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Woodgrainterrain
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beautiful carvings of concentrated nature

Maker of sawdust | Commissions welcome

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Woodgrainterrain @woodgrainterrain.bsky.social · Nov 30
I carve landscapes into wood using a CNC machine. Here is Jezero Crater, Mars, featuring a water-carved close up of the carter's interior. It is a carved from an aged piece of eastern red cedar.
A carving of a Martian crater presented with low-angle lighting A cedar carving of a Martian impact crater presented atop a solar panel.
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The 'Face on Mars' with slightly exaggerated terrain is carved here into tigerwood and placed at different rotations to the setting sun. Thanks to @uarizonalpl.bsky.social for the Martian surface data!

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The 'Face on Mars' is pictured carved into tigerwood, and the dark striations cover the eyes of the face.The low-angle sun reveals what appear to be eye-holes and a mouth. The 'Face on Mars' is pictured carved into tigerwood, and the dark striations cover the eyes of the face.The low-angle sun at this rotation doesn't reveal much in the way of facial features. The 'Face on Mars' is pictured carved into tigerwood, and the dark striations cover the eyes of the face.The low-angle sun reveals no face-like features at this rotation. The 'Face on Mars' is pictured carved into tigerwood, and the dark striations cover the eyes of the face.The low-angle sun at this rotation also reveals no face-like features.
October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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title: Space Shuttle w/ Satellite
medium: Oil on canvas
year: 1984
artist: 10-year-old me

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This image depicts a child's oil painting of the NASA space shuttle in outer space with an accompanying satellite. Both vehicles have rocket engines engaged. The background is black and speckled with yellow stars and features a large, yellow sun. The Earth the Moon are present as well.
October 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Gale Crater, Mars

It's hard to believe that that this piece of eastern red cedar is free of paints, stains, and dyes. One thing we do know is that it is the perfect choice to depict the Martian surface.

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This genuine image depicts Gale Crater, Mars carved into a striking slice of eastern red cedar. The multicolored striations in the cedar mix with the crater rim and central peak to form a superimposition of two planets. The roughly 20 inch by 21 inch carving sits atop a solar panel for this shot.
August 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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The Earth has craters too! Here's Arizona's Meteor Crater Natural Landmark presented in walnut with a frame of striated hickory. There are plenty more Ike this for sale on the member-owned artisans.coop.

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Arizona's Meteor Crater Natural Landmark carved into walnut with hickory frames. This top-down view of the carving shows the layers of the walnut revealed by the Crater carving.
August 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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These signs are quite fun to make. We can make one together, limited only by the dimensions of my machine and our imaginations.

They are available from the Artisan's Coop, a cooperatively owned online marketplace featuring verified handmade gifts.
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This sign is a play on the iconic signs used by the National Forest Service. It imagines a private RV as a federally recognized place. It is carved with three symbols: a bear, an RV, and a small group of trees. The name "Rennie" and the words "National Recreation Vehicle" and "Pigeon Forge, Tennessee" are carved in a font used by the Forest service. The red cedar is striking in appearance, and the shadows highlight the carved images and words.
June 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Cribbage, anyone?

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An oval, red cedar terrain carving sits atop a maple cribbage board base. The yellow-to-red color variations in the cedar are visible, as is the terrain surrounding Mt. Greeley, Montana. This image shows a close-up of Mt. Greeley and the cedar grain intermixed. This top-down view shows the entire board. The cedar top is removable and is held in place by magnets. The streaks of brown are visible in the maple board as is the cut-out for the cribbage pegs that are stored underneath the carving.
May 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Mt. Greeley, Montana is carved here into a 4x8 piece of eastern red cedar. This is one part of a larger piece...

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An oval carving of mountainous terrain sits atop a CNC machine bed. The fine-point carving bit is visible above the carving, which features striated layers of colorful wood.
May 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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This piece was a bit of an experiment. It is essentially an end-grain cutting board with a wood block print carved into it. The customer (and this guy!) couldn't be happier with how it turned out. It's made from walnut, hickory, and one thin piece of red cedar.

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This is a 5"x7" end-grain glue-up of brown walnut strips and light-colored hickory squares arranged along a thin horizontal dividing line of eastern red cedar. The wood grain is arranged to produce both a swirling wave design interspersed with a checkerboard pattern. The wood grain nearly disappears in this finished carving. The alternating brown and tan vertical lines dominate the carving, and the bright red horizontal dividing line provides a bit of contrast. A repeating abstract pattern covers the rectangular carving with truncated corners.
May 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Lake Cumberland, KY, the largest artificial lake in the US, presented here in maple, resin, and walnut. This one sold over the weekend, but custom carvings are always available on my shop on the cooperatively owned artisans.coop.

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This is a carving of Lake Cumberland, Kentucky made from maple, resin, and walnut. It features a blue ribbon of resin representing the water of the lake. The topography and the wood combine to create an attention-grabbing piece.
April 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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I doubt there is a collective noun for microphone stands. In such situations, we have a duty to create one.

A chorus of microphone stands?
A timbre?
A sibilance?
A frequence?

Vocabulary aside, they're available in my shop in the member-owned Artisan's Coop.

