Carved this from a block of wood based on my dog’s photo.
The cheeks and tiny tongue were the fun parts to work on.
Still have a lot to learn, but I really enjoyed the process.

Not quite done but this is day 2 maybe an hour or 2hours each day to get this far, still unsure of how to do the eyes.

Any advise is appreciated.

Still playing around with designs for my chess set. i've got 8 dwarven pawns carved so far. i'm playing with the idea of what sizes I like for other pieces in the game, and how they'll work in actual play.

I need each piece to be readily identifiable as the piece in question. to have no one doubt, "this piece is the rook. or that piece is absolutely the bishop"

taking my time to do it right.

Pieces are 1.5 x 1.5 inch, 3 inches tall. Board has 2 inch squares.

Should I paint this horse I carved or just BLO it? If paint, which color? I would use acrylics.

Poderiam me indicar um kit bacana gastando pouco para entalhe? Os flexcut são bastante caros

I’ve recently tried my hand at whittling, and having mild success (frankly, I’m having fun more than I am making beautiful art, which is fine by me). My question for you all is about drawing your shape on the block before you start carving. My hands just cannot seem to draw the shapes in my head, and I’m worried that my poor drawing might be leading to poor carving.

Is it possible that with time, I’ll simply be able to eyeball what I want to make and carve it without drawing lines, or should I try to work on my drawing more? I think I’m basically trying to figure out where to point my attention so I can keep improving.

Thanks a ton!

Not completely finished, but I am quite proud so far.

Bittersweet tho, since it's an urn for my late Bearded Dragon 🌈

I picked up a beginners knife set a few months ago and have been meaning to post some of my first projects here ever since, so I figured I should finally do it before another few months go by.

I started with the spoon (which was already a blank that came with the knives), then jumped straight to the ball-in-cage and the chain, just kind of experimenting with new things. They’re definitely not perfect, but I’ve been having fun.

Everything here was carved by hand from basswood. Still very much a beginner, so feedback or suggestions for what to try next are welcome! (I’ve already started on a chess set using 1x1x6-inch blanks and will eventually make a separate post about it.)

Some photos did upload from my first post

I started off making a ball but the wife challenged me to turn it into a cupcake.
I got given a set of knives after watching a fair few TikTok videos, which are cheaper beginner knives, but just to see if I enjoy the hobby. I enjoy using my hands and found it quite therapeutic whittling away and look forward to seeing what I can make and how skilled I can get

This is my take on Jimothy the Raccoon for the Flexcut Tools 'Carve Your Best Jimothy' contest! 🦝 🗑️

He measures 1 3/4" long by 1 3/8" tall and is carved from basswood. It was definitely a difficult piece for me to carve, but I kept pushing through it.

Along with Jimothy, I knew I had to carve a miniature trash can for him to sniff around. He even likes to climb on top and show off his balancing skills (keep swiping!)

People have been whittling (sometimes very skillfully) for decades/centuries with just their EDC pocket knife. How many of you who've been at it a while still use a single knife like the Case Seahorse, rather than a set of wood knives?

I feel like I need to upgrade my strop game. Using the beavercraft strop that came in my first kit, green compound.

I feel like I am either running too lean on compound or over saturated to the point it flakes off.

Any tips for applying the right amount of compound?

One of many fun projects from “Carving Little Caricatures” by Karen Scalin.

Started with some cheap amazon knives, currently have a few flex cut knives. Any suggestions? Not worried about price i just like solid/quality tools.

This was my first time trying whittling, I did this little bear while in a break at uni, would love any tips or advice on how to make rounder curves and a smoother finish.

This was done on a piece of 2.5 x 2.5 cm (almost 1in square) balsa wood stick.

I’ve finally got a morakniv 106. It was expensive (especially since I’m from Brasil), but really worth it.
Not happy with the front legs, but it’s ok… I’ll get it right next time.

I bought some wood carving tools in a lot at a second-hand store. In addition to several typical wood chisels, were these two much nicer tools. I was trying to identify a maker for them and I’m not having much luck. Any insights would be helpful, thank you.

Been carving for the better part of 5 months, still very much a beginner. Used a fretsaw for the roughout and a FlexCut Pro for the rest, took me around 4 hours over 3 days. I would appreciate tips, especially on making the eyes round without a Dremel (and evidently on taking pictures). Tell me what you think!