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  • Sarah Russellblindbat84@disabled.social
    Oct 30, 2026, 11:55 AM

    I wanted to attempt cutting acrossthe end grain, this... went about as well as you'd expect. I am timid with the blade, but hello,s harp as heck object. I used my cut resistant glove, naturally. But int he end I got ac ouple curls of shaving, and the spot where I did that right felt satinysmooth. I could feel fairly easily how the wood fights when you go against the grain or across it. Baby steps, baby steps. I spent aobut 20 minutes and shaved a 2-3mm wide space on two of the cube edges?

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  • Sarah Russellblindbat84@disabled.social
    Oct 30, 2026, 11:57 AM

    Either way, going to be keeping at it. It was a good first attempt, alittle discouraging but the fact I got a curled shaving is good. I need to remember it is less aobut hand strength and more aobut tichnique. The more I practice, the better i'll get,the less timid I'll be and the better I'll get familiar with blade on wood and wood in hand. It sounds nupid but thewood wants to be carved if you do it right, like not pulling hair. I know corny but... itmakes sense. Itworks with you if done right.

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  • Sarah Russellblindbat84@disabled.social
    Oct 30, 2026, 12:05 PM

    @pawpower It is really really first steps but I'm excited because I got acurl. I nearly saved it... but Idid not. XD Kayla tried to come up int omy lap twice to play with the wood shaving and I had to naturally shoo her away because sharp pointy things in lap.

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