Really glad I could share this for you. My best advice would be to just go for it, have a rough idea of what you want in your mind and be happy for the piece to evolve while your working on it! Happy carving
That is really cool a really nice piece of art .It has a really organic look to it which I like. It would look great with shiu-sugi-ban on it and a few different sized holes drilled out and leave some of the sides in pine the combination of the Three would look so good and oiled all-over it ,and a doubled tiered base two different sizes sorry that's just my bit of input lol. But it look cool. Cheers Tim from Wood 4 Nothing
Hi there yes, you can find them on Amazon by looking up interface backing pads for hook and loop. Here is an eBay link for a set but you might find them cheaper. Thank you for watching!
Finally bought a die grinder, (Bosch) have some pads for contour, and weather is looking promising here. Went through step by step. Now it will be Murphy and Me! Going to do this with a small log!
Your work is gorgeous! Fellow artist and wood worker here wanting to get started with power carving. I kind of followed the tools you mentioned: Dremel, mini grinder, etc.. but wasn't positive on all of them. Is there any way you could list each tool and bit? I just want to know what I need to buy to get started. Thanks!
@@JohnathonWhittaker I went to check this today and saw that I think I accidentally hit the thumbs down on your comment 😬 know that wasn’t intentional.
@@cre8tivedisciple881 thats absolutely ok, still working on that list for you. Currently on an overseas contract which has me a bit busy but I will get it done today
@@cre8tivedisciple881 hi amy and thanks for your patience. ok first tool i use is a reciproacting saw, but you can use a hand saw or chainsaw for roughing the work out, next i used a regular drill bit and a die grinder with wood carving bit to keep shapin. kutzall or saburtooth grinding wheels and bits work great. after that is my most commonly used tool, the angle grinder. get a variable speed one, then is works great as a sander/polisher as well. normal angle grinders arent good for detail sanding. finallly its just sanding. unfortunately, no short cuts there, sanding pads, small orbital sanders and just regular sand paper. i generally sand up to about 3000 grit. really hope that helps!
Hi Thomas, yes done several bigger than this one. Same concept though. You can see more on my Instagram at johnathon_whittaker. Or facebook at carved by hand. I don't have videos yet of any bigger ones though
Going to play/practice, figure out how you do this. Noticing your plastic container . Guessing those are burrs and cutting bits? Coming back to your videos to sort of have you standing over my shoulder.
Yes I keep all.my burrs and cutting discs into little plastic boxes, like a fishing box I guess. Makes it easy to fine the ones I want. I love making this type of sculpture, doesn't always work out but never boring!
Hi Johnathon, thanks for sharing your video. Can you please tell me what the name of that saw tool 'thing' is that you are using? you are also using some sort of grinder/drill tool, is it the 'die grinder'? Im sorry, I have no idea what these tools are called but am interested in starting to wood carve. I have come across 'angle grinders' on many videos, but they seem a lot more dangerous to me. You use one for sanding, and this seems safer than using an angle grinder with a 'round chainsaw' piece for doing the beginning stage 'cutting out' part. Any advice for a beginner would be great.
Hi Johnny, i am using a reciprocating saw in the begining, its like a freehand jig saw with much longer blades. People use it alot on tree branches and outdoor work great for rough cutting. I use die grinders with saburr tooth attachments. If you can, get.one with variable speed, that goes for angle grinders too. Please dont ever get that chainsaw blade. Most dangerous tool i have ever seen! I use the angle grinders all the time. A regular flap disc pad can be great at removing material and then just regular sanding pads give an excellent finish. Best way to start is either find a theme you really love or try and make an abstract shape. Just go slow and have patience. Once you have the desire, the rest is just practice. Go for it. Any questions just send me a message
Hi @@JohnathonWhittaker Thank you very much for the quick reply! I have a Makita angle grinder 125mm, and after considering the chainsaw blade, I won't get one at all from what you've said. I am looking to make some rustic furniture ie chairs/tables and some abstract sculptures. I think I may purchase a Ryobi electric chainsaw. What do you think? Also, Can a regular drill be used to with saburr tooth attachments? Or do you need to be using an actual die grinder power tool? would a Dremel die grinder be good to start with?
