Author: Peter Shoobert

Winter Whittling

This week I was running low on wood, so I had to go out and get some. All I have left is one bigger piece of basswood which I am saving for my final carve. Additionally, I have used the biggest dead branches in my backyard already, so I made a run to Rona near…

By Peter Shoobert November 19, 2024 2

Wooden Unilateral Bear

I decided to carve a wooden bear for this week’s Learning project. To learn how to do this I watched another YouTube video. I was scrolling through videos to which most did not inspire me until I stumbled across this video by the user LINKER The video was informative and easy to follow as LINKER…

By Peter Shoobert November 18, 2024 0

Whittling Wizard

For this week’s learning project post I decided to carve a wizard. My first project I made a gnome looking thing. It was not that great and I wanted redemption. To learn how to carve this wizard I watched a video made by Alec LaCasse. This was probably the best video I have learned from…

By Peter Shoobert November 18, 2024 0

Wood Fox

For this week’s learning project post I decided to carve a fox. Similar to last week’s project, I learned from a youtube video. I felt that this carve was easier than last weeks and I have a couple hunches as to why that is. First, I found that I made less mistakes on the fox…

By Peter Shoobert October 9, 2024 5

Technology in My Day to Day Life

Technology to me is both super useful and super addicting. The technology I use the most is my phone, laptop, and ps5. When using my laptop I am very productive. I use it almost strictly for school. I hardly find myself distracted by something on my laptop. My phone on the other hand is a…

By Peter Shoobert October 1, 2024 0

Whittle Me This!

Welcome to the beginning of my Learning Project Journey. For as long as I can remember I have been a builder and a crafter. I started young with Lego. Then moved on to smaller figurines as I got a bit older. Recently I’ve been tinkering with wood. Building chairs and foldable tables for me and…

By Peter Shoobert September 24, 2024 4

A Little About Me!

Hey everyone!! I am Peter Shoobert. At the moment of this blog post, I am in my third year of secondary education, majoring in mathematics and minoring in social studies. I’ve spent my whole life in Regina, Saskatchewan, being very fortunate in school as I’ve had great teachers. The reason I want to be an…

By Peter Shoobert September 24, 2024 1