New capybara (commissioned)

[lovemakeshare@sunny.garden]

@bisonrimant Adorable, and I love the grain. What kind of wood? And I assume an oil to finish?

[bisonrimant@piaille.fr]

@lovemakeshare thanks ! This is basswood, and a mix 50/50 of lin oil and turpentine

[bisonrimant@piaille.fr]

Made another one for the shop !

https://bisonrimant.fr/produit/capybara-2

[noodlejetski@masto.ai]

@bisonrimant so plump omg

[fedithing@social.chinwag.org]

@bisonrimant

That's gorgeous! Lovely work!

[asteriskthis@theforkiverse.com]

@bisonrimant my cute aggression is on fire

[Gæst]

@bisonrimant how did you get to wood sculpting? Like where do I even start.

[bisonrimant@piaille.fr]

@asteriskthis

[bisonrimant@piaille.fr]

@kirbius I have a guide to start woodcarving, but is in french

My english is too bad for now to make a complete guide, but maybe I can help a bit.

Do you have hazel in your area ? A carving knife and some sticks can be a start

[bisonrimant@piaille.fr]

@FediThing Thank you !

[Gæst]

@bisonrimant not sure the only trees I know of is ash

[asteriskthis@theforkiverse.com]

@bisonrimant
Wait, does "cute aggression" translate well???

[bisonrimant@piaille.fr]

@kirbius ok, don't start with ash, is my advice

Hazel can be quite common in young forest and hedges. They have several trunks, like a bouquet of flowers but with sticks.

It is not the best wood for carving (the best in terms of easiness is basswood), but it can be fun to make patterns on it, and have a fancy walking stick.

[bisonrimant@piaille.fr]

@asteriskthis Yes, I think I get it !