The Beaver's Pencil Workshop - 120 mm

One last look before the pencil leaves the workshop. At a tree-stump workbench, a beaver closes one eye and sights along a freshly sharpened pencil. Both paws steady the barrel. A single curl of wood rests against the stump.

Paint the pencil any color you like and make it yours. The long, flat face above the paws is blank so you can write your name on it. Let your base color dry, then use a fine-tip paint pen or a small brush to letter your name along the barrel. Try cream letters on forest green or dark blue letters on butter yellow.

For the freshly cut point, leave a ring of pale wood between the barrel color and the charcoal tip. A nearly dry sponge with a touch of honey-colored acrylic picks out the beaver's cheeks and the edge of the wood shaving. A fine brush works well for the closed eyelid. You can use acrylic craft paints or water-based miniature paints such as Citadel Colour or Vallejo Model Color. For a family painting afternoon, give a child their own white print to decorate, let them choose a pencil color and help them sign it with paints labeled for their age.

One printable STL includes the beaver, pencil, workbench, wood shaving and round base in a single piece. Base included, the model measures 120.0 mm wide by 120.0 mm deep by 113.3 mm tall.

Slice-checked in Bambu Studio for a Bambu Lab P2S, 0.4 mm nozzle and white PLA, with the round base flat on the plate. The checked slice uses 0.16 mm layers, two walls, 15% infill and automatic tree supports. Estimated print time is 5 h 38 min and estimated filament use is 140.86 g across 708 layers. This version has yet to be test-printed.

Meshy generated the model from an AI concept image. The painted cover and the unpainted white PLA preview are AI-generated finish examples. Four additional views are rendered directly from the downloadable STL.

Free to download for personal, noncommercial use.