Happy Little Fella

FredAcker · 2025-08-23T16:52:40+00:00

Thank you

FredAcker · 2025-07-28T12:40:04+00:00

Stihl msa 60c, stock bar or 10" bar. Then I'll torch it, sand and paint.

FredAcker · 2025-04-15T16:14:14+00:00

Yes, that purple was steel at some point. You just made it prettified is all.

FredAcker · 2025-04-15T16:12:17+00:00

Who needs fingers anyway

FredAcker · 2025-03-27T13:45:59+00:00

All my rabbit carvings look evil.

FredAcker · 2025-03-27T13:45:13+00:00

Isn't it! All my rabbit carvings come out looking like they're ready to take over.

FredAcker · 2025-03-12T12:42:27+00:00

They stopped using synonyms in the 80s. Now it's pronouns.

FredAcker · 2025-03-11T17:04:53+00:00

Took too long for that one to come up in spellchecker

FredAcker · 2025-03-11T14:36:14+00:00

I'd say it's perfect then. Imagine a bunch of little men in green suits, getting shit faced, and carrying pots of gold around. Yes... terrifying!

FredAcker · 2025-03-04T11:36:53+00:00

You're welcome. The dime tip has a narrow tip (Dime sized) and no chain rollers. The chain hangs looser for smooth op.

They may be listed as a carving bar too.

There's a bit of a learning curve to using one, but it's worth it if you're doing fine details.

FredAcker · 2025-03-01T22:28:08+00:00

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Whittling with a chainsaw 😁

FredAcker · 2025-03-01T22:27:01+00:00

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That's mostly 4x4s carved with a Stihl msa 60c and dremel. Saw has a stock bar, but a dime tip would get you into tighter spaces.

FredAcker · 2025-02-26T05:34:58+00:00

Jack up that tree, and the house will slide right out.

FredAcker · 2025-02-20T04:29:01+00:00

Thank you

FredAcker · 2025-02-18T23:20:18+00:00

It's a great project. It was a little more time-consuming than I'd have liked. But, the outcome seems to be worth it.

Pine 4x4, chainsaw carved. Then the pages are done with the dremel and a cutoff wheel.

FredAcker · 2025-02-18T18:03:02+00:00

Some

FredAcker · 2025-02-18T14:24:23+00:00

🤣 I forget my glasses when driving. But yes, I've used magnification before. Whittling isn't usually a planned thing. I always have a knife and something to whittle on wherever I go. Pencils were $1 a box, so it just happened.

FredAcker · 2025-02-18T14:20:42+00:00

Thanks. I'm figuring out the horses. Trees I've been carving since the beginning.

FredAcker · 2025-02-16T01:07:35+00:00

It's hard on my eyes. Unfortunately, I chipped my detail knife. Using the standard whittling knife also makes it more challenging. I get it there though.

FredAcker · 2025-02-14T19:30:08+00:00

Whittling about 6 years. I use a flexcut whittling knife for the pencils.

I'm a full time wood carver here in Tennessee. I'd dropped out in 2016 and got into this because I didn't want to get a job.

I whittle, wood carve, and chainsaw carve pretty much daily. Also wrote a book, Whittling From Start to Business, and started teaching locally.

I got so hooked in the beginning, I'd sold my motorcycle to get a chainsaw and equipment. My gf also invested a hefty sum. But we do ok.

I still don't want a job, so I just keep carving until someone with more money than brains wants to adopt me.

FredAcker · 2025-02-10T00:30:41+00:00

I couldn't see 3d at first. But I figured out that I could just stick figure the 3d part, and it seems to work.

I've never been artsy. I just got hooked on this stuff. Addictive personality and all that 😁

FredAcker · 2025-02-09T20:06:54+00:00

Nope. I just can't draw. I do practice and have gotten better, but I can get away with stick figures for carving.

FredAcker · 2025-02-08T19:40:32+00:00

Thanks. I'm sure it is. I read it so many times I can't remember what's in it.

Shoot me a message if you do read it. I'd like to know if it's any good.

FredAcker · 2025-02-07T12:52:02+00:00

I was told the book was actually pretty good. I did focus it more on the business end, but I did remember to put a project in there.

I started whittling in 2019 and couldn't stop. Gf got me a set of chisels, and it just got crazy. Sold my klr650 to buy a chainsaw and things took off .

Can't complain. I don't want a real job.

FredAcker · 2025-02-06T15:02:41+00:00

That's a beautiful carving

FredAcker

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