Awesome work, makes me want to do another small mouth. I used acrylic for fins on the first couple fish I carved, then a friend talked me into entering a competition and they have to be all wood so I kinda got used to carving the fins out of wood and haven't used acrylic for fins since
I’ve heard the competition carvings require the all wood approach and I really appreciate the time it takes to knock out lifelike fins for those. I’ve never entered a carving event, but would love to one day. Using the acrylic has been a fun change of pace and allows me to focus on the details and then get the correct “flow” to the fin after the fact.
@@RiverbendWoodworks I did like the transparency I could get using acrylic, especially with transparent paint, and there wasn’t much difference carving it than wood. I’d take a small hand held torch and carefully soften the acrylic and bend it to give it a little motion. I just started carving a little over 3 years ago and your channel was one of the first I found on carving fish. I really enjoy your work.
Very impressive work, hats off from one artist to another. I do replica work. I'm not a taxidermist, but I love to do my fiberglass creations. I call them "Fish Art" . You work in wood, I work in fiberglass. 👍 Kudos!
Your carvings are fantastic 👏 💯. I'd like to begin carving fish like these, and I wanted to find out which would be more effective. Buying a scroll saw and mitre saw or buying a bandsaw? I'd like to know what you consider as essential powertools for this hobby as a beginner 😁
You can pretty much carve any fish species with two (perhaps three eventually) main tools: A bandsaw, and a Dremel tool. The larger a bandsaw, the most capacity for carving size, so I would shoot for a 14” bandsaw if space allows (the Grizzly G0555 is a great option). A standard Dremel tool and bit set will do 90% of the work, and is what I relied on for years to detail. Beyond that, just sandpaper grits from 80-to-320 grit and you’re off and running! I started my carving journey finding pieces of wet wood at the local river and whittling them with cheap hardware store chisels to refine the fish…granted they weren’t very “refined”, but they helped me understand form and made the discovery of each new tool and technique feel like a huge leap forward! Hopefully these videos help you cut that learning curve a ton! Thanks for watching!
@RiverbendWoodworks Thanks so much for the detailed response 😁, I've just purchased a Dremel 3000 this week so that solves a lot of the detailing work, I'll definitely look into a bandsaw to continue with this woodcrafting venture. Keep up the great videos 💯
Hola amigo, te saludo desde la zona sur de Costa Rica, tus trabajos son demasiado hermosos, te felicito es decir poco, soy principiante en el mundo de los señuelos artesanales, y espero pronto lograr algo similar a estos trabajos que haces, deseo fabricarle a mi esposa un pargo de manglar, me gustaría mucho verte hacer un pargo o robalo, o una Machaca, en fin salidos
¡Ciertamente tiene algunas especies de peces geniales para elegir en Costa Rica! ¡Espero algún día llevar mi serie Catch 2 Carve al extranjero y le deseo todo lo mejor para hacer una pieza única para su esposa! ¡Gracias por mirar y la mejor de las suertes con tus tallas!
@@RiverbendWoodworks muchas gracias por su atención y respuesta, si aquí tenemos muchas especies gracias a Dios, bueno yo pienso que aquí en Costa Rica te deben mirar más personas, admito tu trabajo y pues deseo seguír deleitandome mirando más videos tan lindos como esos, muchas bendiciones. Tienes Facebook o Instagram, o WhatsApp 😁
Amazing work. I’m looking to commission someone to make me a wood trout blank I can use as a master to make resin swimbaits. Is this something you would be interested in doing?
Thanks! Sounds like a really cool project. I'd love to hear more about what you have in mind and you can reach out via email at: riverbendwoodworks1@gmail.com
I’ve actually not considered it, mainly because I’ve seen the talent in that competition and WOW! They are next-level in my opinion. Perhaps someday, and maybe more to meet fellow carving geeks like myself 😂
Awesome work, makes me want to do another small mouth. I used acrylic for fins on the first couple fish I carved, then a friend talked me into entering a competition and they have to be all wood so I kinda got used to carving the fins out of wood and haven't used acrylic for fins since
I’ve heard the competition carvings require the all wood approach and I really appreciate the time it takes to knock out lifelike fins for those. I’ve never entered a carving event, but would love to one day. Using the acrylic has been a fun change of pace and allows me to focus on the details and then get the correct “flow” to the fin after the fact.
@@RiverbendWoodworks I did like the transparency I could get using acrylic, especially with transparent paint, and there wasn’t much difference carving it than wood. I’d take a small hand held torch and carefully soften the acrylic and bend it to give it a little motion.
I just started carving a little over 3 years ago and your channel was one of the first I found on carving fish. I really enjoy your work.
Always love watching your carving videos
Thanks! Much appreciated!
Sheesh, what a beautiful fish. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching!
