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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I wanted to try and make another ring, this time a bit thicker. Hopefully that makes snapping less likely. This one is made from Queensland Maple. I boiled it in wax so it's fully sealed. Just in time for Mother's Day too!

A ring carved from Queensland Maple propped up on a knifes handle.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Only a little bit of this cutout left. It's taken me an embarrassing amount of time to realise that I can just use the saw to speed this part up. Good thing one of my remaining brain cells still thinks. Albeit only in the gaps of my heartbeat.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Starting to cut her out. This is going to take a while. I expect lots of tool sharpening in the very near future

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Took a while but I think I'm just about done with the sketch. She's a Mantled Beast It'll be interesting to see how this one turns out

A sketch of a Mantled Beast on a block of wood. It features 2 eyes on each side and horns that curve around the ears

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

It's about time I started another project. This one's a little different to a proot. Just had to plane the sides flat before I start drafting The wood is the ever gorgeous Eucalyptus Marginata. Also known as Jarrah You can do many things with Jarrah. Unfortunately, hot chocolate isn't one of them

A block of Jarrah sitting in the clamps of a vice. A small block plane is sitting on the top right of the image and wood shavings are above the block. The Jarrah is the same colour as chocolate! Doesn't taste like chocolate though. It tastes like wood. Must be made from some sort of wood.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

The Silky Oak Protogen is done! I love the wood grain so much. #furryart #furry #protogen

A protogen woodcarving made from Northern Silky Oak. Angled view

A protogen woodcarving made from Northern Silky Oak. Front view

A protogen woodcarving made from Northern Silky Oak. Side view

A protogen woodcarving made from Northern Silky Oak. Top down view

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

The visor is basically done, it just needs to be sanded to spec. I've started work on the rest of the proot so I can just do bulk sanding as a final step. I won't put the fur marks on this one, I think the wood grain does a pretty good job of that already.

A protogen carved in Silky Oak. It's not quite done yet, the ears and winglet thingies need to be carved out still.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Shaping out the visor. Not looking too bad.

A block of wood with a proots visor being carved out of it.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

The proot is cut out of its rectangular prison. Squaring up the edges is next, after which I can transfer the design from one side to the other.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Say hello to Hollow, my Fursona! The design is inspired by my most favourite wood, Silky Oak. My two very best friends helped me out in drawing and designing him. #furry #furryart

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Halfway to the halfway point. If only there was some way of multiplying fractions. Oh well. This quarter sawn Silky Oak is an absolute joy to work with.

A block of Silky Oak, Quarter sawn. It's about halfway cut.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

It's about time I make another proot. This one already has a home. Using my most favourite wood, Northern Silky Oak. Regular updates as usual

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Just a quick little project I made for my Mother. It's a little leaf bowl for jewellery. It's just enough for a couple of rings and a necklace.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Big fella. I estimate a 10cm legspan. She's big and she won't eat much of my food. She will eat cockroaches though. I'd rather have a big spider than cockroaches. Her name is Shelob.

A brown Huntsman spider chilling on a wall. Her name is Shelob in reference to the spider that paralysis Frodo in The Lord of The Rings Book III: Return of the King

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The heart pendant is done! I'm quite pleased with how this one ended up. I can't wait to give these to my friends

A two halves heart pendant carved in Mahogany with a leather strap for the necklace.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

I've sanded and applied finish. I think it's really really good. I need to figure out how where the cord for the necklace part will go and then it'll be done! I forgot to mention, the wood is Mahogany.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

I am not exaggerating, this took all day. it was definitely worth the effort. I just need to do a symmetry check, do a final sand and put a bit of a bevel on the edges. The bottom doesn't line up perfectly, but she'll be right.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Got 'em out, just have to get them to slot together now. This is probably the most difficult part to do

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Got the outline done. I may or may not have put the two pieces too close together (hint: yes).I reckon a coping saw will work

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I've been a bit slack as of late. I've been tossing between a little wolf face and a heart pendant. If all goes well, this will be a gift. The mismatching grain is a bit of a bugger. I'll also have to be very careful with my sanding so they slot together well. I'll just have to get keen.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

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 · 17/09/2025

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.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

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.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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 · 18/07/2025

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 · 16/07/2025

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 · 13/07/2025

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 · 10/07/2025

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.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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 · 08/07/2025

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.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

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.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

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.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

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.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

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

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

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.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

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.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Finally got started on the pendant.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

It's a bit unclear in the image, but the ring has a crack in it. I was expecting this to happen at some point. It's split along the end grain. I've enjoyed wearing it and I'll try to fix it.

A wooden ring held in a bench vice. It has a crack running along splitting it in twain.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

A friend commissioned me to make a pendant for his partner. I'm officially 1 tinny richer.

A heart drawn on a block of wood. Do not let the lack of reference size fool you, it is only 4x3cm

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The paw is done. Carved from N. Silky Oak and finished with Beeswax and polished with Carnauba wax. I am very happy with the results. #furryart #furry #paw #paws

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I've been trying to photograph the paw for a while now, I can't figure out how to make it look 'good' through the photos. It's getting late and my phone's almost out of charge. I'll experiment with taking videos of it tomorrow. Until then, here is the best photo i managed to get.

A paw sitting on a scrunched up cloth. Very fancy, like an 'Eau de Toilette' ad. You know, where they drop the perfume bottle on a piece of fabric and it scrunched up and looks fancy. That's what I was going for. Why the hell do they call light perfume 'toilet water' but french. Who the hell sprays themselves down with toilet water to smell better.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Almost done, just have to sand everything to spec and finish. Also, new gloves. And new username.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Started cutting away the top of the paw. Starting to look decent.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

A little experiment with some home made ebonising solution. The left was pre-treated with tea. Pros: It worked. Easy to apply and worked quickly. Cons: It smells like rust and vinegar. I don't know where to use this. It obscures the grain a little too much.

A block of mahogany. The left third is ebonised with Iron(II) Acetate and tea (Yorkshire gold). The middle third is raw untreated wood and the right third is treated with Iron(II) Acetate.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

The beans have been carved. Lucky I had all those images for, you know... Reference.

A block of wood which just so happens to have paw beans carved into it.

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Hollow @hollowcarvings.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

The plastic cap on my precision knife gave up the ghost a while ago. This is a replacement cap made from Silky Oak. I must admit, it is a little oversized. I prefer things to be a bit thicker. There is no good way to word that sentence, I tried.

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