akincisor

joined 2 years ago
[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Life is actually pretty good, personally, but the political climate and it's socioeconomic underpinnings combined with the lack of progress on climate change, microplastics and overall long term issues just provide a background radiation of dread, thanks for asking.

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 weeks ago

egg_irl, but for furries - got it!

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Never tried it myself, but "functional print Friday" channel on YouTube uses IPA after printing with slow steady prying to remove stuck tpu. The IPA wicks under the print and releases it.

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Get a load of this guy, he thinks the general will be in grenade range of where the action is!

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The day you make something useful like those "genocidal tankie scum", I'll contribute to you too.

Make something better that people want to use or shut up.

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Please also grace me with this python goodness.

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

It's supposed to be the easiest wood to carve for beginners, and it does carve quite nicely if you get the right variety. I bought some poor quality basswood off a no-name Amazon brand and it was quite tough.

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Basswood. Got it off a guy on eBay.

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think it will more convincingly look like Tux once he's painted. (Hopefully)

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Just the one knife - a flexcut roughing knife (KN14). I followed dywoodcarving on YouTube for the chick, and made the Tux by myself.

 

 
 

It's a low bar to make the California flag better, but I woke up and decided to give it a go. It's my first attempt. Let me know what you think

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by akincisor@sh.itjust.works to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca
 

Gallery of the making

I posted this to Reddit a few years ago.

I followed Paul Sellers' method, but used a 2x3 Douglas fir for the material. It turned out quite heavy and durable.

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