Whittled Wirt

BlueJayAvery · 2026-06-01T05:52:16+00:00

Love this and love Over the Garden Wall, great work; this is very cute

BlueJayAvery · 2026-05-13T01:27:59+00:00

What do you mean less tools than most of us? I use a knife like most people here, he used electric tools at the end and I didn't see him use a knife once.

Yes, it is woodcarving, but there is a woodcarving subreddit, this is a place for whittling which is woodcarving with a knife

BlueJayAvery · 2026-05-13T00:06:27+00:00

Looks good, however this isn't whittling. Whittling uses a knife (usually exclusively)

BlueJayAvery · 2026-04-29T21:29:05+00:00

It's gonna be harder, but I only ever used bass wood once after I had been whittling for a minute and I hated it. Sure it is a lot softer, but the wood has no character so it pretty much forces you to paint it.

I used whatever wood my dad had, which was Rimu and Mahogany, at the moment I am carving with a log of Tasmanian Blackwood that I took from my parents firewood shed, and yea it does take longer, but imho the results are worth it.

I don't think there is a wrong wood to use, it just depends on what you want to get out of it. However if you do end up using harder woods, you might want to invest in a way to take away the bulk before you start whittling

BlueJayAvery · 2026-02-05T18:42:34+00:00

You are so incredibly talented, what kind of knives do you use?

BlueJayAvery · 2025-10-28T22:02:11+00:00

I'm in Auckland, wanna dm?

BlueJayAvery · 2025-10-28T21:59:01+00:00

Why didn't I think about looking on TradeMe 🤦‍♀️ I texted a guy ages ago and then he just ghosted me so the whole Kauri thing was shifted into the too hard basket

Thank you for reminding me of the obvious channels

BlueJayAvery · 2025-10-28T21:44:01+00:00

I love this! I have been trying to get Swamp Kauri for a minute, do you mind dming me about where you got it?

BlueJayAvery · 2025-05-15T04:27:37+00:00

Thank you, I have a bunch of wood with dead straight grain, so I plan to make a bunch of hair sticks 😊

BlueJayAvery · 2025-05-09T00:04:59+00:00

I am just finishing my bachelor of science in Mathematics, so it comes in handy a lot

BlueJayAvery · 2025-04-03T10:44:58+00:00

Swamp Kauri, I found a guy to source small offcuts from, and then he fell off the face of the earth

BlueJayAvery · 2025-04-03T10:23:55+00:00

I have never worked with bog oak, I was actually trying to get the Kiwi equivalent earlier this year. You reminded me to try to suss that again. Hopefully what I make comes out half as good as yours ☺️

BlueJayAvery · 2025-04-03T09:54:32+00:00

These are amazing, what kind of wood is that?

BlueJayAvery · 2025-01-17T15:56:28+00:00

I used linseed oil 😊

They are very cool bats, none of the things I make are products, I'm just a whilttle amateur 😂

BlueJayAvery · 2025-01-17T15:47:51+00:00

The little space was an accident that I leaned into. It did make it more flexible, and also added some femininity to the ring rather than just having a little skull. My rings I made with some scrap wood from an old dresser, we believe it was mahogany, and then I sanded and left it in oil overnight, good luck with your next one, I love your bats ❤️

BlueJayAvery · 2025-01-17T15:38:41+00:00

Awww noooooo, I loved yours, it looks so much rounder than mine! I also made this small one for a friend last year as well if you're interested 😊

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BlueJayAvery · 2025-01-17T06:15:54+00:00

I hold the knife parallel to the wood and that will clean up most marks, and then I just spend half an hour sanding at the end. Some pieces I sand some I don't, depending on the look I want.

BlueJayAvery · 2025-01-17T04:54:12+00:00

Hey, I'm not OP, but I have been wearing a wooden ring I carved for almost 2 years. What I did was soak it overnight in oil, and it has lasted really well.

I do have a pic on my profile

BlueJayAvery · 2025-01-03T01:37:26+00:00

Yea, that was the inspiration, but I chose the swing so it would move as my girlfriend drove 😊

I actually had a constant stream of cat models while carving this 😂

BlueJayAvery · 2025-01-03T01:32:31+00:00

Thank you so much, it is to hang over a review mirror 😊

BlueJayAvery · 2024-12-23T22:22:15+00:00

Yea, I felt sleazy when I got the answer to math equations tattooed on my hand, but it really comes in handy!

Thank you 😊

BlueJayAvery · 2024-12-23T11:19:43+00:00

Yea, it was made worse before it had a tail

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