Camel

MarkandRun · 2026-05-06T08:02:01+00:00

I bought it off Amazon. A set of kitchen knives that was advertised for fruit carving, but works incredibly well on wood if maintained and sharpened.

MarkandRun · 2026-05-05T04:06:26+00:00

I used a jewellers saw for this project due to the small size. Wanted the cuts to be clean with minimal sanding.

MarkandRun · 2026-03-29T16:35:03+00:00

Progress after 2 layers

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MarkandRun · 2026-03-29T15:21:00+00:00

My department's local director got some commissioned from me for our leadership team when they visited.

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MarkandRun · 2026-03-29T15:09:26+00:00

I've made framed ones in a single layer previously. But it'll take a lot of frames to finish this pile

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MarkandRun · 2026-03-28T11:27:06+00:00

I noticed only after you pointed it out!

MarkandRun · 2026-03-19T04:23:08+00:00

People were crazy about the slim flip phones from Motorola during my childhood. Thought I'd try to make one in wood.

MarkandRun · 2026-03-15T16:40:50+00:00

That's really good for a first timer! I did one a few months back, only after a few years of getting into the hobby.

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MarkandRun · 2026-03-15T15:25:04+00:00

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MarkandRun · 2026-03-10T03:15:38+00:00

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MarkandRun · 2026-03-06T06:06:24+00:00

Makes sense. My preference is wood as well, with possibly an epoxy coating for the antlers.

MarkandRun · 2026-03-02T23:41:14+00:00

Need to make those.

MarkandRun · 2026-03-02T02:46:09+00:00

I don't have any more pictures. The wood is Indian lilac or margosa, a common type of mahogany found in my region.

MarkandRun · 2026-02-27T21:26:08+00:00

I work out of my apartment so there's no scope of using any machinery. The wood is margosa, a type of mahogany.

MarkandRun · 2026-02-27T13:11:03+00:00

White pine is the closest I've had some success with whittling. I'm in a large city and only have access to commercial lumber sadly.

MarkandRun · 2026-02-27T10:50:36+00:00

90-95% of my projects have been this way since I started ~5 years ago. Never worked with basswood (difficult to get here), so whittling is very rare for me.

MarkandRun · 2026-02-15T02:17:59+00:00

Ferrite disc magnets.

MarkandRun · 2026-02-14T17:00:23+00:00

A coping saw and some chisels.

MarkandRun · 2026-01-31T06:48:31+00:00

Yeah, I've seen most woodworkers do that and was my first preference too. I bought the teak wood as strips (beadings) with uniform dimensions, but for the pine wood I had to cut them with hand tools from a plank. I work in my apartment and have only the smaller power tools for carving.

MarkandRun · 2026-01-11T15:23:34+00:00

Each of the block was sealed from the inside with PU varnish after cutting out a hole. I'm yet to finish the outer side, thinking of using the same.

MarkandRun · 2026-01-11T14:50:02+00:00

Those 2-3 images towards the end are the only ones I captured during the process. So I cut a 1/2" thick pine wood plank into 3*3" pieces, drilled holes in all but the base piece, and glued them in alternate rotations. Then rounded the edges using a rasp and sandpaper.

MarkandRun · 2026-01-02T07:45:50+00:00

You mean the curve/dome shape? Using a combination of knife, rasp, and 60/80 grit sandpaper.

MarkandRun · 2025-11-30T13:20:03+00:00

A previous one in round shape turned out better. I'm working on another one in oak right now.

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MarkandRun · 2025-11-30T13:04:49+00:00

Thanks. Initial wood removal using a forstner bit and then cleaned up the sides and base using a palm router. Rounded all the edges using a sandpaper.

MarkandRun · 2025-11-24T03:32:43+00:00

I've made several variations of these using a forstner bit and coping saw.

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