{"id":1621,"date":"2017-12-31T05:43:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T05:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ber10thal.com\/blog\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2018-01-02T02:10:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T02:10:59","slug":"a-beginners-woodcarving-journey-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ber10thal.com\/blog\/a-beginners-woodcarving-journey-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"A beginner\u2019s woodcarving journey \u2013 Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

The penguin<\/strong><\/p>\n

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My wife loves penguins so I wanted to carve her one for her birthday. It was hard to find a good photo, and there are several species of penguins. I settled on the most interesting image I could find. I feel like the image shows the drudgery of being a penguin. When I gave my wife the penguin she asked where I bought it. It was the best compliment ever.<\/p>\n

When I cut this pattern with the bandsaw, I cut two of them. I carved one for my wife and didn’t carve the other until a year later. Since then I had bought wood from Heinecke Wood<\/a>. When I went back to this first wood I found a big difference. It was wood from a local art store. All the art stores carry the same kind. I found it was much more brittle and harder to work with. I was surprised I could tell the difference.<\/p>\n

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Carved penguin with the photo I carved it from.<\/p>\n

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