Wood Carving Samurai

I chop up bits of wood until they resemble something-like what I imagined in my head | Inspired by nature and the somewhat misguided belief of becoming an artistic sculptor | Other likes include moths, anything ‘dark ages’ and cider…especially cider :) My Linktree for anyone who's interested

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The Mandalorian, carved in basswood.

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This nearly landed on me the other day, it dropped of the garage ceiling next to me...a large Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider...not as scary as he sounds though apparantly 🙂

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You may have answered this before (tho I couldn’t find a post) but - what brand of whittling/carving knives do you use/recommend?

Hi, tbh i just use cheap ones from alixpress but i think most people recomend flexcut knives...ive never tried them tho...hope that helps

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A hawkmoth carved from an olive branch

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Some aquatic inverts from the local river.

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A wolf portrait carved in basswood.

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Swallowtail butterfly kit from Smart Bugs with 3 small caterpillars which eventually grew quite large and then pupated. All 3 emerged as butterflies and were released.

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A moth fairy...i love playing with AI to make cool pics

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An oak leaf pendant necklace carved out of some ash and walnut wood strips

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Netsuke style rabbit carved in basswood. The design is from Daishin's excellent rabbit netsuke video on YouTube.

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Thank you to everyone who got me to 250 likes!

Moths rule 😃

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A chunky moth carved from an old fence post offcut

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A moth wood burning

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Wood burned a rabbit

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100 likes!

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Wood burned moth

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Carved ash and walnut pendant necklace.