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…
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…
En Garde! – Wooden Sword
En Garde! For this week’s learning project post I had the urge to carve a wooden sword. I’m not exactly sure why, but I wanted to and did it. Unfortunately, there was not lots of available sources that were carving what I wqas looking for. All of the videos of wooden swords are big life…
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…
Carving a Wooden Flower and the Struggles of Video Editing
For this weeks learning project I decided to carve a flower in a flower pot. It is my girlfriend’s birthday at the end of the week and I always like to buy flowers, but this way I can make them and they won’t wilt away! I found this video on YouTube under the user FARMAN…
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…
First Whittling Project
For my first whittling project I decided to try and carve a tiny gnome. As you will see, mine does not look quite like the one in the video because it is much more difficult than I thought! Following this video was easy. The steps all made sense, and there were no skips so I…
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…
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…
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…