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Wooden Whale Shark Automaton Inspired by the Ocean

Name: Wooden Whale Shark Automaton Inspired by the Ocean
Brand: Nick's Wood Art Studio
Rating: 4.2 (21 reviews)

A handcrafted whale shark automaton that brings the calm rhythm of the ocean to life.

Created by Nick's Wood Art Studio · Launched Jul 28, 2026 · Closes Aug 27, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$4K

Goal $2K

Backers

21

3 data points

Funded

250%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

29 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Woodworking category average. This project has hit 250% of its goal, while the average live Woodworking project on Kickstarter sits at 74% (3.4× the category median).

Early Momentum: 78 / 100 — high potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). Project is in its first 20 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

3 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Jul 28, 2026Jul 29, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

late surge

Hit goal in 9 hours.

Late-surge pattern — momentum built up in the campaign's second half.

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High potential

Project is too new for 24h trend data. Score is based on funding velocity per hour, backer signups per hour, and staff-pick early signal.

Hours since launch20h

Funded so far250%

% per hour12.56%

Backers21

Staff pickYes

FORECAST

BETA

~$48K

Predicted to fund 3028% of goal

○ Low confidence (early)

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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