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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Mar 15

Here is the finished Jarrah Protogen. I think this might be my favourite one so far.

#furryart #furry #protogen

A Protogen woodcarving made from Jarrah.

A little side note, I removed the polish because it made the visor too shiny and none of the photos turned out good XD.

I also would have preferred a nature background but it is not a good day for outdoor photos, especially in the closed rainforest I've got nearby.

A Protogen woodcarving made from Jarrah.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you!

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 23d

That's very kind of you, thank you so much!!

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 23d

The QLD Maple Protogen is done!

I love the two different colours of the wood, definitely a unique feature. I have plans for this little guy

#furry #furryart #protogen

A Protogen head carved in QLD Maple. This is a parametric view

A Protogen head carved in QLD Maple. This is a front view

A Protogen head carved in QLD Maple. This is a side view

A Protogen head carved in QLD Maple. This is a top view

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 25d

It's almost done, next is sanding and details. Lots of sanding. I've got to get more sand.

A protogens woodcarving that is almost complete. Note the lack of sand and tails.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 27d

Chipping away as best I can. The visor is essentially done and ready for details and a good sanding.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Sep 11

This wood is very beautiful. I'm thoroughly impressed. Still need to do work on the visor, its a bit uneven.

I had to edit the photo a bit to highlight the two tones of this wood, it's much more obvious in person. I think I was lucky enough to have heartwood and sapwood in the one block.

A protogens visor in QLD Maple. The wood is two colours, the right being a slightly darker brown than the left.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Sep 8

It's been a little while. I've started progress again on the newest visor. I might highlight the crack with black epoxy.

Two very close friends wanted to give carving a try, so I've been walking them through a beginner project. It'll take a while to finish, but I'll share what they've made too.

A protogens visor with a crack running horizont through it.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 27

Went for a walk.

A landscape photo of a river. The sun is about 20° from the horizon on the left hand side. It is obscured by clouds and has an orange hue. There are mountains which have some fog on them spanning from the middle to the right of the image. The river itself takes up majority of the frame and in its reflection you can see the sun and mountains ad well as the trees that line it's bank.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 18

It is a very good way to relax, nothing else seems to cut it for me. Wood recommend.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 18

Behold! 56 minutes of slowly making woodchips, condensed to just under 2 minutes of very quickly making woodchips. Toward the end, I found a fairly large crack which spans about 3cm. Shockingly, this is less than optimal. I hope my wood glue is thin enough to go through a hypodermic needle.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 16

Had to speed it up to 6000 percent to get it just under 2 minutes. Not worth it man, way too much jitter. If I had a tripod, it might be tolerable, but I only have a headmount available to me. In hindsight, it was a very foolish idea.
I'll try recording again using my music stand to hold the camera.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 16

Ready to start the visor. I've recorded almost the whole process this far. I'll see how fast I can speed it up. And then I'll look into getting a cute furry to dance in the corner. Hopefully I can condence 3 hours to less than 2 minutes in a way that doesn't trigger epilepsy.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 13

Work has begun on the newest member of my little proot collection. I tried recording this tiny bit with my neolithic-era GoPro to see if it still works. Unsurprisingly, it's some of the most boring slop you'll ever watch. I'll have to sprinkle in a couple hours of paint drying to keep it interesting

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 10

I'm going to need a bigger saw. Just kidding, I'm very stubborn. This one block 120mm thick, that saw is best for 60mm. I'll just take a break at the halfway point and hope the saw doesn't notice it's the same block. Also, this saw is for dovetails. I don't support animal cruelty though.

A Japanese dovetail saw about 1/4 of the way through a large block of Queensland Maple.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 8

I hope you got yours in time, it's not a pretty sentence if you get caught!

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 8

A little green tree frog snuck into the rain gauge. It's got a cutie licence, so I can't evict it.

A green tree frog at the bottom of a rain gauge. If you look really closely, you can see a licence to cute on it.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 8

Didn't work :(

I'll make a new one when I've got more scrap wood. But I'm fresh out of scrap wood. I want to try using a block of Queensland maple for my next project. It'll be the old bread and butter, a Protogen. Same shape as the Jarrah one because of its aerodynamic proportions.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jun 21

I've tried regular wood glue twice now, not enough surface area for it to stick properly. I've submerged the cracked part in epoxy resin. This should work a little better.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 8

I'm so happy it made it to you safe and sound. I know it's in good hands!

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 7

The Celtic knot is done!
This took way longer to make than I anticipated. I'll hang it from the rearview mirror... Maybe it'll balance out the roo bar and spotties. You won't be able to see it, but it'll be there.

A Celtic knot hanging from some rope. It's made from Northern Silky Oak.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jul 5

Bush bashing through some scrub and stumbled across this little guy. It's Freshwater Crocodile. Their cousins, salt water crocs, are the ones to look out for. Freshies are mostly harmless, but they're still not to be messed with, even this juvenile.

The tail of a freshwater crocodile sticks out from some tall grass. You can see it's head around centre frame.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jun 25

After months of research, I can confidently conclude that watching scary videos while woodcarving is NOT a good idea.

Further findings suggest I have the combined IQ of all known inhabitants of the Mariana trench (0), and will not learn from past mistakes.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jun 24

Modified a precision blade into a little goblin shark chisel. It works and it's cheaper than buying specialist tools.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jun 22

The epoxy is still curing, so I started this Celtic knot. It's a bit small. Very small. I don't have tools tiny enough to sand out the holes. I'm going to look for abrasive cord.

My end goal is something I can hang off my rear view mirror. I'm in desperate need of a projectile for when I crash.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jun 21

I've tried regular wood glue twice now, not enough surface area for it to stick properly. I've submerged the cracked part in epoxy resin. This should work a little better.

Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · Jun 20

The heart pendant is done. I didn't have any nice cord laying around so I used my knitting yarn. They'll likely replace it with leather.

A heart pendant made from Northern Silky Oak. It dangles from cotton yarn.