Carving a Simple Flower is a part of the Fundamentals of Woodcarving School available at: www.aleclacasse.com/workshops This is a fun and easy project for beginners, hope you enjoy!
Seeing your work it looks like the cotton wood is a very flaky wood but it looks that take decent amount of detail I really like your style of carving thanks for all the teaching
Hi dude, i only started carving a short while back, during those lockdowns, and I found old Doug Linker first and then your wonderful work! I hope someday to be like you guys. I love the coffee and carving show, Dougs jokes and the guitar intros my man!😂👍 Anyways, peace out from Steve in Belfast🙌
With respect to a daisy flower, the center is generically called a "disk", which is a complex of several organs of the plant -- stigma, pistil, stamen. There aren't many four-petaled flowering plants (Cruciferae) in North America. The closest in appearance to what you have carved is the Western Wallflower, though it does not have a center disk like that of a daisy. It is a very pretty flower. Interesting stuff. Thanks!
Enjoyed this. I would say that videos like this depend heavily on good camera angles, lighting etc. Having someone manning the camera and really getting good shots of what materials you are being removed and How would be an improvement. You talked through what you are doing and why but for my money I’d like to have seen the How part more clearly. Here’s an example- When you used the #4 gouge to remove the bark you used the tool in a counter clockwise arc. Your hand position was different depending on where you were carving on the “clock face” of the flower petal. Good camera work and maybe some description of how you rotate the handle, press, cut on a skew etc would be GOLDEN. You have developed thru practice a certain touch for it but I think if you really punched that in great detail it would be the thing that makes it work. The secret sauce is the minute description of How you do it. The technique can be applied to many different types of carving but without an explanation of the subtleties of pressure, angle, push pull interaction of the two hands etc a newer carver might not learn the essential “tricks” that really are the key to doing this sort of carving. Good video production in conjunction with demonstration of those particular cuts would really enhance the teaching. (This isn’t boo’ing. A lot can be learned from what is here but IMHO how it could be better is in the video quality and attention to really “zooming in” on the positioning of the tools etc. Keep ‘em coming!)
Great feedback Bob! I would love to get some critique of more recent institutional videos! I have made hundreds of instructional videos since this one! Thanks for the time!
I've tried carving only once and did much like you the same type flowers and humming birds. Of course not as good as yours but was surprised I did as well for first try. I expect after you teaching I'm going to do fine. Thanks
why doesn't anyone mention pine. I actually use pine 2x4's for a lot of my work. Very soft wood, although you have to find them without knots. Very clear, very straight grained.
I'm not sure of the maker, but the main difference between it and a standard bench knife, is that the sharp side of the blade is sloped back. A normal edge can be modified by grinding the bevel side by rounding it over and then re-establishing the edge.
This an AMAZING tutorial. So clear and understandable. And sticking the piece of wood up there where we can see it and it catches the light is GENIUS!
Seeing your work it looks like the cotton wood is a very flaky wood but it looks that take decent amount of detail I really like your style of carving thanks for all the teaching
Hi dude, i only started carving a short while back, during those lockdowns, and I found old Doug Linker first and then your wonderful work! I hope someday to be like you guys. I love the coffee and carving show, Dougs jokes and the guitar intros my man!😂👍
Anyways, peace out from Steve in Belfast🙌
Thanks, great job. I’m a beginner and appreciate your training.
Great to hear!
I like your work Alec and the other videos
Thank you Rory!
Loved your presentation, quality work in teaching
Thank you kindly!
That is so beautiful...
Just found you from Doug Linker. Awesome carving. I look forward to following you! 👍👍
Thanks and welcome!
This is a very good beginners project nicely presented I will look for more...
I appreciate it!
A beautiful piece. I carved some sunflowers and roses in basswood
Thanks! Nice! !
With respect to a daisy flower, the center is generically called a "disk", which is a complex of several organs of the plant -- stigma, pistil, stamen.