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Four wood and metal desktop microphone stands sit on a window sill. All have a wooden base and cast iron mic support. Each stand is different. One has a carving of a bee, two feature a carving of the surface of the Moon. Another has a resin-filled knot. Taken together, there is an artistic and warm feel.
April 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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What kind of microphone do you use for remote meetings? I recommend getting the best-sounding mic you can get your hands on and mounting it in the most stylish way possible.

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This desktop microphone stand features a streaky maple base carved with craters from the surface of the Moon. Cast iron pipe fittings hold a typical microphone clip. This close up view shows the lunar terrain as presented in this hardwood of various streaky brown hues.
April 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Somehow the relief carving filled with resin takes on an almost holographic feel. This microphone stand is available from my shop on the awesome Artisans Coop, from which benefits flow to makers and artists, not parasite billionaires.

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This unique desktop microphone stand is made from a 1" thick piece of walnut featuring a bee carving filled with yellow-tinted resin in the center. Cast iron pipe rises from the wood to support a typical microphone holder. This close-up of the base shows the circular design of the bee carving and the yellow resin filling the space. The bee is seen from above and is nearly surrounded by honeycomb designs.
April 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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An artist friend of mine from Knoxville asked me to carve some wood block prints of his designs.

He then took my my carvings to other artist friends and asked them to do their thing.

The end result is a sort of a cavalcade of artistry that I am most happy to be a part of.
This is a close-up view of a poplar wood print carving. The prominent wood grain is visible as a dark brown arched oval in the center of the piece. The 3D abstract design cuts into the end grain wood block in revealing curved and zig-zag patterns of striated tan and brown, all covered in a reflective coating of lacquer. These yet-to-be-fired clay pieces were printed with wood blocks from this project. These six fired ceramic pieces each feature wood block prints. Prayer flags from this project in action in Knoxville, TN.
April 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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This fun little carving in walnut and resin features the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River in the heart of the National Park. This and other carvings can be had from the verified-handmade online marketplace, Artisans.coop.

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This unusual carving is half walnut and half clear resin. The result is an unexpected blend of the natural and the high-tech. The Colorado River can be seen at the lowest elevations, while the South Rim dominates the right side of the carving. Here's a 3/4 rear view showing the live edge walnut.
March 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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For my first BlueskyNightMarket post, here's a dark and a light shot of some chaotic Martian terrain carved into a resin-filled piece of maple.

Other terrain carvings, on and off-planet, are available from my shop on the awesome artisans.coop.

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This 3/4 view of a wood carving of Martian terrain is set against a dark background. The beefy carving of terrain southwest of Valles Marineris features a cratered canyon floor and a steep escarpment. This sunlit shot of the carving shows the multiple colors naturally present in the maple and the unusual voids, which are now filled with gold-flecked resin. It is difficult to determine what features are the result of the terrain and what features are the result of the patterns in the wood.
March 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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This carving features interior detail from Holden Crater, Mars in oak and resin. A friend (the proud owner) is a huge fan of the TV show The Expanse. This burly piece of oak contained voids filled with resin prior to carving.

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Close up of the carving showing a prominent butte. The finished carving viewed from above. This close-up photo shows the burled grain of the white oak and the resin/wood interaction. This is a pic of the carving prior to the finish carve. A larger bit has removed the bulk of the material.
February 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Here is Kaiser Crater, Mars carved into wenge, an African hardwood known for its sound properties and its contrasting colors, which are highlighted here by bleaching.

This carving and others are available through a cooperative Etsy alternative.
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This Crater carving features alternating dark and light bands in the wood. This photo is another 3/4 view of the carving. Rippling detail of the Crater wall and floor are visible.
February 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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How it started vs how it's going
This wild-looking oak log is shaped like a Tim Burton-esque heart. A heart-shaped slice of oak log is turned into a clock. Resin fills the voids and tick marks and clock face numbers are carved into the surface.
February 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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The video of this tiny carving shows the entire process starting with a larger rough carving bit and finishing with a much more precise fine carving bit. The resin and wood blank now shows the bathymetry of Lake Superior. This 90-minute process is shown here in 12 seconds.
February 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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These undocumented Canadian immigrants won't be paying any tariffs and they are welcome to nest at my pond in Kentucky as long as they'd like.
This zoomed-in cellphone photo shows a pair of Canadian Geese at rest in a pond near a cornfield.
February 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Friendly reminder that there are no politicians on the Moon.

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This dark cedar carving of the lunar surface features a golden resin filled center. It is being held up to the sun and a bit of light emerges from the resin center. The finished carving laid flat on a table. It almost looks like a chocolate Moon surface with a golden nougat filling.
February 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Pocket Planets 🪐

Hand painted clay pieces mounted in shadow boxes. A couple more tests & I’ll be ready to paint the frames! They’re going to be awesome. Available February 21st.
Jupiter on clay sitting in an 8x8” wood shadow box Side view of clay piece floating in shadow box
February 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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👇

Transport strikes.
Teacher’s strikes.
Grocery employee strikes.
Every single union strikes.
We can do much.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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So naturally, you know what to do…👇

Enjoy. 😎✨
February 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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It's not terrain, but it's still pretty cool. It's carved from an especially burly piece of salted oak.
Front view of a tray carved from a highly figured piece of oak. Back view of the tray.
January 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM