Becky Barnes - The Wood Wyrm
@thewoodwyrm.bsky.social
Former Paleontologist, currently woodworking & woodcarving for sanity, cats, lizards, dragons - prone to random projects. Links: https://linktr.ee/TheWoodWyrm
A story in 2 pictures.
The elegant side profile of our distinguished calico-tabby…
The disgruntled look of “why are you holding that thing so close to my face?”
The elegant side profile of our distinguished calico-tabby…
The disgruntled look of “why are you holding that thing so close to my face?”
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A story in 2 pictures.
The elegant side profile of our distinguished calico-tabby…
The disgruntled look of “why are you holding that thing so close to my face?”
The elegant side profile of our distinguished calico-tabby…
The disgruntled look of “why are you holding that thing so close to my face?”
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
More weaving! Shop still in progress - I’ll get back to woodworking soon, I promise.
The purple band is a “nonsense” band. No specific pattern other than when you move “forwards” you produce an M, and “backwards” makes a W. The change between gives you 2-3 dots, depending when you switch.
The purple band is a “nonsense” band. No specific pattern other than when you move “forwards” you produce an M, and “backwards” makes a W. The change between gives you 2-3 dots, depending when you switch.
October 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
More weaving! Shop still in progress - I’ll get back to woodworking soon, I promise.
The purple band is a “nonsense” band. No specific pattern other than when you move “forwards” you produce an M, and “backwards” makes a W. The change between gives you 2-3 dots, depending when you switch.
The purple band is a “nonsense” band. No specific pattern other than when you move “forwards” you produce an M, and “backwards” makes a W. The change between gives you 2-3 dots, depending when you switch.
Ok seriously… what’s the deal with cats and fabric? I break out a new project and suddenly I have helpers.
#sewingcats #cats #sewing
#sewingcats #cats #sewing
October 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Ok seriously… what’s the deal with cats and fabric? I break out a new project and suddenly I have helpers.
#sewingcats #cats #sewing
#sewingcats #cats #sewing
Shop isn’t quite set up yet (still ripping up glued-down carpet), but made enough workspace to finish an iPad rack for a Science class.
Thank you to the @rockler.bsky.social guys at Burnsville for assisting with my new router. It works great!
#woodworking #science #router #diy
Thank you to the @rockler.bsky.social guys at Burnsville for assisting with my new router. It works great!
#woodworking #science #router #diy
September 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Shop isn’t quite set up yet (still ripping up glued-down carpet), but made enough workspace to finish an iPad rack for a Science class.
Thank you to the @rockler.bsky.social guys at Burnsville for assisting with my new router. It works great!
#woodworking #science #router #diy
Thank you to the @rockler.bsky.social guys at Burnsville for assisting with my new router. It works great!
#woodworking #science #router #diy
A brief Side Quest brought to you by “I need trim for my garb so I can go in appropriate gear to sell my woodworking… it’s expensive… I’m sure I can make it myself…”
Yes yes, I spent about 30 years avoiding tablet weaving. Now look what happened. I blame my Mom & friend Mary Liz.
#cardweaving
Yes yes, I spent about 30 years avoiding tablet weaving. Now look what happened. I blame my Mom & friend Mary Liz.
#cardweaving
September 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A brief Side Quest brought to you by “I need trim for my garb so I can go in appropriate gear to sell my woodworking… it’s expensive… I’m sure I can make it myself…”
Yes yes, I spent about 30 years avoiding tablet weaving. Now look what happened. I blame my Mom & friend Mary Liz.
#cardweaving
Yes yes, I spent about 30 years avoiding tablet weaving. Now look what happened. I blame my Mom & friend Mary Liz.
#cardweaving
New She-Shed… but need to scrape (yes scrape - I cannot pull) the old carpet up because they over-glued it. I pull, and it just starts unraveling. My biceps & triceps are going to be *amazing* when it’s done!
August 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New She-Shed… but need to scrape (yes scrape - I cannot pull) the old carpet up because they over-glued it. I pull, and it just starts unraveling. My biceps & triceps are going to be *amazing* when it’s done!
