Thanks for this video. I've watched some experts chip carve and they make it look so easy! Like butter! You on the other hand give a realistic view of chip carving. If I had seen this video first, I might not have given up so soon. You have encouraged me to try again. Thanks. With lots of love ❤ from sunny 🌅 Arizona 🌵
I've started chip carving and some relief carving as well. The "V" tool is very helpful but one of the hardest to get really sharp. Also it takes a lot more force than it looks to get the cut made. Even basswood is not like carving butter! Good job demonstrating!
DUD! Fan-Freeking-Tastik work!! it was a great video to learn from too. I’ve watched a couple of other people & they did such perfect work & made it look so easy that I was getting discouraged trying to copy them. You explained it so even a knucklehead like me understood it. Great video with beautiful work. Thank you
Thanks for the tutorial,you're right there aren't many videos on "how to". I started on staff carving, but my cousin (a wood shop teacher) suggested to look you up. I plan on switching to flatter wood, so this tutorial was pretty helpful, thank you!
i dont mean to be so offtopic but does anybody know a tool to get back into an instagram account? I was stupid forgot the login password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.
@Jabari Cameron I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm trying it out now. Takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
My sister dreams of decorating her own mouldings and trims with this technique. I didn't really know what she was talking about. Now I do. Guess it's time to find some basswood... :)
Very very good video. You stayed on topic and showed relevant details with a great commentary. I’m going to give this hobby a try. What chip carving knife and v-tool (under $25 per tool) do you recommend?
First, thank you for your videos. It takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there like that. Your relief carvings are pretty amazing. You are obviously a skilled carver. That makes makes me really grateful to see you struggle a bit to get perfectly clean elements on the first cut when chip carving. Watching Wayne Barton do this stuff so effortlessly kinda makes me feel like a loser. Having said that, your finished carvings are awesome! I have a question about RELIEF carving. I have been working on an acanthus leaf design and find it really difficult to cleanly take down the background in sharp corners like where leaves meet (like on your green man carving). How do you approach those tight spots? Thanks, Erin
In those spots, if I'm getting you, a skew chisel for the stop cut, and a bent chisel for the removal. I'll try to explain it more in the next video I make. Hope that helps for now though. Feel free to elaborate if not.
Harry, at the beginning of this video you reference that you're not a big fan of the type of wood you are carving arm, I know there's a lot of Puppets in Prague and other places around the world like England, make a lot of their characters from this wood what is your personal add version to it and why?
No, I am just not a fan of those practice blocks because they are too small and more suited for whittling. The wood itself is basswood which is one of the best for carving.
I really don't want to be "that guy" especially since I'm not an expert either and I like your work, but this is an issue of safety. The way you hold your chip carving knife and the way you cut with it is pretty much completely wrong and dangerous! Search youtube for "chip carving basics " and every video will show you the proper and safe way to hold the knife and cut with it. There's a reason why all of these videos show the thumb of the carver being parallel to the blade, because it gives leverage and provides better guidance for the knife. Not to mention it's much easier and safer to stop the knife should it slip in the wood without hurting yourself. The way you show it in this tutorial puts way too much pressure on the blade, making it more likely to either slip if it hits a softer spot in the wood or break while cutting. Keep in mind, these are razor sharp blades we're working with and they'll make nasty cuts if something goes wrong. Not to mention your cutting method is less effective than the proper method. Your way it seems to force you to repeat your cuts way more than necessary because you can't put enough precision and depth to them. The medium-small sized chips you showed first should've popped out after a single proper cut on all sides of the chip. I'm sure these methods work for you, but please next time do at least some research on a topic before making a tutorial on it that contains potentially dangerous and less effective techniques!
I've watched every basics of carving video out there, and this is my take on the subject. As far as potentially dangerous, any time you work with a blade there is some risk, but I hold my thumb right where there is a notch for said thumb on some knives. Maybe the angle of the camera is deceiving . I clearly state I'm no expert and most of the things I cover I've seen in other videos, it's how I learned. Being a little unorthodox in my technique doesn't make me a public health hazard in my opinion, but thanks for the input none the less.
when i carve with a knife i find the safest way to hold it is the most comfortable way. this will often have me holding the knifes the "wrong" way just take into account that someone is more likely to slip with a blade if the are holding it in an uncomfortable way
Lantaar people like you is the reason the world sucks. News flash everyone has there own style. You are not my daddy or the god of chip carving so piss off.
Thanks for this video. I've watched some experts chip carve and they make it look so easy! Like butter! You on the other hand give a realistic view of chip carving. If I had seen this video first, I might not have given up so soon. You have encouraged me to try again. Thanks. With lots of love ❤ from sunny 🌅 Arizona 🌵
Suzi SaintJames wood carvings,Ning. With hand power too,,l
wood carving with a Dre Mel tool
I've started chip carving and some relief carving as well. The "V" tool is very helpful but one of the hardest to get really sharp. Also it takes a lot more force than it looks to get the cut made. Even basswood is not like carving butter! Good job demonstrating!
Very helpful as I am a newbie to this.
DUD! Fan-Freeking-Tastik work!! it was a great video to learn from too. I’ve watched a couple of other people & they did such perfect work & made it look so easy that I was getting discouraged trying to copy them. You explained it so even a knucklehead like me understood it. Great video with beautiful work. Thank you
Real excellent wood work. Great talent and finish with clean cuts.
I am very pleased that you admit to not being a super expert..as a learner I like to see that other people do make mistakes..it gives me encouragement
Now this is a realistic teaching. Thanks
Thanks for the tutorial,you're right there aren't many videos on "how to". I started on staff carving, but my cousin (a wood shop teacher) suggested to look you up. I plan on switching to flatter wood, so this tutorial was pretty helpful, thank you!
