There are over 8 billion people on the planet Earth. It's hard to believe the whole world revolves around me. We are all creative beings, so if it could be true for me its true for every being. That's a whole lot of spinning heads!https://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mj4a3bkh2k22Three little shelf mice with crinkley hemp-cord whiskers and leather tails! #Woodcarving10 Apr 2026 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4a3bkh2k22https://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mh6u53mghk22I finished my rose cross and three cross necklaces this morning. The larger crosses is stained basswood and the smaller ones are butternut.16 Mar 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6u53mghk22https://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mh2x7vwczk23I'm nearing the end of my goal. I finished these four crosses today and I only have the rose cross to finish tomorrow! #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving15 Mar 2026 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2x7vwczk23https://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mguye7jmoc2kThe last two ten-centimeter crosses are carved! I will apply a finish after I complete the last two larger crosses, so i can stain them all at once. #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving12 Mar 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguye7jmoc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mgqqus7zb227The evolution of my thoughts...The original pattern, the modified carving with a circle, and the modified-modified design with a rose and smaller cross. #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving.11 Mar 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqqus7zb227https://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mgo4zm4dls2aPatterns on both sides, wood cut out and ready to carve. Im still deciding how my cuts will fit.10 Mar 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgo4zm4dls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mglr43dq222fAnother design, which should be easier to carve than the last one I posted. We'll see. #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving09 Mar 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mglr43dq222fhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mglqiih6k22fSometimes I don't even know if I will be able to carve something I draw. But I kept dividing the spaces smaller and smaller. Tomorrow I will put this and other patterns onto wood and try it out.09 Mar 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mglqiih6k22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mgej7eox4c2aMy first double-sided ten-pointed star in this series of nine. #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving06 Mar 2026 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgej7eox4c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mgd774ndks2lThree out of nine double-sided, ten-pointed stars are in progress. These photos show the transfer of patterns onto the wood using a heat transfer tool. I carved one of the designs yesterday! I started carving the flip-side this morning. #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving05 Mar 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd774ndks2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mfsuz764as22I got everything done that I did today! Chasing stars... #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving27 Feb 2026 04:33 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsuz764as22https://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mfq5w6pgj22vAnother 10-pointed-star design! My goal is 18 designs.26 Feb 2026 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfq5w6pgj22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mfolkhcfpk27I started designing some new rosettes, stars, ornaments for #ChipCarving. These are five/ten divisions of a circle using a compass and ruler. There is something very exciting to me about creating geometric patterns.25 Feb 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfolkhcfpk27https://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mfkzr7jdvk22Playing with new designs and shadows. On the cross to the left, I wondered what it would look like with an inward-beveled edge all the way around, meeting a vertical wall. Then I kept the rest simple. I tried to fit an angel on the other cross and make it into a chip carving. #ChipCarving24 Feb 2026 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkzr7jdvk22https://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mfiawrkpns22Rings are done! Now on to the never-ending knots!22 Feb 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfiawrkpns22https://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mffzh4is7k2hI started this tonight...22 Feb 2026 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffzh4is7k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mfcqnk3t2226I started this one last night, and now its ready to finish! So many tiny chips make my neck sore. #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving20 Feb 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcqnk3t2226https://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mf3weg46lk2eThere is something very satisfying about designing something right on the wood! #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving18 Feb 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3weg46lk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mewi3zxykc2cTa-Da! All eight designs by John Niggemeyer, from Woodcarving Illustrated. #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving with only a few minor variations.15 Feb 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mewi3zxykc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3meunuwycts2kI finished crosses four and five out of eight today. Three more tomorrow! Then I'll show them all together. #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving15 Feb 2026 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3meunuwycts2khttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3metgzoz5rs2uSecond cross necklace in this series. I wonder how many designs are possible within the constraints of this shape, size and lower-cross element?14 Feb 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3metgzoz5rs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mes7rrvt7c2gThis one is delicate and time consuming because of the tiny chips! Number five of eight! #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving14 Feb 2026 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mes7rrvt7c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3meopsq6ngs24Three out of eight in this series! #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving12 Feb 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3meopsq6ngs24https://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3memufeie4s2fSmall cross number two of eight completed. More to come! #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving12 Feb 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3memufeie4s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3meflvhoeu22oToday I saw this carving i carved in 2018 hanging on the wall at my daughter's house. Im planning another relief carving with roses and this celtic cross. #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving09 Feb 2026 04:20 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3meflvhoeu22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mee3jzmgpk2lOne out of eight completed! #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving08 Feb 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mee3jzmgpk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mecrejwjws2pNext up, these eight cross designs by John Niggemeyer, plus five more blanks to experiment with. Then a few more cross necklaces. #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving08 Feb 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mecrejwjws2phttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3meca35od2k2gAnd Finished! #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving07 Feb 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3meca35od2k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mebvpjwq4c2uGetting closer! #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving07 Feb 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebvpjwq4c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/john-carlson.bsky.social/post/3mebk7idams26Part of the problem of carving little tiny chips, is blurry, itchy allergy eyes. But it's a good thing the flaws will disappear into the shadows as I clean up and finish this piece. The odds of completing this carving today are looking pretty good! #ChipCarving, #WoodCarving07 Feb 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:m2ocoowjeyxslvuxmw3rdi6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebk7idams26