Very impressive work, hats off from one artist to another. I do replica work. I'm not a taxidermist, but I love to do my fiberglass creations. I call them "Fish Art" . You work in wood, I work in fiberglass. 👍 Kudos!
Fantastic job, thanks for sharing your process
Thanks! Happy to share and looking forward to jumping into some more carvings like this in the near future.
That turned out great! Nice work!
Thanks!
Rock on , awesome piece
Beautiful work! Amazing detail and very realistic paint job!
Thank you!
I'm from Brazil and your works are a beautiful work of art congratulations
Thank you, Paulo!
Beautiful workmanship amazing to watch.👍🇬🇧❤️
Thank you!
Really cool
Thanks!
great work
Thanks!
When model building, sculpture and taxidermy meet.
Looks really good. Where do you get the scale maker tips for the wood burner? Make it yourself?
Good job man 🎉
Thank you!
damn. you are really an inspiration to step up my carving game.
Gorgeous piece!! I’ve been thinking about doing a smallie but I’ve already got so many projects goin lol
Always room for one more, right?! Thanks for watching and I love your channel as well! Your largemouth bass series was fantastic.
Killa work. Love the fins in this carving. The eyes you use in your carvings I was wondering what they Were? Thanks
These are Wayne Cooper Flex Eyes from McKenzie Taxidermy Supply. They’re super easy to work with and I’ve used them on most of my carvings!
Good to see the fish did not have die to show your manlyness
Your carvings are fantastic 👏 💯. I'd like to begin carving fish like these, and I wanted to find out which would be more effective. Buying a scroll saw and mitre saw or buying a bandsaw? I'd like to know what you consider as essential powertools for this hobby as a beginner 😁
You can pretty much carve any fish species with two (perhaps three eventually) main tools: A bandsaw, and a Dremel tool.
The larger a bandsaw, the most capacity for carving size, so I would shoot for a 14” bandsaw if space allows (the Grizzly G0555 is a great option). A standard Dremel tool and bit set will do 90% of the work, and is what I relied on for years to detail. Beyond that, just sandpaper grits from 80-to-320 grit and you’re off and running!
I started my carving journey finding pieces of wet wood at the local river and whittling them with cheap hardware store chisels to refine the fish…granted they weren’t very “refined”, but they helped me understand form and made the discovery of each new tool and technique feel like a huge leap forward! Hopefully these videos help you cut that learning curve a ton! Thanks for watching!
@RiverbendWoodworks Thanks so much for the detailed response 😁, I've just purchased a Dremel 3000 this week so that solves a lot of the detailing work, I'll definitely look into a bandsaw to continue with this woodcrafting venture. Keep up the great videos 💯
I’d buy it! That’s amazing work!
Thanks for watching! This beauty is for sale! If you’re interested, please send me an email at: riverbendwoodworks1@gmail.com
What attachment did you use to burn in the scales
For this carving I used the Colwood burning tip in 3/16” and 1/8” to match the sizes on the actual fish as close as possible.
Hola amigo, te saludo desde la zona sur de Costa Rica, tus trabajos son demasiado hermosos, te felicito es decir poco, soy principiante en el mundo de los señuelos artesanales, y espero pronto lograr algo similar a estos trabajos que haces, deseo fabricarle a mi esposa un pargo de manglar, me gustaría mucho verte hacer un pargo o robalo, o una Machaca, en fin salidos
¡Ciertamente tiene algunas especies de peces geniales para elegir en Costa Rica! ¡Espero algún día llevar mi serie Catch 2 Carve al extranjero y le deseo todo lo mejor para hacer una pieza única para su esposa! ¡Gracias por mirar y la mejor de las suertes con tus tallas!
@@RiverbendWoodworks muchas gracias por su atención y respuesta, si aquí tenemos muchas especies gracias a Dios, bueno yo pienso que aquí en Costa Rica te deben mirar más personas, admito tu trabajo y pues deseo seguír deleitandome mirando más videos tan lindos como esos, muchas bendiciones.
Tienes Facebook o Instagram, o WhatsApp 😁
Amazing work. I’m looking to commission someone to make me a wood trout blank I can use as a master to make resin swimbaits. Is this something you would be interested in doing?
Thanks! Sounds like a really cool project. I'd love to hear more about what you have in mind and you can reach out via email at: riverbendwoodworks1@gmail.com
Have you ever thought about entering your work at the WORLD FISH CARVING CHAMPIONSHIPS ?
I’ve actually not considered it, mainly because I’ve seen the talent in that competition and WOW! They are next-level in my opinion. Perhaps someday, and maybe more to meet fellow carving geeks like myself 😂
No greens???
I’ll be carving up a big ol’ largemouth bass in the pretty near future, so stay tuned!