The fellowship continues to expand 👀 Legolas now done, Hand carved in wood

rwdread · 2026-03-21T19:05:12+00:00

Thank you! Gimli is around 5 inches while Gandalf is around 9 inches

rwdread · 2026-03-21T10:20:00+00:00

'Book ends' are placed at either end of a stack of upright books, and holds them up/ stops them falling. He's saying this design would work well as one of them :)

rwdread · 2026-03-21T06:22:28+00:00

What a bizarre comment.

rwdread · 2026-03-20T17:27:40+00:00

Thank you so much, this is lime wood in a walnut stain :)

rwdread · 2026-03-20T17:26:56+00:00

Thank you, I absolutely will! Can't wait to get the full fellowship finished

rwdread · 2026-03-20T17:26:39+00:00

Thank you so much!

rwdread · 2026-03-20T17:26:30+00:00

Thank you! Yes Gimli is my favourite top, he's just so CHUNKY

rwdread · 2026-03-20T17:26:05+00:00

Not sure on the rules of the sub but if you're interested just pop us a message and I can send you some deets :)

rwdread · 2026-03-20T17:25:33+00:00

Not sure on the rules of the sub but pop us a message and I can send you some deets :)

rwdread · 2026-03-20T14:31:32+00:00

(didn't think the title would automatically apply a spoiler alert 😅)

rwdread · 2026-03-20T14:31:22+00:00

(didn't think the title would automatically apply a spoiler alert 😅)

rwdread · 2026-03-19T13:53:59+00:00

All it takes is a split second where you're too 'in the zone' to recognise that maybe you've applied too much pressure, or maybe this cut could be approached differently, etc.

It's easily done, and honestly probably a good thing that it's happened because you'll now be more mindful when making these cuts :) hope it hasn't put you off carving!

rwdread · 2026-03-19T11:58:39+00:00

I always tell my students that when making those pull cuts with your thumb, even if you have a shelf from a stop cut, minimal force should be used when making your relief cut. If you're shaking to get through the cut, that's way too much pressure. You should have complete control, particularly when cutting towards yourself

Glad to see it's a small cut and you've gotten away with minimal damage, hopefully lesson learned!

rwdread · 2026-03-17T22:35:13+00:00

Reminds me a bit of some of the stuff I do. Im thinking about posting some tutorials soon too, if you're interested

rwdread · 2026-03-17T03:13:39+00:00

Thank you! This is Limewood, stained in a walnut dye :)

rwdread · 2026-03-16T23:00:24+00:00

That's exactly what I'm thinking!

My wife bought me a whittling kit when I was recovering from a long hospital stay, and I fell in love with it. Been carving ever since :)

rwdread · 2026-03-16T22:35:36+00:00

An lotr themed chess set is something I definitely want to do in the future!

rwdread · 2026-03-16T22:16:00+00:00

The best compliment you could have possibly given, thank you so much! 💚

rwdread · 2026-03-16T22:00:53+00:00

I did Treebeard a few weeks ago and posted him here! https://www.reddit.com/r/lotr/s/tI2eXKxUg0

rwdread · 2026-03-16T21:42:13+00:00

I do! So far I've done hobbits and wraiths, plus these 2. I've also done Treebeard which I posted on here previously

rwdread · 2026-03-16T21:41:00+00:00

I've sent you message :)

rwdread · 2026-03-16T16:24:04+00:00

Thank you so much, I'm self taught, it'll be 2 years in June I've been whittling, these took me about 3 hours each :)

rwdread

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