I need someone to talk me out of spending money on yet another insane woodland hobby.

okay, I've decided I will get the shiny toys if I can prove to myself, on a basic level, that I still know how to do the thing.

WHITTLE ONE (1) LITTLE ANIMAL CHALLENGE IS GO

sliced his leg right off, damgit. I'll start over when the bleeding stops.

as an autobiographical aside, if you cut your finger and it doesn't start hurting until half an hour later, You Done Fucked Up