@@johnnyblaze373 hi johnny, electric chainsaws can be great, just be sure to.get one that can take a carving bar. A carving bar is a little different from a regular chainsaw blade, comes to a point and are around 12 inches long. Great for detail work. The saburrtooth bits dont work well in a drill, you want a die grinder for the bigger bits or a smaller rotary tool like a dremel or fordom. The drills dont have enough rpm for carving bits. Something like a dremel 4000 with some 1/8th shank carving burrs are a great place to start
you really should look at Arbortech power carving tools. turbo plane for one, and then lancelot carver for the 4in. grinder. it's a 4in chainsaw adapted to the grinder. I have most of their stuff, but looking at their integrated power tools next. now that I'm done typing you bring up Arbortech...lol
Thanks for That, since making this video I have gotten some of the arbortech tools, they work pretty well! I am staying away from the chainsaw wheel though, seems like an unnecessarily dangerous tool. One slip and that thing will turn your hand into mince meat. Inhave actually started using a chainsaw with a carving tip, at least thay has got all the safety features on it. At the end of the day though, they are all.just tools and you need to use what your happy with and can carve safely . Thanks for watching! Have a few more videos coming out in the next few weeks using the chainsaw for power carving
I love my Arbortech Turbo Plane, my Arbortech Ball Gouge, and my Arbortech Contour Sander. I also have several Kutzall carbide shaping dishes, and numerous flap discs. I'm looking forward to having some creative sculpting sessions with some of my dried logs and 4x4 material.
@@TheDudeAbides-247 havent tried the ball gouge, loved my turbo plane but it.recently met it's match when i was carving purple heart and one of the blades snapped!
That piece looks good when completed but the real joy of a Sculptor, in my opinion, comes from his/her personal (often painful) connection to the piece being carved. So for me, gouges and mallet, as well as surforms, gives the Sculptor a legitimate right to declare that he/she has carved the piece and not a bunch of power tools. I use rotary sanders to clean out holes etc but I love to do as much as I am able by hand. Daniel Carlton. Sculptor (UK)
I agree with you Dan, nothing can compare to a sharp knife or gouge. I tend to use every tool at my disposal, from chainsaw to paring knife. When I am doing a sample or just making a mock-up I tend to use power tools purely because they are more time efficient. I think everyone needs to work with the tools that they are most comfortable with. Alot of the time, i think it is easier to demonstrate with a power tool, dremel for example, than using gouges or tools that require alot more know how and maintenance. Thanks for watching and your comments! Happy carving!
Stupid comment. Art is about decisions and vision. How you get there is not the point. There are ten million ways to do things..the finished product is the art.
Wow! You've come a long way since I started watching four years ago. LOL! This is still one of the better demonstrations.
Thanks bud, need to do some more like this
Thanks so much for that demonstration. It was very helpful as I am setting out on doing sculptures myself.
Your very welcome and I hope it helped. If you ever have questions, feel free to ping me a message
Thanks for the detailed information. Love your work. I will be trying my hack version of what you do. Thank you.
Really glad I could share this for you. My best advice would be to just go for it, have a rough idea of what you want in your mind and be happy for the piece to evolve while your working on it! Happy carving
Wow 👌 nice job you deserve 5 star's.
❤ thank you very much! Really glad you enjoyed it
You are excellent and inspirational.Thank you so much for sharing your talent.
Thank you very much for your lovely comment! Hope this video helps or inspires you in some way. Thanks for watching!
Great demonstration of an amazing sculpture technique. I am definitely going to try something like this.
Cheers Dan and thanks for watching ! Give it a shot! There are no bad carvings, just unfinished ones
Nicely done. Thanks for sharing
i like what you did its very creative keep it coming very nice
Very nice sculptures. Kompliment from Germany.
Thank you!
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your process.
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Have improved on wave sculpting. Gonna give this guy another try!
What kind of a sandig bit do you used at 08:00 minutes?
That is part of a drum sanding kit. Like this www.screwfix.com/p/rubber-drum-sanding-kit-25-pcs/19906
Gostei demais do seu trabalho e dispreendimento em passar o seu processo criativo!
very nice in deed!! Love it!!
That is really cool a really nice piece of art .It has a really organic look to it which I like.
It would look great with shiu-sugi-ban on it and a few different sized holes drilled out and leave some of the sides in pine the combination of the Three would look so good and oiled all-over it ,and a doubled tiered base two different sizes sorry that's just my bit of input lol.
