/r/wildwhittlers
A place for those who like to whittle and carve wood, specifically figures. Encouraged to share patterns, photos, techniques and general chat! If you are an experienced whittler, or are wishing to learn, all are welcome :)
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A place for those who like to whittle, specifically figures. Encouraged to share patterns, photos, techniques and general chat! If you are an experienced whittler, or are wishing to learn, all are welcome :)
RULES for posting!
All stages of making are allowed, whether you're uploading an entire album or just an image of your progress, but please don't post individual pictures! Editing posts is encouraged.
Posting patterns is fine, but please give credit if due
Be positive! If the person asks for critique, give them helpful advice. Otherwise, try to encourage them. Refrain from unnecessary bashing of other peoples work - we're not all experts! Remember to be kind, give good advice and to be enthusiastic. A few nice words goes a long way.
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How do I make a precise rectangle?
Now this is going to sound stupid, but hear me out.
Both for cost-cutting reasons (I don't have the money or the means to pick up specific wood for this) and because I find it more fun, I tend to make a lot of my projects out of wood I find lying around outside. Not too long ago, I found a downed tree branch, and I sawed off a small log of it using a little swiss army knife saw to take home. It's around the right size to make a design I found online with a wooden ball in a wooden cage, and I wanted to try that out, so I'm trying to bring the wood down to a 1¼ inch by 1¼ inch by 9 inch rectangular prism.
Problem is, I don't have a saw at home that will do the trick for me. I have a set of very small chisels someone got me (which I try to keep sharp), a large file, a couple large-toothed little files, a couple different grits of sandpaper, and a sheep's foot knife that I keep sharp. I also have a hatchet my brother gave me that I have yet to clean and sharpen, and a fixed vise grip in the garage. My dad has a Dremel that I don't really know how to use, but can probably learn how. And that's about it for what I've got available.
I don't have a table saw, or anything to make quick, clean cuts to the entire length of the wood. I've mostly just been going at it with my chisels and hoping that I can make it work, with pretty poor results since I can't seem to get a good straight line. And it's kind of exhausting.
Does anyone have any advice for what I should do for this? I know this has a solid chance of getting downvoted to oblivion but I'm just really not sure what to do and getting kind of sick of just chiseling away with limited results.
Thanks in advance!
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