There aren't many four-petaled flowering plants (Cruciferae) in North America. The closest in appearance to what you have carved is the Western Wallflower, though it does not have a center disk like that of a daisy. It is a very pretty flower.
Interesting stuff.
Thanks!
Thanks for a great explanation!
Excellent enjoyable instruction. Looking for more vids
More to come!
That wood piece looks like butter 😀😀
Yes!
Perfecta 😉👍
Enjoyed this. I would say that videos like this depend heavily on good camera angles, lighting etc. Having someone manning the camera and really getting good shots of what materials you are being removed and How would be an improvement. You talked through what you are doing and why but for my money I’d like to have seen the How part more clearly. Here’s an example- When you used the #4 gouge to remove the bark you used the tool in a counter clockwise arc. Your hand position was different depending on where you were carving on the “clock face” of the flower petal. Good camera work and maybe some description of how you rotate the handle, press, cut on a skew etc would be GOLDEN. You have developed thru practice a certain touch for it but I think if you really punched that in great detail it would be the thing that makes it work. The secret sauce is the minute description of How you do it. The technique can be applied to many different types of carving but without an explanation of the subtleties of pressure, angle, push pull interaction of the two hands etc a newer carver might not learn the essential “tricks” that really are the key to doing this sort of carving. Good video production in conjunction with demonstration of those particular cuts would really enhance the teaching. (This isn’t boo’ing. A lot can be learned from what is here but IMHO how it could be better is in the video quality and attention to really “zooming in” on the positioning of the tools etc. Keep ‘em coming!)
Great feedback Bob! I would love to get some critique of more recent institutional videos! I have made hundreds of instructional videos since this one! Thanks for the time!
Very nice !
Cute flower !
Thank you!!
You have damn sharp tools
They are!
Those tools look crazy stupid sharp!
Thank you for thos video.can u do more of these or videos overlaping the relief carving.love the way u explain this
I've tried carving only once and did much like you the same type flowers and humming birds. Of course not as good as yours but was surprised I did as well for first try. I expect after you teaching I'm going to do fine.
Thanks
glad to hear
thats a nice touch.
Love it
Good job
👍👏👏👏🤝🏻 excelente.
Mila Esker=Mil Gracias.
Basq Country
Ty
Hi greetings from Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan Canada
Good work you did there. One question, were did your tools come from , who made them ? 👍
Great video, how did you fasten your wood and what did you faster it to , thanks
I use 2- 1 5/8" screws! Thanks!
why doesn't anyone mention pine. I actually use pine 2x4's for a lot of my work. Very soft wood, although you have to find them without knots. Very clear, very straight grained.
White pine works very well for carving, especially if it is air dried rather than kiln dried. The same for poplar.
Alec, I also have a V tool like that... How do you sharpen it? I want to get one of those funny square things with convex v shapes along the length.
What are the softest wood (besides basswood) to relief carve? I am finding it very difficult to find wood in larger pieces.
The tattoo on the hand is Swiss made haha. Just calling it out.
Where can I find slabs of cottonwood like in the video? It’s perfect, love the rustic feel! Good video💕
You can do a google search to find folks selling it. I collect it from dead cottonwoods near rivers in Wyoming and Montana!
Super 👍
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Great video, thanks for the details. Exactly what kind of knife is that you are using?
I'm not sure of the maker, but the main difference between it and a standard bench knife, is that the sharp side of the blade is sloped back. A normal edge can be modified by grinding the bevel side by rounding it over and then re-establishing the edge.
Thanks
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He sounds like the author in The Mask movie.
But this is a good video, thank you
LOL, Watch my other videos! Tell me if I've improved. Hopefully I'm not doomed for life!
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What knife are you using?
I use a knife 1 1/4 inch detail made by Dave Lyons
How much time did carving this take?
Good question! I don’t remember! Probably and hour or so?!
The wood name??
Cottonwood bark
Pistils. You're thinking of pistils.