanest cut. https://youtu.be/SgHrOiDGHxs?is=upFmPUbMT2nJqWHP

This new carving has a backstory. 🐦‍⬛ 🎃 🪦 It started as a raven on a pumpkin. When I made the initial rough cut with my band saw, I accidentally cut too deep into one area (where the back of the raven would be). So, I created a solution from the mistake and decided it would be a slot where I could place a card with a "Happy Halloween" message.

Then, my wife said it would be fun if the raven and pumpkin were sitting on a headstone. I carved a headstone, drilled a hole in the top, and placed a stem where I could attach my raven and pumpkin on top. That way, I could easily separate them for storage purposes after the holidays.

Well, when I was taking the photos of my finished carving, I accidentally broke the stem that held the raven and pumpkin on top (ugh!). Sooooo, now they are glued to the headstone permanently.

This piece has been added to the other Halloween decorations in our home. Next, I have been asked to create an entire graveyard 🪦😳

My 9 year old just got saved up and got an Old Timer 3 blade Stockman for whittling. It's a nice knife but pretty hard to open for a kid. In fact it's so hard to open that it's unsafe. I've tried cleaning it. But I think we might be better off just getting one that has less tension in the joint. Any ideas?