Most enjoyable videos I've seen for a while. I have a thing for wood at the moment. My farther was a joiner, so I grew up amongst shavings and dust. Unfortunately he was not a good teacher and I was not a good pupil! I lost my dad a couple of years ago, and not learning anything about woodwork is a big regret. Listening to your tools cutting so beautifully takes me back to the chisel and smell of timber. I really appreciate the work you're doing, you are a good teacher and highly skilled. Hard on the body though, so be careful. I was a bricklayer, now disabled through silly things and not looking after my back it's in a bad way now. Anyway, I think you have inspired me to try something with wood. By the way, top mallet and axe work!
This is a really lovely message, thank you. I am so happy that you can reconnect with your father through making. Craft really is a beautifully holistic way of being present and mindful. I am so happy you can feel inspired to work with wood again. Thank you for reaching out. 🙏
I don’t remember happen chancing upon whatever video made me subscribe to your channel, this feels like the first time I’ve seen you. But I’m glad I did, great video man, very informative, relaxing to watch, fantastic minimalist but insightful commentary - you’re a natural teacher. Looking forward to seeing you tackle the outside. How do you sharpen those tools?
Hey this is really kind think you! I am glad that you can take something away from this. There will be more video tutorials I think. I strangely enjoyed making it! To sharpen I wrap some we and dry abrasive around a dowel and brush the inside.. then I strop a little for the outside. Thank you for your feedback! ❤
Perfect video tutorial, many thanks for creating it Samuel. I am going to watch it and watch it to learn as much as possible. I like your work! Keep it up! So far I have made a couple of spoons and three small wooden cups, but I would like to learn and have the experience to carve a kuksa cup. Greetings from Slovakia, Slavo.
Absolutely. The same applies. I’d say that having a double edge makes one a bit more present in the making process as you don’t need to pause to swap tools… the overall carving seems s bit more fluid and intuitive
Thank you for making this video. I just wanted to ask… is it necessary to have both right-handed and left-handed Twca Cams? I use a wonderful tool maker in Kharkiv, Ukraine (Strongway Tools), and they only have one Twca Cam on their site (I’m assuming it’s a right-handed one).
Hello! Sorry for the late reply. I'd say it is necessary to be able to work the grain from both left and right into the bowl from the end grain. I know some makers are now developing double edge cams!
Most enjoyable videos I've seen for a while.
I have a thing for wood at the moment. My farther was a joiner, so I grew up amongst shavings and dust. Unfortunately he was not a good teacher and I was not a good pupil! I lost my dad a couple of years ago, and not learning anything about woodwork is a big regret.
Listening to your tools cutting so beautifully takes me back to the chisel and smell of timber.
I really appreciate the work you're doing, you are a good teacher and highly skilled. Hard on the body though, so be careful. I was a bricklayer, now disabled through silly things and not looking after my back it's in a bad way now.
Anyway, I think you have inspired me to try something with wood.
By the way, top mallet and axe work!
This is a really lovely message, thank you. I am so happy that you can reconnect with your father through making. Craft really is a beautifully holistic way of being present and mindful. I am so happy you can feel inspired to work with wood again. Thank you for reaching out. 🙏
As an amateur blacksmith i want to make some of these tools. This looks fun.....
Awesome!! Let me know how you get on
Thank you so much for taking the time and effort producing this video! Such informative and helpfull 🫶🏼
Many thanks for taking the time to produce such an informative tutorial. Did anyone else see the smiley face at 21:35?.
Thank you! You’re more than welcome :)
Aha yep I see it!
🙂
I don’t remember happen chancing upon whatever video made me subscribe to your channel, this feels like the first time I’ve seen you. But I’m glad I did, great video man, very informative, relaxing to watch, fantastic minimalist but insightful commentary - you’re a natural teacher. Looking forward to seeing you tackle the outside. How do you sharpen those tools?
Excellent video tutorial. Loads of useful information, very inspiring. Just need to save some pennies for a left and right twca cam now 😂
Hey this is really kind think you! I am glad that you can take something away from this. There will be more video tutorials I think. I strangely enjoyed making it! To sharpen I wrap some we and dry abrasive around a dowel and brush the inside.. then I strop a little for the outside. Thank you for your feedback! ❤
Perfect video tutorial, many thanks for creating it Samuel. I am going to watch it and watch it to learn as much as possible. I like your work! Keep it up! So far I have made a couple of spoons and three small wooden cups, but I would like to learn and have the experience to carve a kuksa cup. Greetings from Slovakia, Slavo.
Ah I am so pleased that this is useful! Reach out to me on instagram if you can, I am not too far away in Czechia.
All the best, keep it up!
Sam
@@samuelalexandershapes Hello Samuel. Thank You so much for your reply. If you are in CZ, I can meet you once. Thanks!
Wow love it
Great video! Very helpful. I may have missed it or not gotten to it but which size of Nic’s Twca are you using here? 65 or 50?
Doh! Didn’t get far enough in. 50!
Does the same technique apply to the double-sided twca cam? You seem to handle the newer version much more gently!
Absolutely. The same applies. I’d say that having a double edge makes one a bit more present in the making process as you don’t need to pause to swap tools… the overall carving seems s bit more fluid and intuitive
Beautiful. I would like to know where did you buy the carving tools?
From a smith called Nic Westerman
Thank you for making this video. I just wanted to ask… is it necessary to have both right-handed and left-handed Twca Cams? I use a wonderful tool maker in Kharkiv, Ukraine (Strongway Tools), and they only have one Twca Cam on their site (I’m assuming it’s a right-handed one).
Hello! Sorry for the late reply. I'd say it is necessary to be able to work the grain from both left and right into the bowl from the end grain. I know some makers are now developing double edge cams!
@@samuelalexandershapes thank you
Why did you add a visual hallucination moving rainbow texture effect?
I wasn’t aware that I did? 😅
Wait what? 😂