Monkey business

[Uncle Arthur]

Just monkeying around a bit with some fruit pits.  As far as I can find out carving peach and plum pits goes way back. I know that Great Grandpa did it . That puts it into period anyway.

[Jedediah Solomon]

Very nice workmanship. Do you sell these?

[Uncle Arthur]

Never thought about selling them. I usually give them to kids or whoever. Just a fun whittler's trick like doing chains or a ball in a cage.

[Mr. Boltneck]

Traditional carvers of netsuke often used fruit pits, too.
These are nice.

[Uncle Arthur]

Thank you sir!

[Will Howard]

Avocado pits can be carved when they are fresh,  They shrink & harden as they dry.

[polyphemus]

I've done avocado pits. Very soft when fresh, you can carve them with an xacto blade. Are the peach pits soft as well? Did you use hand tools or dremel?

[Uncle Arthur]

Even fresh peach pits are quite hard. I usually drill through where I need to with a power drill and finish with hand tools. Gotta try avocado pits!

[Frolicking Johnson]

Wow, we eat several avocados each week with our dinners, I gotta try that. Very cool.

[Maets]

Very interesting.  Makes me want to try carving.  Nicely done.

[Uncle Arthur]

I've been doing these for years. They really aren't that difficult. I would rate them easier than a chain or ball in cage.