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Nick Milanovich
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Physical chemist (and a few other sciences) interested in all sciences, scicomm, doodling, vintage tools, woodworking, wood carving, Detroit sports, and guitars.
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catupatree.bsky.social
Added #chipcarving as another dimension to my #spooncarving. All the designs are variations of a basic triangle chip. The smaller outer spoons are from rowan and the two larger spoons are from plum wood.

#woodcarving #spoon #carving
January 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Among the many items I carved in Dec. These were made from scraps of birch cutoffs for another project.

#spooncarving #spoon #carving #woodcarving
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Every carver needs to make a ball-in-a-cage.
January 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Carved these items last week from birch cutoffs. #spooncarving #spoon #carving #carve #woodart #art
December 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
catupatree.bsky.social
Stopped by the salvage yard just to look around. Didn't plan on finding a project, but this #rusty #fork caught my attention. Easy #restoration, right? Yes, but it still took several hours.

#forkyeah #reclaimed #restore #restored #kitchentools #salvage #salvageyard
October 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Managed to get a couple of ribbons at last weekend's carving show. The little spoon on the right also won 1st place at another show during the summer. Now it will be a gift to someone special. Yes. I know one of the ribbons says 2009. I have no idea why, but whatever.
October 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Nothing more fun than rummaging through a salvage yard and using your imagination. Found this junk in a bin. A little clean up and it's now a heavy-duty awl.

#tools #tool #maker #salvageyard #salvage
October 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
My recovery from a failed carving project.

#spooncarving #spoon
#carving #carve #woodart #art #maker #makers #diycrafts #whittling #whittlingwood #woodcarving #carver #woodcraft #woodcarvings #maker #diy #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarver
October 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Another spoon! First attempt at kolrosing the handle.

#spooncarving #spoon
#carving #carve #woodart #art #maker #makers #diycrafts #whittling #whittlingwood #woodcarving #carver #woodcraft #woodcarvings #maker #diy #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarver
August 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Another couple of spoons made out of Norway maple and rowan.

#spooncarving #spoon
#carving #carve #woodart #art #maker #makers #diycrafts #whittling #whittlingwood #woodcarving #carver #woodcraft #woodcarvings #maker #diy #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarver
August 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Chillin' out on the deck. What a nice night! #seattle
August 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
catupatree.bsky.social
Despite care and experience, some carvings don't work out. Examples from the scrap bin.

#spooncarving #spoon
#carving #carve #woodart #art #maker #makers #diycrafts #whittling #whittlingwood #woodcarving #carver #woodcraft #woodcarvings #maker #diy #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarver
August 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Another spoon made from rowan.

#spooncarving #spoon
#carving #carve #woodart #art #maker #makers #diycrafts #whittling #whittlingwood #woodcarving #carver #woodcraft #woodcarvings #maker #diy #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarver
August 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Two spoons in two days. I love carving rowan wood. Easy to carve and has beautiful grain.

#spooncarving #spoon
#carving #carve #woodart #art #maker #makers #diycrafts #whittling #whittlingwood #woodcarving #carver #woodcraft #woodcarvings #maker #diy #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarver
August 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
#laseretching meets #spooncarving

#laser #etching #spoon
#carving #carve #woodart #art #artist #artistry #maker #makers #diycrafts #whittling #whittlingwood #woodcarving #carver #woodcraft #woodcarvings #maker #diy #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarver
July 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Another spoon...

#spooncarving #spoon
#carving #carve #woodart #art #maker #makers #diycrafts #whittling #whittlingwood #woodcarving #carver #woodcraft #woodcarvings #maker #diy #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarver
July 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Welcome to the newest member of the Lil' Turds!!!

#halloween #jackolantern
#carving #caricature
#carve #woodart #art #maker #makers #diycrafts #whittling #whittlingwood #carving #woodcarving #carver #woodcraft #woodcarvings #maker #diy #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarversofinstagram #woodcarver
July 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
#laseretching meets #spooncarving to make my Cat Up A Tree #logo.

#laser #etching #spoon
#carving #carve #woodart #art #artist #artistry #maker #makers #diycrafts #whittling #whittlingwood #woodcarving #carver #woodcraft #woodcarvings #maker #diy #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarver
July 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
More laser #designs.

#wood #inlay #artist #artistry #art #laseretching #laser
July 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Welcome to the newest member of the Lil' Turds!!!

#carving #caricature
#carve #woodart #art #maker #makers #diycrafts #whittling #whittlingwood #carving #woodcarving #carver #woodcraft #woodcarvings #maker #diy #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarversofinstagram #woodcarver
July 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
You mean the lobbyist is trying to get a refund for Cruz's aborted trip.
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July 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Laser-etching leaf vascular pattern into corrugated cardboard.

#cardboard #leaves #nature #artist #artistry #art #laseretching #laser
July 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
catupatree.bsky.social
More experiments with laser-etching. This time, it's my drawing etching the reflective backing of a mirror.

STRESS ART

#doodling #drawing #drawings #art #handdrawn #handdrawing #ink #inkdrawing #artist #artistry #laseretching #laser
July 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
catupatree.bsky.social
A friend and I were playing around with a laser. We took one of my hand drawn pictures and laser etched it onto anodized aluminum. The final image is the size of a business card.

#doodling #drawing #drawings #art #handdrawn #handdrawing #ink #inkdrawing #artist #artistry #laseretching #laser
July 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
catupatree.bsky.social
Got a chance to take a tour of Seattle's Georgetown Steam Plant last night and stuck around to watch the movie Parasite. What a fantastic venue to take in a film! I'll definitely be back!
July 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM