Some whittling from the Festive Period

Got a couple of new whittling knives for Christmas (natch), so the festive season saw it's fair share of whittling in the Webster household.

Here's a selection of some whittled bits and pieces. Happy New Year!

 My good friends Jonathan and Louise came to stay bought me Cave of Forgotten Dreams for Christmas, so that got me onto a bit of a paleolithic whittling spiral... with a Werner Herzog narration in my head as I whittled, kind of goes like: "Who knows the thinking of our paleolithic ancestors, what dreams they were thinking and what wood they were choosing for their legacy of whittling immortality"... 

Louise also introduced me to the concept of Krampus so couldn't resist...

Krampus Arrrrrgghhh!

Mora Update #1

511/ 510 and wood carvers

Selection from my collection of Mora Knives:

The 511 and 511 modded into the 510 by removing the finger guard,

this makes it a great all around camp/ carving knife.

The sheath has also been modified to hold a fire-steel.

Wood carving Mora knives including the 120, 

the double edged spoon knife and

the classic number 1.

Carbon blades take on a great patina over time,

 patina was created on this knife by cutting an onion and

a tomato, the 510 also makes a great kitchen knife.

Electric Banjo (Swampocaster tm)

The electric Banjocaster/ Swampocaster tm.

1 mini Humbucker

and volume knob.

Fours string for electric slide.

Sounds like: 

A redneck altercation in a swamp.

Pygmy Puff Cage & Broom

Handmade Puffs by mum

Ready to paaarrrty!

Toothpick Exhibition

Selection of whittled pieces, (about 3 months worth of whittles)

Laid out ready for mounting

Poster for show

Hanging at the gallery

Work in context with Shackleton paintings and drawings

Final whittled piece in situ

Summer Shed

The summer has seen a lot of activity in the shed, the stove has been painted black with special heat paint and I have settled in to some serious whittling. 

Arranging whittled objects for an exhibition piece

A Selection of Recent Whittling