The Shop / She-Shed is CLOSED. It's all boxed up for our move. This summer will be spent getting our new house in order, so there will be NO TIME for outside projects. Hopefully come Fall/Winter things will calm down enough, but at the moment all commissions are closed.
May 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Shop / She-Shed is CLOSED. It's all boxed up for our move. This summer will be spent getting our new house in order, so there will be NO TIME for outside projects. Hopefully come Fall/Winter things will calm down enough, but at the moment all commissions are closed.
Hahaha! It's done! Pokemon starter trio cross-stitched onto a wooden pokeball. Pokeball is made from bloodwood, ebony, and maple. Example piece for my class in May.
#nintendostitch #pokemon #woodworking #crossstitch
#nintendostitch #pokemon #woodworking #crossstitch
April 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hahaha! It's done! Pokemon starter trio cross-stitched onto a wooden pokeball. Pokeball is made from bloodwood, ebony, and maple. Example piece for my class in May.
#nintendostitch #pokemon #woodworking #crossstitch
#nintendostitch #pokemon #woodworking #crossstitch
Entelodauntlets FTW!
Neanderthal concepts for Professor Primula’s Portfolio of Palaeontology, a brand-new playable character included in the book. We’re now in the final stretch of the Kickstarter campaign—with just 3 days remaining!
April 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Entelodauntlets FTW!
My daughter had a few boxes of Girl Scout cookies left to sell, so we made up some "dragon-snails". People could adopt-a-snail (for the price of 3x boxes of cookies), and get 3x FREE boxes of cookies! Such a deal!
One (rear) had garnet cabochon eyes, and the other (front) had tigerseye cab eyes.
One (rear) had garnet cabochon eyes, and the other (front) had tigerseye cab eyes.
April 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My daughter had a few boxes of Girl Scout cookies left to sell, so we made up some "dragon-snails". People could adopt-a-snail (for the price of 3x boxes of cookies), and get 3x FREE boxes of cookies! Such a deal!
One (rear) had garnet cabochon eyes, and the other (front) had tigerseye cab eyes.
One (rear) had garnet cabochon eyes, and the other (front) had tigerseye cab eyes.
Sorry it’s been quiet. Getting ready to move states, buying / selling houses, while preparing to teach another class AND find a new job! It’s been busy.
Here’s an in-progress piece I’m working on over lunch hours.
#pokemon #nintendostitch #crossstitch
Here’s an in-progress piece I’m working on over lunch hours.
#pokemon #nintendostitch #crossstitch
April 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Sorry it’s been quiet. Getting ready to move states, buying / selling houses, while preparing to teach another class AND find a new job! It’s been busy.
Here’s an in-progress piece I’m working on over lunch hours.
#pokemon #nintendostitch #crossstitch
Here’s an in-progress piece I’m working on over lunch hours.
#pokemon #nintendostitch #crossstitch
One case of cookies. Slightly fuzzy… check for mold!
March 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
One case of cookies. Slightly fuzzy… check for mold!
March 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Took a class on making antler handles for knife blanks. Here’s my Mora “companion” in a tine from a whitetail shed, with a little ebony bolster (added at home when I glued everything up). Had extra time, so made an antler tine needle as well!
February 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Took a class on making antler handles for knife blanks. Here’s my Mora “companion” in a tine from a whitetail shed, with a little ebony bolster (added at home when I glued everything up). Had extra time, so made an antler tine needle as well!
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Hi! I'm a palaeontologist who has just joined Bluesky. My lab recently published a paper on gorgonopsian osteohistology.
doi.org/10.1111/joa....
doi.org/10.1111/joa....
The osteohistology of gorgonopsian therapsids and implications for Permo‐Triassic theriodont growth
Permian gorgonopsian therapists had rapid, annually interrupted growth and show longer lifespans than early Triassic therapists.
doi.org
February 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Hi! I'm a palaeontologist who has just joined Bluesky. My lab recently published a paper on gorgonopsian osteohistology.
doi.org/10.1111/joa....
doi.org/10.1111/joa....
End of Day 2 kuksa carving class. My cup is looking like a big chonky borb - good so far! A lot of refining to go. Inside is slightly fluted.
