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The one I am currently using is a Razortip SK Model. I bought it through Razortip at Razortip.com I use the BPH pen because I can change out the tips. I am going to be purchasing the Colwood Super Pro at some point because from people I’ve talked to that own them and from reviews their heat range is more consistent than Razortip. With that said I only have problems with my Razortip if I’m outside and there’s a breeze (I work outside a lot) But I have noticed inconsistent heat range without adjusting it even indoors. The only issue with Colwoods is they don’t have a pen that you can replace just the tip. They do but they are soldered into a base that’s replaced. I make my own scale tips and they fit the BPH which uses set screws to hold them in. But you can get an adapter that will allow the Razortip BPH to be used on the Colwood. The Razortip SK is around $130 the basic equivalent Colwood is the Detailer they are $95. The Colwood Super Pro is $130ish If you are looking to buy one check out Bear Woods Supply Company at bearwood.com. They carry the Colwood. I am an affiliate and if you use my name Danny as a promo code you can get 5% off any purchase. They are a Canadian based company so if you live in the U.S. they don’t charge tax so that’s another savings😜 Plus it will help me because I get a little kickback on all purchases using my name as the promo code. If you are looking to burn scales for fish both Colwood and Razortip sale generic shaped scale tips that will pass as fish scales. Razortip has a bigger selection with a few more shape and size options but they are still just generic basic scale shapes. I make my own because I can make nearly exact shapes for what ever fish species i am working on that are more accurate which is necessary if you ever plan to enter competitions

Thanks, a good friend gave it to me. It’s Just in old farm fence post.

I use the standard 0.35 mm that came with it. You can get the parts to use the 0.5 mm if you want. I don’t do a lot of fine detail with it. I do some but I do most fine detail by hand with brushes or micro applicators. I use the airbrush more for general base colors

Thanks, I’m still learning. It’s gets easier each time

I have a couple that I use. One is a small round fine carbide bit similar to a Kutzall. It came in the set of bits that came with the Foredom so I don’t know what brand it is. It’s about 5/16ths in diameter and about 3/16 ths thick. The shaft is 3/32nd So it gives me about an 8th +/- of an inch deep slot. I’ve seen similar ones on Sabortooth list. I’ve also used a similar size diamond bit. My next video I’ll show how I use it. I also have a couple other videos where I show how I do it. Here’s a link to using the diamond bit to cut the slots. ua-cam.com/video/kUqWvYegMwo/v-deo.htmlsi=cjkcGzxlBnX7D2_7

@ Awesome! Thanks for the info. Can’t wait to give it a shot and I look forward to the next video!

It’s called nichrome wire. I use 16 gauge. And yes it’s used for various heating elements. I used to get it from fishcarver.com but they are no longer in business. You can still get it online. I think Amazon carries it. But you may need to experiment with different brands because the manufacturing varies from brand to brand and some work better than others. You have to have a little black smithing skills to make them but they are fairly easy after you’ve practiced on a few. I have a video that shows how I make them here… ua-cam.com/video/KaIBgfdspj8/v-deo.htmlsi=gR43Nlvv2_D7NSgV

Thanks

Thanks ! I always enjoy the holiday season but I’m also happy when it’s over😜

Thanks Travis same to you. Don’t eat too much turkey 🦃

Thank you. It was the first duck I attempted.

I draw most of my own patterns. But you can get good patterns from Rick Krane at anglersartistry.com/

I describe what colors I use in the video series. But the base is silver and I layer thin transparent coats of yellow ocher blending to a warm olive green on the top. I’ll add burnt umber to tint it to the warm side that I can only describe as a slightly bronze color.

I drew it myself. I draw a lot of my own patterns.

Thanks! This is turpelo. It’s all I ever use. The very first fish I carved 4 years ago I used pine. It’s considered a soft wood but the grain is hard and it was difficult. I did a few small Harry Potter type magic wand carvings out of walnut for my daughter then my son asked me to carve a crappie that I did out of pine and from that moment on I was hooked. I did carve a duck out of and old cedar fence post (i think there’s a video here) And I’ve experimented with cypress. But Tueplo is my favorite.

What’s your favorite carving subject?

@@Danny_Harris-Arts Thank you! I have been making wood lures of all sizes for many years now. Much of my latest work has been Muskie baits.

@ my son wants me to attempt some big glide baits. I may attempt one after this current project

@ my son wants me to make him some big glide baits so I may attempt some after this project

Yeah, I’m in the country on 9 acres surrounded by another 10,000 of woods. I see deer and turkey and other wildlife daily. Unfortunately more and more are moving out this way. When we moved here in 74 you could go hours without seeing a car pass. I live in a sharp curb with a driveway at the top and one at the bottom and now it’s a crap shoot trying to pull out in the morning. Still will never live in the city limits again.

