Just rewatching some of your amazing videos. Question: Is that an old pine or cedar fence post your carving on. Looks a lot tougher than the usual basswood. Cheers!
Hi Kevin. Brilliant work again. Do you have a book or CD published. I really enjoy your style and your ability to do with a big knife what most of us can’t do with a standard carving knife. Thank you for sharing.
Do you have any videos on sharpening your carving knife? I can’t get mine sharp enough for the life of me, to make cuts without it more or less just breaking the fibers.
I did a video late spring, early summer. My method may not appeal to everyone. It’s just the way I do it and it works for me. Sharpening a knife takes practice just the same as carving do
You`ve done it again Kevin, Longish video, but great watching you carve Mr Claus and his bag of presumably toys!!! You don`t draw many lines but the ones you do are most useful to us lesser carvers, by the way the knife I was making from a chisel needs more profiling to make it thinner although sharp it does not perform like your boning knife, so trying again. Santa rules ok!!! regards from John.
Eventho the asmr and silent videos are trending it would also be noice if u talk as u go along. I’d like to kno about the wood and your blades as well as some of the techniques and strategies along with your procedure 👍🏾💯
@@KevinCoates98 it’s ok maybe just try it one day. Practice before you actually upload video. Your work is already high quality professional and your videos are soothing with the sounds of the blades going thru the wood. I’m quite sure people wouldn’t mind hearing your voice along with that 🤷🏽♂️
Thank you. Most of the videos I’m doing now the carvings are orders that I sell. I have orders enough to keep me going till Christmas. When I get the chance after Christmas I do one
I really don’t know the size. I used two different ones there. A straight gouge and a fishtail. The maker is walnut hollow. It’s a little set of six I bought about 20yrs ago when I start carving first.
Thanks Kevin! The video is NOT too long. You are providing us beginners with much needed details. God bless you.
Thank you Linda. Glad it helps
I think this is my favourite so far! The details are incredible.
Thanks Richard
Fantastic yet again. I have just been practicing eyes.. Need more practice lol.
Thanks for showing your work Dave.
Thanks Dave. You’ll get there
Just rewatching some of your amazing videos. Question: Is that an old pine or cedar fence post your carving on. Looks a lot tougher than the usual basswood. Cheers!
It's pine I use. Some is not that great
Awesome video. You have some excellent skills friend!👍
Thank you
excellent , starting now maybe by Christmas one will come out close to this ,lol
The practice will get you there
Greetings to the Big Knife Whittling Artist from Germany
Hey August
Glad to hear that I quit smoking carving cause hard to hold wood knife and cig..one had to go lol
Will you do that other 🎅 Santa Claus with the big bag behind his back and the tossal on his hat it looks really adorable
Maybe when I get the time
Hi Kevin. Brilliant work again. Do you have a book or CD published. I really enjoy your style and your ability to do with a big knife what most of us can’t do with a standard carving knife. Thank you for sharing.
Hey Dale. Thanks. Sorry to say I have nothing published.
Would you please list the tools you used. You kept it simple
Great work,looking forward to your next video. Any outport nativity scenes this season. Thx
Thanks Scott. I have one for sure to do but it’s similar to the one I did last fall.
Do you have any videos on sharpening your carving knife? I can’t get mine sharp enough for the life of me, to make cuts without it more or less just breaking the fibers.
I did a video late spring, early summer. My method may not appeal to everyone. It’s just the way I do it and it works for me. Sharpening a knife takes practice just the same as carving do
Thank you, it actually popped up on my recommended videos right after I posted that! I can’t wait to give it a try! Thanks!
@@KevinCoates98 how do I find that video please let me Thank You
You`ve done it again Kevin, Longish video, but great watching you carve Mr Claus and his bag of presumably toys!!! You don`t draw many lines but the ones you do are most useful to us lesser carvers, by the way the knife I was making from a chisel needs more profiling to make it thinner although sharp it does not perform like your boning knife, so trying again. Santa rules ok!!! regards from John.
Thanks John. I’ll keep that in mind about the lines. Little more grinding
Eventho the asmr and silent videos are trending it would also be noice if u talk as u go along. I’d like to kno about the wood and your blades as well as some of the techniques and strategies along with your procedure 👍🏾💯
I understand where you're coming from. It's just I have trouble with talking
@@KevinCoates98 it’s ok maybe just try it one day. Practice before you actually upload video. Your work is already high quality professional and your videos are soothing with the sounds of the blades going thru the wood. I’m quite sure people wouldn’t mind hearing your voice along with that 🤷🏽♂️
Good job again Kevin..do you carve something everyday
Thanks Jack. Yeah I pretty much carve everyday
Very nice!
Thank you
Did you ever carve with Harold Enlow.
I really like your videos. Can you shoot a video of boxer carving?
Thank you. Most of the videos I’m doing now the carvings are orders that I sell. I have orders enough to keep me going till Christmas. When I get the chance after Christmas I do one
@@KevinCoates98 Thanks.
How often do you sharpen OR strop your knife???
I carve all day pretty much every day so I strop fairly often. I use the stone maybe once every week or two
What gouge is that? Size and maker?
I really don’t know the size. I used two different ones there. A straight gouge and a fishtail. The maker is walnut hollow. It’s a little set of six I bought about 20yrs ago when I start carving first.
Nice
Thanks