February 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
End of Day 2 kuksa carving class. My cup is looking like a big chonky borb - good so far! A lot of refining to go. Inside is slightly fluted.
Taking a kuksa cup class at the Milan, MN Village Arts School. 3-day class taught by Alex Yerks.
February 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Taking a kuksa cup class at the Milan, MN Village Arts School. 3-day class taught by Alex Yerks.
Naalbinding needles - curved in two dimensions to fit flush alongside your thumb. Top Koa, middle Ebony, bottom Olivewood + turquoise
January 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Naalbinding needles - curved in two dimensions to fit flush alongside your thumb. Top Koa, middle Ebony, bottom Olivewood + turquoise
I finished my #Tempestry! First time tapestry weaving, made a temperature chart for 2024 - each color denotes a 5-degree interval. January on the left, December on the right. Next time I'll leave myself extra room; had to finish with tweezers, and my knots / tassel were pretty sad.
#weaving #loom
#weaving #loom
January 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I finished my #Tempestry! First time tapestry weaving, made a temperature chart for 2024 - each color denotes a 5-degree interval. January on the left, December on the right. Next time I'll leave myself extra room; had to finish with tweezers, and my knots / tassel were pretty sad.
#weaving #loom
#weaving #loom
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Happy #FossilFriday ! Another "Deciphering the Dinomummy" video for your viewing pleasure - this time covering the artwork done by @himmapaan.bsky.social and the traits requested, based off of the fossil features.
youtu.be/338pfPjiXnc?...
#paleontology #dinosaur #dinomummy #paleo
youtu.be/338pfPjiXnc?...
#paleontology #dinosaur #dinomummy #paleo
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December 20, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Happy #FossilFriday ! Another "Deciphering the Dinomummy" video for your viewing pleasure - this time covering the artwork done by @himmapaan.bsky.social and the traits requested, based off of the fossil features.
youtu.be/338pfPjiXnc?...
#paleontology #dinosaur #dinomummy #paleo
youtu.be/338pfPjiXnc?...
#paleontology #dinosaur #dinomummy #paleo
They're almost all done! Hand-stitched felt plesiosaur jingle ornaments for my lab volunteers :D As they come in, they can pick a color. One left giddy, because hers was PURPLE and JINGLED! Only a few more to stitch.
#felt #ornaments #plesiosaur #volunteersROCK
#felt #ornaments #plesiosaur #volunteersROCK
December 18, 2024 at 3:19 PM
They're almost all done! Hand-stitched felt plesiosaur jingle ornaments for my lab volunteers :D As they come in, they can pick a color. One left giddy, because hers was PURPLE and JINGLED! Only a few more to stitch.
#felt #ornaments #plesiosaur #volunteersROCK
#felt #ornaments #plesiosaur #volunteersROCK
Thank you @himmapaan.bsky.social - it arrived safely! I can’t wait to frame this cutie. Support REAL artists, not AI garbage!
December 13, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Thank you @himmapaan.bsky.social - it arrived safely! I can’t wait to frame this cutie. Support REAL artists, not AI garbage!
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The fire fox, "tulikettu", is from Finnish mythology. Its fur is pitch black, but it shines in the right lighting conditions and sparks in mysterious light when you touch it. Those sparks would fly to the sky and create the northern lights when its tail or sides hit the snow or branches as it ran.
November 24, 2024 at 6:32 PM
The fire fox, "tulikettu", is from Finnish mythology. Its fur is pitch black, but it shines in the right lighting conditions and sparks in mysterious light when you touch it. Those sparks would fly to the sky and create the northern lights when its tail or sides hit the snow or branches as it ran.
The hearts for my winners are drying, and will be mailed out this week. I have some finished pieces that are ready for last-minute gifts. First up: weaving shuttles in different wood species! Why stick with the boring shuttles your loom came with when you can have a bougie one? #woodworking #loom
December 8, 2024 at 9:29 PM
The hearts for my winners are drying, and will be mailed out this week. I have some finished pieces that are ready for last-minute gifts. First up: weaving shuttles in different wood species! Why stick with the boring shuttles your loom came with when you can have a bougie one? #woodworking #loom