Killing trees whittle by whittle

He/Him. I whittle daily just to decompress. Each project definitely takes longer than it could as I focus on the ASMR of the cuts more than getting to the end. Feel free to feed my dopamine addiction with positive affirmation.

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2026-005,006,007,008

Adventure Time magnets - acrylic on basswood

Finn - 2.365" x 2.25" x 0.5"

Jake - 2.625" x 2.25" x 0.5"

Fiona - 3.5" x 3.255" x 0.5"

Cake - 2.25" x 2" x 0.5"

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Just a quick very thinned black wash in the creases and they're ready to seal (once dry)

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Now I just need things to fully dry so I can add black wash into the creases without any bleeding.

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Realized I won't be able to remix the exact same color for Jake, so I hair dryered to quickly dry coats and got all the colors done. Just in case I needed to touch up. That just leaves Cake's inner ears and deciding if I want to leave Finn and Fiona's skin as raw wood or mix up the proper color.

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Found time for the first coat of white.

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Painting time 🎨 🖌️

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Finished with the knife, now to seal and paint.

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Cake is eager to have her face shaved down 😜

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Spent way too much time shaving layers off Jake's face and I still think I should thin him out some more.

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Jake almost ready to join the fun

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A friend asked for some Adventure Time magnets, so let's get back into whittling mode. I thought 1/4" was too thin, so these guys are cut out of 1/2" bass wood. Hopefully I find magnets strong enough for their bulkiness.

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I think needing new glasses might be influencing my struggles to regain enjoyment of whittling for more than 20 minutes at a time

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What's up next?

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2026-005

Squirrel - 1.25" x 1.75" x 1.75" - acrylic on basswood

I used the BeaverCraft pattern, but didn't' follow along with the video:

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Getting close

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Okay, this chonky boy is coming along. I can get into the painting zone, so maybe I need to whittle a bunch of simple things and take time on the painting end.

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A couple eyes and a muzzle sure makes a difference in making things look complete.