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A handmade home for woodworkers and admirers of woodworkers. Our community icon is submitted by @inquanto@lemmy.world, winner of the Christmas 2025 gift contest with a lovely series of hardwood cutting boards.

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Some more carvings (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 11 months ago by akincisor@sh.itjust.works to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca
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[–] canajac@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nice carvings. What species of wood is that?

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

Basswood. Got it off a guy on eBay.

[–] canajac@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ahh yes, basswood. Never seen this wood species.

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 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.