@Danny_Harris-Arts living the dream 👍

LOL, I wish it had millions of views🤣😂 Actually that’s the first walleye I attempted and it was more of a practice piece than anything. I’m sure I’ll do another one soon and it’ll be 10 times better than this one.

Yes I sell them. Right now it’s just word of mouth and people contacting me directly. I also take commissions. The largemouth on this project is a commissioned piece and the spotted bass will be for sale. I have 4 more finished pieces that will be for sale this coming May. Right now They are in a gallery exhibit at the Arkansas State Capitol and will be in a museum exhibit from January to May. You can see them on my FB carving page at “Wild Impressions Wood Carving by Danny Harris” if you’d like to follow me there. I post a lot of project progress photos as well finished pieces. Eventually I’ll do another website or Etsy page. If you’re interested you can email me at dannyharrisarts@gmail.com

Thanks! I seal the wood using lacquer mixed with lacquer thinner in a 50/50 ratio. It dries fast but I let it set overnight. the white is gesso I use to prime it with.

It’s a mini saw blade that I bought at harbor freight. It was a set of 3-4 sizes. But I don’t use it anymore because it’s kind of sketchy to use. Actually kind of dangerous. I rarely use them anymore. I use a bit now that’s a small corse stone. It’s about 5-16th of an inch in diameter and roughly 3/16ths of an inch wide. This bass was one of my early projects and I think it was only my 3rd fish carving. Look at some of my recent videos. I’ve used the stone bit above for a while now. It makes the perfect width and depth for the way I do my fins. I don’t know the brand of it because it came in a set of bits with my Foredom. But Sabortooth makes one that’s steel that’s very similar that I’m sure would work well. And I think Kutzall has one similar also but I don’t know if they make one as small.

Thank you so much, Danny! Your work is beautiful! Keep it up!

Hi Marvin, I’m doing good thanks for asking. I’ve already carved a walleye a while back and I have a video series on it here. It was pretty much a practice run but I plan on doing another at some point. I’m not sure what you are referring to for yellow bass. The yellow bass we have here in the states are small only growing less than a pound (.4kg ) and are considered trash fish. So I don’t think many people would be interested in a carving of one. If I carve a pike it will be further down the road. There’s still a lot of popular local fish that I have on my “to do list” first and in the south here pike are not as popular as they are in the northern states.

yes, i readed that the yellowbass or perch in northamerica average less bigger is then in europe. that should be the reason why he is less popular than in europe. here its a popular fish to catch and also to eat. anyways, you already said it: would be a bad project for americans. I will take a closer look to the walleye video and I am looking forward to see a pike made by you sometime.

Yes it’s Tueplo. I carve the blanks my self here’s the video showing that process ua-cam.com/video/l9LphVQmXpU/v-deo.htmlsi=yQsTryH6Aoj5ToWX

@@Danny_Harris-Arts sorry I meant the blocks of tupelo wood.

@@travishanson2884 woodcarversupply.com was the last place I bought it. But their sight is closed I think until after the 15th this month

I don’t see why i couldn’t. I don’t know what it would cost but depending on what you wanted I’m sure I could find out

What kind of help do you need?

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Thanks! Hope you’ll consider subscribing and follow the series of this and future projects.

I have a more in depth video of the process.

Who’s Gary? 😜

@@Danny_Harris-Arts sorry Danny my mistake apologies

No problem I knew who you meant 😜

🤣😂 I have to wear a suit and tie nearly everyday at work😝

Thanks for watching!

Good I hope to see you there! You definitely have plenty of time to get a couple done. Be sure and join our new FB group Fishcarving Inspiration and post progress photos.

Yeah they are definitely scrappers. I hope to get some done on it tomorrow

Hi Gene. No invite needed but you can invite other friends or just give the name, just do a search for “Fishcarving Inspiration” and click the join. I need to put a link in the description but i forgot to do it. 😖 There are two brief questions and there should be a box to check to acknowledge the rules and you’re in.

Thank you for the kind words and happy to hear from you. If you are a Facebook user by chance, several other of my fish carving friends and I have started a Facebook group dedicated to fish carving. We love for you to join if you do Facebook that is. But we’d love to see your work and you can post photos of it and ask any questions you may have. I hope the nichrome wire works for you let me know how it goes.

Yeah i think you did. Once you get the tips made and burning even and clean scale impressions turn the burner all the way up so that the tip will glow red for a few seconds then turn it off and let it cool on it’s on. You may also take a small butane torch and heat just the tip until it glows red.

Depending on the snake species you’re carving some have keeled scales and others are smooth. Razortip has a decent selection of snake scale tips with some that make keeled scales. Have you ever watched Mike Stinnett of Stinnett Sticks?