But it look cool.
Cheers
Tim from Wood 4 Nothing
Thanks TIm and some good suggestions there! especially the double tiered base. will give that a go on my next one.
Great video! Do you have a link for the contour sanding pads? Thanks!
Hi there yes, you can find them on Amazon by looking up interface backing pads for hook and loop. Here is an eBay link for a set but you might find them cheaper. Thank you for watching!
www.amazon.co.uk/Density-Interface-Self-adhesive-Backing-Polishing/dp/B079PQ2NWV
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Really glad you liked it and thanks for.watching!
Thanks for posting and sharing your knowledge.
I learnt by lots of people helping me out, that's why I started the channel. hope it gives you some new ideas and inspiration
Ideas Ideas Ideas. Thanks for showing me what Murphy can't.
Thomas Tieffenbacher/DocSavage45 glad I could help!
Finally bought a die grinder, (Bosch) have some pads for contour, and weather is looking promising here. Went through step by step. Now it will be Murphy and Me! Going to do this with a small log!
Great! My for grinder just burnt out on me so need to get a new one as well! Keep both hands on that bad boy!
@@JohnathonWhittaker Saw problems with the collet on Makita in more than one review. Bosch was most expensive but got a discount and using prime.
@@thomastieffenbacherdocsava1549 I will check it out, Thanks!
How much time consume in one piece
In this one? Not to bad, maybe ten hours start to finish
@@JohnathonWhittaker thanks for reply keep connected sir
@@mytradingjourney569 happy to help!
Your work is gorgeous! Fellow artist and wood worker here wanting to get started with power carving. I kind of followed the tools you mentioned: Dremel, mini grinder, etc.. but wasn't positive on all of them. Is there any way you could list each tool and bit? I just want to know what I need to buy to get started. Thanks!
Hi Amy, thanks for your lovely comment and happy to help. I will add a tool list this evening for you when I get out of my workshop
@@JohnathonWhittaker thanks!
@@JohnathonWhittaker I went to check this today and saw that I think I accidentally hit the thumbs down on your comment 😬 know that wasn’t intentional.
@@cre8tivedisciple881 thats absolutely ok, still working on that list for you. Currently on an overseas contract which has me a bit busy but I will get it done today
@@cre8tivedisciple881 hi amy and thanks for your patience. ok first tool i use is a reciproacting saw, but you can use a hand saw or chainsaw for roughing the work out, next i used a regular drill bit and a die grinder with wood carving bit to keep shapin. kutzall or saburtooth grinding wheels and bits work great. after that is my most commonly used tool, the angle grinder. get a variable speed one, then is works great as a sander/polisher as well. normal angle grinders arent good for detail sanding. finallly its just sanding. unfortunately, no short cuts there, sanding pads, small orbital sanders and just regular sand paper. i generally sand up to about 3000 grit. really hope that helps!
Отлично получилось. Очень красиво.👍
thank you!
Johnathon, rewatching your sculpting video. Thanks again for posting this. Have you any larger sculptures you might have
done?
Hi Thomas, yes done several bigger than this one. Same concept though. You can see more on my Instagram at johnathon_whittaker. Or facebook at carved by hand. I don't have videos yet of any bigger ones though
Going to play/practice, figure out how you do this. Noticing your plastic container . Guessing those are burrs and cutting bits? Coming back to your videos to sort of have you standing over my shoulder.
Yes I keep all.my burrs and cutting discs into little plastic boxes, like a fishing box I guess. Makes it easy to fine the ones I want. I love making this type of sculpture, doesn't always work out but never boring!
awesome!!!
@@Dmitriy-SDI thank you
How long did You work on this piece of art?
maybe ten hours? i did this one quite a few years ago, really liked the organic feel and shape of it
Hi Johnathon, thanks for sharing your video. Can you please tell me what the name of that saw tool 'thing' is that you are using? you are also using some sort of grinder/drill tool, is it the 'die grinder'? Im sorry, I have no idea what these tools are called but am interested in starting to wood carve. I have come across 'angle grinders' on many videos, but they seem a lot more dangerous to me. You use one for sanding, and this seems safer than using an angle grinder with a 'round chainsaw' piece for doing the beginning stage 'cutting out' part. Any advice for a beginner would be great.
