This is my first successful figure, carved just in time! I did it on Dec 24th as a stocking filler for my boy - he loves my crafts bless him. It's from a piece of pine 1"x1" I found whilst clearing out the shed.
I finally managed to get out to my new 'workshop' (otherwise known as the back room, shared with the budgies and guinea pigs) on Boxing Day. My first attempt at a 5 minute wizard turned into an afternoon wizard
So here he is, my first wizard
And here you see my 'workbench' - an old pine computer desk which needs a complete rebuild, my partner didn't know what the dowells were for when she built it and couldn't be bothered with the glue!
I had a carving Christmas
A set of lovely carving tools from Flexcut - 10 interchangable blades (gouges and chisels) and a handle.
A detail carving knife.
A bag of wood offcuts from Good Timber in Northants that's mainly Ash and Oak (loads of it!).
A subscription to Woodcarving and Woodcarving International.
A definitely-not-for-carving bottle of Napoleon Brandy
A pair of slashproof carving gloves
I finally managed to get out to my new 'workshop' (otherwise known as the back room, shared with the budgies and guinea pigs) on Boxing Day. My first attempt at a 5 minute wizard turned into an afternoon wizard
So here he is, my first wizard
And here you see my 'workbench' - an old pine computer desk which needs a complete rebuild, my partner didn't know what the dowells were for when she built it and couldn't be bothered with the glue!
I had a carving Christmas
A set of lovely carving tools from Flexcut - 10 interchangable blades (gouges and chisels) and a handle.
A detail carving knife.
A bag of wood offcuts from Good Timber in Northants that's mainly Ash and Oak (loads of it!).
A subscription to Woodcarving and Woodcarving International.
A definitely-not-for-carving bottle of Napoleon Brandy
A pair of slashproof carving gloves
Thanks Hoodoo - I just checked and it was you got me started on these - 