Send me an email and I’ll give you the contact info

I draw a lot of my own patterns but I have some that were given to me. Send me a email and let me know what you’re looking for. I may have a digital version that you can print. I don’t know if the guy I get mine from carries basswood. I can text him and see. Send me an email and I’ll let you know asap.

Bonjour! that’s all the French I know😜. Thanks you and thanks for watching. It’s always nice to hear from people from other countries!

Thank you I appreciate that I’m glad they’re helping. Im not 100% sure but I think in the case of only one entry they would have moved you to intermediate. We are working on a plan that I will outline in the next few video projects that will help raise awareness for the fish carving side of the competition. The fish carving organizers, judges and a few of us competitors have formed a new Facebook group called “Fish Carving Inspiration” that we hope will raise awareness for the Fish Carving division of the World Taxidermy and Fish Carving Championship. So if you do Facebook come join us. We’re still in the growing and formatting stage but it will definitely formatted strictly for fish wood carving. So hopefully current fish wood carvers or those that have started or thinking about carving fish will join and hopefully we can encourage them to come and enter the 2026 World. Hope to see you there. (In the group AND the next World competition)

Thanks

🤣😂Two large mouth bass.

No it makes sense, that’s a good tip. I’ve also seen other guys use hot glue to temporarily glue the pieces back together and it works really well. I’ve done it before. I just got the idea to tape it because I forgot to bring out my hot glue gun one time and I had a roll of painters tape handy and it worked well. My band saw is a cheap piece of crap so when I get on a cutting roll i just go to the end. Because of the cheap saw blade guides it’s hard to back out of the cut. One of these days I plan on buying a nice Pegasus bandsaw that uses a scroll type blade and it allows you to make some very intricate cuts

This was my first attempt. I’ll probably be doing another one later this fall hopefully. Should be even better.

I would if I could remember 🤪but I’ll try to recall and get close. Part 4 should have the colors I used. I don’t follow a set paint schedule like a lot of taxidermist or other fish carvers do. I used a silver base and started with cadmium yellow on the back down to the pink stripe. and then I started layering olive greens in progressively darker shades until I got the hue and darkness I was looking for. The pink stripe is true red sprayed very lightly over the silver so that it got to the pink hue I was looking for. I also sprayed a tiny line of a hint of blue under the pink strip about a third of the way back. I used duo blue Perl X powders to give it a slight blueish purple iridescence from the pink stripe down to where the belly turned white. I finished with several thin bronze washes on the back to match the trout I caught in the middle of the project. In part 4 it had a more olive green hue along the back and a silver that faded to Perl white on the belly. But after the trout fishing trip I added a faint pale gold bellow the pink line at faded to the Perl white. The thin bronze washes were made with gold mixed with burnt sienna if I remember correctly. I used That to glaze over the olive green back. Rainbow vary greatly in color and the number of spots and spot pattern depending on the region. Some are more green with fewer spots some like ones here in Arkansas in the white river have the bronzy/ green back with a pale gold sides below the pink stripe and are heavily spotted. Hope this helps some.

Thanks. It was my first one. I need to do a couple more. I feel like I can do better

Thanks, I thought it fit😜

Yes, but I’m not exactly sure how many all together. I was always in the showroom at the wrong time. There were only 7-8 already set up when I got there, they made us leave as soon as we set up and we couldn’t go back in until after the judging so im not sure how many came after me. By the time I went in to see how I placed some guys had already picked up theirs up to head home. so I don’t know exactly how many entries there were in my division. I know there were no entries for the novice this year. But im guessing the intermediate had a dozen or so maybe? And I’m not sure how many were in the open. Probably a few more than intermediate. Several of the guys stayed for the round table discussion at the end and one of the things we discussed was starting a FB group for all the contestants past and present called “Fish Carving Inspiration” and hopefully get the attention of a lot of new members that are fish carvers and hopefully encourage them to consider entering in 2026 to help build the competition back to where it was pre Covid days when there were dozens of entries in each division. 2022 was the first one I entered and it was also the first one after Covid. There were a lot more entries in 2022 than there was this time for sure I do know that. I was in the novice then and there were probably two dozen in the novice alone and probably close to 100 with all 4 levels, youth, novice, intermediate and the Open. The Taxidermy side had a record turn out this year, So hopefully with this new FB group we can get the participation up for the Fish carving division in 2026. I’ll be talking more about this with future project videos and I’ll start with my next project if my wood ever arrives!! 😖

Thanks Ron, I’ve got two years to prepare and practice. Good thing is they are willing to give good pointers and advice in their critiques that will improve my work. I’m going to give it my best shot!