little bug, head empty

I've got it down to "in another discord" but shortening that further (IAD? OAD?) just feels forced, and I'm not about to try and make fetch happen.

haha these photos have been marinatingmarinating in the drafts for a few days now

anyway
I did most of my shuttle shaping by hand but I wanted the profile a little more pronounced than I was achieving with my dubiously sharp carving tools and then I remembered the dremel and carbide bits. there are some little dings here and there but I got a nice, even, narrow bevel on the lower edge where it matters, and it does a great job beating the weft in straight and square. the shuttle is cut from the exact same piece of wood as the base, I just didn't apply the ebonizing solution to it, thought it'd be nice to see the dramatic contrast.

I'm about halfway through the warp now and. let's say there's a learning curve, to the tensioning. I suspect less tension all around will give me more of an even weave, but ultimately the goal is to use this for tablet weaving, which is warp-faced by design, so this answer perhaps does not much matter as long as I can figure out consistency.