If you’re tired of the same mass-produced furniture or interior pieces that the stores are full of and are looking for something unique to decorate your home with, look no further! While it might sound like an introduction to a commercial, there's actually a great online community where people post anything related to woodworking - r/woodworking!

Created in 2008, the subreddit is a home for almost 5 million people celebrating “all things made from trees”. From gigantic wood sculptures to beautiful cabinets, it is a hub for both woodworkers and people interested in this craft.

Our team has collected the most impressive wood projects for you to admire. Scroll down to see these magnificent works of craftsmanship. For more impressive creations, check out our previous articles here, here, here, here and here. 

#1 The Sapphire Walnut Bowl! This One Was A Little Tricky To Pull Off, But I Think It Was Totally Worth It

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#2 I Carved This Jalapeño Plant From Curly Maple And Walnut! You Can See The Curly Wood Grain Showing Through On The Peppers. This Project Took A Ton Of Hours And A Lot Of Screw UPS. I Appreciate All The Support I've Been Given On This Subreddit. I Am Very Appreciative For All Of You!

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#3 Built This Bookshelf For My Mom As My First Ever Woodworking Project. I Think It Turned Out Alright For An Amateur

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Bored Panda got in touch with Kenneth Packie, a wood sculptor residing in the Berkshire Mountains of Western MA, to learn more about the craft of wood carving and about his profession as a sculptor.

Kenneth was part of the three-man team that won first place at the ninth annual Husky Cup World Sculpting Championships in Mulda, Germany with their life-size figure of a medieval knight on horseback “The Knight”. Visit his Instagram and website to see his incredible creations!

#4 Fox In Northern White Cedar

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#5 My Micro Shop And Latest Commission

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#6 Custom Handmade Record Player Out Of Maple Burl

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Kenneth shared that before his career as a sculptor, he was a telecom tech building a network in New England. “I was burnt out with the ‘on call’. We bought a second piece of property in the Southern Berkshire Mountains and went to a log home show. There was a carver working on a very realistic bear. I had seen basic ‘square bears’ in my travels and thought the form was limited by the tools used. It looked like great stress relief! I took a short class because I’d never used a chainsaw. I called a logger, got a load of wood and I’d come home at night, take out the wildlife books, stand up a log, and carve! I realized it’s an open art form with gatherings and competitions so I put myself out there to learn.

In 2007 I went to the Ridgway Carvers Rendezvous in Western PA. It was an epiphany. Looking at the level of work people were supporting their families with, I knew I had to try, I was already close. A year later I set up at a General Store by a big recreational lake to test the waters, got swamped with commissions, quit my job and started working harder than I ever had to support my family with art! I never looked back. I’ve been a full-time wood sculptor since August 2008.”

#7 I Was Told Y’all Would Like This Greenhouse I Built Last Spring

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#8 Quad Bunk

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#9 Octoburl #1 , Fir Burl Carved By Me 2023

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Throughout his career, Kenneth has created thousands of sculptures. The artist shared that carvings can take 30 minutes or up to 5 weeks to create. “I’m probably proudest of the horse and rider I created at the World Cup in Germany. It was a team competition so I carved it with Jeff Samudosky and Tomas Vrba. The scale, detail, and working with others against the clock made it extremely challenging.”

#10 I Carved These Grape Tomatoes From Curly Maple!

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#11 Walnut Drawer Box I Completed Recently With Knot Burl Drawer Pulls. Hand Tools Only

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#12 Double Dovetail Drawers To Go Around The Drain In This Vanity I Built

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According to Kenneth, the hardest thing about the art of chainsaw carving is creating a 3D sculpture out of a log because it is physically demanding, loud and dirty. “The most difficult part is the preparation, securing the raw materials, transporting them, moving them around. After the log is stood up and in place, it all flows very quickly. The longer I’ve been doing this, the clearer it is to find that form in the log. The most difficult thing after that is when to stop. I feel like I ‘abandon’ most carvings. From a practical standpoint, it comes down to what the budget was for the carving.” The artist shared that he loves getting down to the details, the fur, feathers, face and fingers/talons/claws.

#13 Romeo & Juliet Cheese Board Inspired By One Of The First Posts I Saw In This Sub

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#14 My Olive Pitcarving

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#15 Last Year I Finished My Apprenticeship To Become A Furniture Maker. This Piece Is The Culmination Of My Skill. It Also Represents A Major Life Goal After I Made A Career Switch To Become What I Always Wanted To Become. I Also Won First Place In The Yearly Competition! What Do You Think?

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Wood carving has been a cherished art form for centuries. Kenneth thinks that the public’s fascination with wood sculptures comes from seeing a log turned into something before their eyes. “We take something that was alive and bring it back to life in a different form.”

#16 So The Idea Was To Have A Little Woodworking Business To Supplement My Retirement Income, And Keep Me Out Of Mischief. 4 Months Later? 1200 Sf Shop Already Maxed Out, Orders To 2024! What Have I Done?

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#17 My Favorite Project From 2022: Mechanical Iris Liquor Cabinet

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#18 Cedar Boardwalk I Built Last Fall

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Kenneth has a no-cut-to-carve policy. “All my wood is recycled and came down for other reasons. Storm trees, trees from power companies clearing lines, etc. These big international competitions are pushing the art form. It has attracted a lot of classically trained sculptors who realize how big, how fast, and how detailed you can get with the saw. Add power tools and chisels to your endgame and you’ll see a whole group of ‘modern masters’ creating legitimate works of art on a large scale. It’s only going to keep getting bigger and better!”

#19 I Made A Set Of Pulp Fiction Pieces Out Of Plywood. I Hope You Like These

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#20 We're Expecting Our Firstborn In The End Of February. Hopefully I've Made Our Family To Be A Nice Heirloom

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#21 A Maloof Rocker Was A Bucket List Project For Me, Hal Taylor - Story Time Rocker

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#22 Unnecessarily Complicated Mahjong Box. Mostly Walnut

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#23 I Need To Stop Making Pens To Sell That I Can't Bring Myself To Sell

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#24 My First Attempt At Doing Some Wood Burning Art

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#25 The Dog Doesn't Know It's Only Pine

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#26 Finally Finished My First Big Project. My Sons First “Big Boy” Bed

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#27 Infinity Mirror Table I Made With Only Hand Tools

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#28 Niece Asked Me For Shelving/Basketing That Could Be Stowed Away Easily Off Season. I Would Up Making 22 Of These These Things For Her And Her Friends

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#29 My First Actual Piece Of Furniture! (In Woodworking School But I Still Feel Proud)

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#30 Always Worried To Post This Anywhere, In Case Someone Doesn’t Get The Reference And Thinks I’m Just Into Really Weird Stuff. Anyways, Enjoy This Scroll Saw Art I Made

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#31 I Made A Set Of Pulp Fiction Pieces Out Of Plywood. I Hope You Like These

#32 Doing Some Framing Today With My “Made In The USA Stanley”, I Thought My Mind Was Playing Tricks On Me. Where Is 24.5”?

#33 White Oak Kitchen

#34 Wife Is Wondering When I'll Stop Making Things For My Shop And Start Making Things For The House

#35 20 Month Progress

#36 Everything Made In Ash By Me And My Dad

#37 Hand Cut Dovetails