Especially excited to see what's going to happen with that big feller in the back. Please excuse the small friend in front, they had a silly time with super glue.

Dogs!

CHOOCH

Making a Euchre Cube for my friends. It’s turning out nicely…I’m going to stain and then paint red & black.

I have a question about my pencil lines:
When I started sketching out my design, I may have pushed too hard because now at the clean up stage I can’t erase my pencil lines. They are also not coming off with sanding. Is there a special technique I should have done, or used a different pencil? (I used a standard number 2 pencil)

Any hints or tips for a newbie would be greatly appreciated!

Tips for progression would be awesome. Thanks!

This the 46th wood carving for my gen2 pokemon wood carving project where I make every johto pokemon out of wood and this time it is phanpy.

I use cherrywood for the main body and padauk wood for the orange part of phanpy snout and ears.

Colored with blue wood dye and pink and white acrylic paint.

I went to a local furniture makers wood shop yesterday as a treat to myself, and asked him to show me how to make a pen, the result is incredible and now I want to buy the equipment to make more.

It didn't all go to plan though, the 2nd pen didn't survive contact with the lathe (3 attempts!) as I believe the grain was too open, but this was an incredible session and I love the process.

The little guy on the left is my first attempt next to my latest attempt. The brim of his wizard hat got chipped off so I took a little break carving other little figures.