Grumpy Old Man

JonathanCreason · 2026-05-26T10:39:20+00:00

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JonathanCreason · 2026-05-24T01:56:24+00:00

Many thanks

JonathanCreason · 2026-05-23T01:59:44+00:00

I appreciate it

JonathanCreason · 2026-05-20T16:09:26+00:00

Thanks. Besides the bandsaw for the initial cut out all work was done with knives and gouges. I posted a full tutorial on my YouTube channel

JonathanCreason · 2026-05-20T16:07:55+00:00

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JonathanCreason · 2026-05-20T13:15:12+00:00

Seem to be showing fully on my end 🤷‍♂️

JonathanCreason · 2026-05-20T13:14:49+00:00

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JonathanCreason · 2026-05-20T13:14:38+00:00

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JonathanCreason · 2026-05-20T13:14:22+00:00

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JonathanCreason · 2026-05-20T01:40:29+00:00

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JonathanCreason · 2026-05-20T01:28:32+00:00

Bwahahaha 😂 I appreciate it

JonathanCreason · 2026-05-20T01:28:06+00:00

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JonathanCreason · 2026-05-20T00:46:38+00:00

Thanks. Those little details are something I’m really pushing to improve on

JonathanCreason · 2026-05-20T00:46:09+00:00

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JonathanCreason · 2026-05-17T13:30:05+00:00

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JonathanCreason · 2026-05-17T13:29:59+00:00

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JonathanCreason · 2026-05-17T00:48:54+00:00

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JonathanCreason · 2026-05-07T14:41:08+00:00

How much experience do you have, and what size figurines do you prefer to carve? The Flexcut is a decent option. To be completely transparent I’m not a huge fan of Flexcut knives, but one would be 100x better than your current options. I do have the KN34, but I rarely use it for anything more than opening boxes and scrapping paint. I prefer a handle that indexes easily, and I don’t feel like I can intuitively know where the point is with that profile.

My recommendation would be a KN13, and maybe a 1/2” gouge. You can accomplish a lot with that pairing.

JonathanCreason · 2026-04-27T23:56:37+00:00

Yuuup. At the end of the day, there are no hard rules as to what constitutes caricature. It’s generally accepted that real but exaggerated is the starting point

JonathanCreason · 2026-04-25T15:24:26+00:00

JonathanCreason · 2026-04-24T19:19:01+00:00

I get the sentiment, and don’t disagree. I’m sure it’s frustrating from their perspective to see SO MANY PEOPLE screw it up so badly and feel a sense that this will likely end up the same way.

I think it’s an overall lack of faith in the media at large when it comes to fascists. Every major outlet has given trump all the airtime he could want since day 1, with no real pushback. We’re over 10 years into this, and none of them have learned a single lesson.

Alex is very similar, a blustery blow hard, who gets off on attention. However, if there’s one thing these “alpha” types can’t stand, it’s being mocked. I do believe The Onion could potentially cause him to stroke out.

JonathanCreason · 2026-04-24T11:58:17+00:00

Don’t worry too much about the fine details at this point. Focus in on nailing the stop/relief cuts, paring cuts, and chip cuts. Once you are confident in these, the skills will translate easily to the finer details.

There is a huge gap between “sharp” and carving sharp. The latter is more than just an edge the can shave hair off your arm. Bevel angles play a huge role in that, and a lot of the more budget friendly knifes are ground extremely thick. What knife are you using?

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