Hi Johnny, i am using a reciprocating saw in the begining, its like a freehand jig saw with much longer blades. People use it alot on tree branches and outdoor work great for rough cutting. I use die grinders with saburr tooth attachments. If you can, get.one with variable speed, that goes for angle grinders too. Please dont ever get that chainsaw blade. Most dangerous tool i have ever seen! I use the angle grinders all the time. A regular flap disc pad can be great at removing material and then just regular sanding pads give an excellent finish. Best way to start is either find a theme you really love or try and make an abstract shape. Just go slow and have patience. Once you have the desire, the rest is just practice. Go for it. Any questions just send me a message
Hi @@JohnathonWhittaker Thank you very much for the quick reply! I have a Makita angle grinder 125mm, and after considering the chainsaw blade, I won't get one at all from what you've said. I am looking to make some rustic furniture ie chairs/tables and some abstract sculptures. I think I may purchase a Ryobi electric chainsaw. What do you think? Also, Can a regular drill be used to with saburr tooth attachments? Or do you need to be using an actual die grinder power tool? would a Dremel die grinder be good to start with?
@@johnnyblaze373 hi johnny, electric chainsaws can be great, just be sure to.get one that can take a carving bar. A carving bar is a little different from a regular chainsaw blade, comes to a point and are around 12 inches long. Great for detail work. The saburrtooth bits dont work well in a drill, you want a die grinder for the bigger bits or a smaller rotary tool like a dremel or fordom. The drills dont have enough rpm for carving bits. Something like a dremel 4000 with some 1/8th shank carving burrs are a great place to start
@@JohnathonWhittaker Thanks a ton for taking the time to respond and give all this great information. God bless!
@@johnnyblaze373 your welcome Johnny. Feel free to.send a question anytime
you really should look at Arbortech power carving tools. turbo plane for one, and then lancelot carver for the 4in. grinder. it's a 4in chainsaw adapted to the grinder. I have most of their stuff, but looking at their integrated power tools next. now that I'm done typing you bring up Arbortech...lol
Thanks for That, since making this video I have gotten some of the arbortech tools, they work pretty well! I am staying away from the chainsaw wheel though, seems like an unnecessarily dangerous tool. One slip and that thing will turn your hand into mince meat. Inhave actually started using a chainsaw with a carving tip, at least thay has got all the safety features on it. At the end of the day though, they are all.just tools and you need to use what your happy with and can carve safely . Thanks for watching! Have a few more videos coming out in the next few weeks using the chainsaw for power carving
I love my Arbortech Turbo Plane, my Arbortech Ball Gouge, and my Arbortech Contour Sander. I also have several Kutzall carbide shaping dishes, and numerous flap discs. I'm looking forward to having some creative sculpting sessions with some of my dried logs and 4x4 material.
@@TheDudeAbides-247 havent tried the ball gouge, loved my turbo plane but it.recently met it's match when i was carving purple heart and one of the blades snapped!
SHOW WHAT THE TOOLS LOOK LIKE AND GO SLOWER PLEASE. NICCE WORK. THANK YOU SIRI
Nice
Thank you!
👍🙏🙏
11:44 , a hic-up, Just thought I'd point that out.
You might be right! Thanks for watching
That piece looks good when completed but the real joy of a Sculptor, in my opinion, comes from his/her personal (often painful) connection to the piece being carved. So for me, gouges and mallet, as well as surforms, gives the Sculptor a legitimate right to declare that he/she has carved the piece and not a bunch of power tools. I use rotary sanders to clean out holes etc but I love to do as much as I am able by hand. Daniel Carlton. Sculptor (UK)
I agree with you Dan, nothing can compare to a sharp knife or gouge. I tend to use every tool at my disposal, from chainsaw to paring knife. When I am doing a sample or just making a mock-up I tend to use power tools purely because they are more time efficient. I think everyone needs to work with the tools that they are most comfortable with. Alot of the time, i think it is easier to demonstrate with a power tool, dremel for example, than using gouges or tools that require alot more know how and maintenance. Thanks for watching and your comments! Happy carving!
This is my preferred method when I have the chance instagram.com/p/BvOuCsNAU8g/?igshid=1rwpth3ewydgs
Stupid comment. Art is about decisions and vision. How you get there is not the point. There are ten million ways to do things..the finished product is the art.