Thanks! Amazing to me that my stuff is getting passed by word of mouth. Good luck with your carving.
@@swartwoodart2558 I went ahead and subscribed. If I have any friends to refer to you in the future I totally will!
I agree with your comments about Chip carving a great place to start, it’s so transferable to most of the other disciplines. Great video 👏👏
i dont mean to be so offtopic but does anybody know a tool to get back into an instagram account?
I was stupid forgot the login password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.
@Beau Omari Instablaster ;)
@Jabari Cameron I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm trying it out now.
Takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Jabari Cameron it worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy!
Thanks so much you saved my account !
@Beau Omari happy to help :)
Hi. U r a lot better teacher than the other guys. Thanks.
Your cut-straight-to-the-point step by step explanations are very helpful to me to get me started. THANK YOU!!
Thanks, I start carving myself and it's nice to learn tips and tricks
Thanks for making this video. Nice voice and excellent teaching method. Keep it up!
Thank You!
Thank you! Your tutorial was great! I now know how to start and what tools I should start with!
You are very welcome. Just be careful!
My sister dreams of decorating her own mouldings and trims with this technique. I didn't really know what she was talking about. Now I do. Guess it's time to find some basswood... :)
Nice work, I enjoyed the tutorial which was informative and entertaining. Good job!
Thanks!
Very helpful for this beginner
Really cool carvings 👍👍
Wow your carvings are amazing
Thanks! Glad you enjoy.
"probably gonna end up using a pocket knife on a piece of oak". I feel attacked. That's exactly my first time.
Ha ha ! Mine too. And the pocket knife was probably dull.
Great video thanks
You are very welcome
Thanks!
Very very good video. You stayed on topic and showed relevant details with a great commentary. I’m going to give this hobby a try. What chip carving knife and v-tool (under $25 per tool) do you recommend?
For the chip carving knife I'd go with flexcut, for the v tool, maybe a palm one from flexcut or splurge for a pfiel. Thanks for the compliment!
good start, the v tool seems to be very handy, one observation, maybe a glove or thumb guard would be helpful for the novice
My adventure with the tree began with projects from Stodoys.
Don't know what Stodoys is, but thanks for watching.
great, best chip carving demo ive seen... thank you..
Thanks!
Nice sir good job
First, thank you for your videos. It takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there like that. Your relief carvings are pretty amazing. You are obviously a skilled carver. That makes makes me really grateful to see you struggle a bit to get perfectly clean elements on the first cut when chip carving. Watching Wayne Barton do this stuff so effortlessly kinda makes me feel like a loser. Having said that, your finished carvings are awesome! I have a question about RELIEF carving. I have been working on an acanthus leaf design and find it really difficult to cleanly take down the background in sharp corners like where leaves meet (like on your green man carving). How do you approach those tight spots?
Thanks,
Erin
In those spots, if I'm getting you, a skew chisel for the stop cut, and a bent chisel for the removal. I'll try to explain it more in the next video I make. Hope that helps for now though. Feel free to elaborate if not.
Thanks so much! I'll look forward to it.
Harry, at the beginning of this video you reference that you're not a big fan of the type of wood you are carving arm, I know there's a lot of Puppets in Prague and other places around the world like England, make a lot of their characters from this wood what is your personal add version to it and why?
No, I am just not a fan of those practice blocks because they are too small and more suited for whittling. The wood itself is basswood which is one of the best for carving.
Werry nice video well done I hope one Day I Will be as much good as you 👏✌️
i found most of this video to be useful
This was my first attempt at chip carving he says well I don't need to be watching this video LOL
Don't sell yourself short
@@swartwoodart2558 You are talented it's intimidating and I think might cause me hospital bills. Some people have it! Good work
Do you need to carve the patern or arond the petern
either way works, just different results
I really don't want to be "that guy" especially since I'm not an expert either and I like your work, but this is an issue of safety. The way you hold your chip carving knife and the way you cut with it is pretty much completely wrong and dangerous! Search youtube for "chip carving basics " and every video will show you the proper and safe way to hold the knife and cut with it.
There's a reason why all of these videos show the thumb of the carver being parallel to the blade, because it gives leverage and provides better guidance for the knife. Not to mention it's much easier and safer to stop the knife should it slip in the wood without hurting yourself.
The way you show it in this tutorial puts way too much pressure on the blade, making it more likely to either slip if it hits a softer spot in the wood or break while cutting. Keep in mind, these are razor sharp blades we're working with and they'll make nasty cuts if something goes wrong.
Not to mention your cutting method is less effective than the proper method. Your way it seems to force you to repeat your cuts way more than necessary because you can't put enough precision and depth to them. The medium-small sized chips you showed first should've popped out after a single proper cut on all sides of the chip.
I'm sure these methods work for you, but please next time do at least some research on a topic before making a tutorial on it that contains potentially dangerous and less effective techniques!
I've watched every basics of carving video out there, and this is my take on the subject. As far as potentially dangerous, any time you work with a blade there is some risk, but I hold my thumb right where there is a notch for said thumb on some knives. Maybe the angle of the camera is deceiving . I clearly state I'm no expert and most of the things I cover I've seen in other videos, it's how I learned. Being a little unorthodox in my technique doesn't make me a public health hazard in my opinion, but thanks for the input none the less.
when i carve with a knife i find the safest way to hold it is the most comfortable way. this will often have me holding the knifes the "wrong" way
just take into account that someone is more likely to slip with a blade if the are holding it in an uncomfortable way
Lantaar people like you is the reason the world sucks. News flash everyone has there own style. You are not my daddy or the god of chip carving so piss off.
Lantaar, you don’t want to be “that guy” but you provide strong, long-winded evidence that you ARE that guy.