/r/Woodcarving
The community hub for woodcarvers of all skill levels. Share your projects, ask questions, and get inspired by fellow carvers. Grab your chisels, knives, or power tools, and let’s turn some wood into art!
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This is a subreddit for all things woodcarving. Post new projects, tutorials, patterns, or questions regarding tools, techniques, and anything else woodcarving-related.
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Monthly Themes
January 2015 Theme- Dinosaurs or mythological creatures
December 2014 Theme- Gift/winter holiday
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Does anyone have experience with the new OCC tool knives?
Apologies if this has been asked before, but i haven't seen anything online about it. OCC tools was bought out by KCT (Kryshak Carving tools) a while ago, but i haven't been able to find anything online about how how well the craftsmanship holds up after the change in ownership. Has anyone bought an OCC (now KCT) knife? Is the quality the same/comparable?
03:36 UTC
Fun little guys i made for my kids!
Mr. Owl Yogi The grumpy fisherman!
03:07 UTC
Happy wood crew
Pretty fun simple friends to create!
03:04 UTC
A Santa I made for my wife
00:56 UTC
Snake Wand
21:52 UTC
Best tools for carving figurines
Hello,
I’m looking to get a couple of really nice wood carving tools for someone who carves figurines. I was thinking maybe 2 Drake knives/tools (but open to any decent brand)?
Most of her figurines are around the size of a baseball.
Does anyone know which two might be the best choices?
Thank you!
19:40 UTC
What to ask for Christmas as a newbie woodcarver? (Already own some knives)
Hi y'all,
I'm wondering what y'all would recommend I ask my mom to get me as a newer woodcarver? I currently have three beaver craft knives as well as one of those v shaped knives for texturing.
I have a lot of trouble with sharp knives and usually have to put a lot of force into the wood to get any sort of cut. I have tried following tutorials stropping but I feel like the blades just will not get sharp enough.
Basically I want to get something that will quicken/lessen the amount of sharpening I have to do.
Should I ask for a whetstone or knife sharpening machine? Should I ask for another set of higher-quality knives?
Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!
19:16 UTC
I’m happy with this beard
18:13 UTC
Finished my Christmas Gifts!
All the spoons l've made as gifts for Christmas. Chestnut, Cherry, Walnut and Maple. Hand carved, a few have gotten some engraving with my Dremel. Sanded to 180, finished with 100% Tung Oil. Enjoy!
17:48 UTC
Mr & Mrs Claus
Both of these were made from a single branch of monkeypod (cut in two pieces, one for each). They were hand carved and hand painted. The pompon on their hats is a ballof cotton from a cotton tree on my yard. This is also my first attempt at "cel shading" when painting.
Merry Christmas all!
16:52 UTC
A very small Talonflame Carving
This was carved from Monkeypod and hand painted. The talonflame pokemon is a single piece but the "hill" it is roosting on is made of some wood I don't recognize,
*This is a reupload, first one was missing the video.
16:37 UTC
I carved a flower :)
The body is made of walnut and the middle is made of mulberry and finished it with linseed oil
14:48 UTC
This year's Santa.
Still need to apply polyurethane and antique.
07:58 UTC
Where can I buy the least inexpensive and easy to whittle wood for a beginner?
I live in Australia and cannot seem to find and wood in store in my area. I would prefer cubes as my first projects will likely be mushrooms but I don’t want to buy the wrong thing.
Most people are recommending balsa wood but I’m still unsure where to get it :/
04:47 UTC
How many Battletech fans in this sub?
04:23 UTC
Work surface for whittling?
Hi everyone. My mom is a beginner but heavy into whittling (making gnomes and small figurines). She's always working on her kitchen counter with towels and things that slip around.
For a gift, I'm thinking of getting her this work surface. Any advice on if this is a good idea. As I know nothing of whittling maybe this is something you prefer to do by hand and not want a surface to clamp ?
13:54 UTC