You were the first person I ever watched carving and with your help, I am now totally addicted to the craft. My pieces don't come out like yours, but I have had great satisfaction with the skills you have taught me... Thank you for your time and patience to produce such valuable content. Oh and thanks for the Hatchet tip... Worked like a charm... Easier than batonning ! LOL!
“Bob’s your uncle” sure is cool to hear that. I say it all the time and NOBODY understands it. Love it. Thank you for these videos I’ve recently started carving and your videos are a tremendous help. Cheers!
You are just awesome, I started out watching your videos and now I watch many others as well, but you're easily my favorite...every time you put something out I can't wait to watch it. Thank you for always sharing your experiences with us, no doubt you spend countless hours editing, thinking of ideas and sharing for the benefit of everyone else. Appreciative of what you do, and I am now proudly a carver for life thanks to you for giving me the confidence to start and not be afraid of it!
Have to say as I continue to make quite a few of these that your line about ' have fun with it..don't get caught up with being exact, that only you know'....are great words that have made me carry on and having fun! Thanks for that!
I think I'll make a few of these with magnets in the back. I'm sure a hand carved refrigerator magnet will make a perfect little gift for the extended family.
Hi Doug, just give your carving a quick shot of matte clear after the color, then water down some brown-black paint brush on and wipe off quick, that's what I use on my decoys.
love this and definitely going to give it a try. I couldn't help noticing the one in the corner though, the eyes were fantastic!!! any chance you could do a tutorial focusing on eyes? that's where I get hung up every time
I have no idea that I needed whittling in my life. And I have no idea how I got to this part of UA-cam. But I am thankful and LOVE your videos. I'm about to buy my first set of wood and a small kit with knives and gloves and stuff. I need to make something!! And I have no creative bone in my body. I'm hoping that I get to the point where I'm willing to show people my projects.
With the world in the current state that it's in, it is such a relief to kick back and enjoy one of your videos, pick up some pointers and get lost in something wholesome for a change. Keep up the fantastic work Doug!
Hello sir, i just wanna say thank you for your content, it really helped me cope with my depression this pandemic. your calming voice reminds me of my father who always liked wood work, so this type of content a real dream
Thank you so much for your videos. I was baffled as to how to cut the wood, so showing how you split it so easily was a gift. Please keep doing your tutorials they have been so helpful.
Doug! I find lots of your carvings are good and inspire me to give some a try. I don't follow exactly as you do them. Take my license where I can here and there. But I do credit you for really giving my that push to get me carving wood. Folks ask me if I power carve like with a dremel. I shutter and say NO. Traditional tool carving only, knives, gouges, chisels, time and effort. Most come out as I expected them too. Some have not but I call those pieces "not finished yet"! Tha ks for giving me the basics and pushing me on.I started with a flip out razor knife and a woodspirit face on a redwood walking stick from the Redwood forest out in California. Using your method it looked like something. So I bought a cheap Ukrainian carving knife and have not looked back. I find stuff to carve everywhere now but always find somwthing on hour channel. While East river South Dakota gets good amounts of cottonwood bark we over here in West River don't. So I have carrot man but no base yet to drop him into. Someday I'll score a chunk of bark from east river and finish him off. I have been doing what I saw Denis Stallings cLling a stylized Owl, I have done three now, they come out pretty cool.i usually post pics of them on my facebook page. Check them out sometime. Your a good guy Doug, you help lots of folks. Good for you! Thanks Jeff Moak in South Dakota.
I think everyone wants start carving and even advanced should go to this channel. My hobby is wood carving as well, and I find this channel so helpful and relaxing.
This is it! I am going to get out the new carving knives this weekend and try my hand at carving. I've been watching Doug for more than two years with my grandbabe and it's time to just DO IT! I'll make sure I have the First Aid kit handy. Thanks Doug.
Lady bug, I started a few years ago watching Doug and for every project I averaged two deep cuts on my hand, now I average only one deep cut for every six projects, take his advise, use a anti cut glove or gloves, good luck🇬🇧
@@colinrobbins6713 The first thing I bought after some basswood was a safety glove! It saved me a couple of trips to emergency for stitches (or worse) in the first two weeks. Absolutely the best investment I’ve made for carving yet 😉👍
I hope that you will do lessons and explanations for beginners about wood carving, as I have not been able to learn and would love for my teacher to be as creative as you I am an Arab girl and you are my role model in sculpture
Love your videos. They are helping me a lot and are my go-to start new projects. I am as new as it gets. Thank you VERY much for doing this. Your conversation, instructions and talking us through it are what makes you stand apart from others. Thanks again. Tom
I absolutely love your videos, and your talent as well! I'm new to whittling. I've been relief carving and power carving for about a year, but whittling is so relaxing. Thank you Doug, for sharing your wisdom. Dee Fieret North Carolina, USA.
Doug, I appreciate your work. You are one a the reasons I finally made it to start wood carving, even though this idea was brewing for a while. I do like not only your craftsmanship, but also your artistic view and agility while your work on your projects and you seem as a very pleasant person. Keep up the great work! Wishes from Ukraine!
I enjoy your videos very much. The enthusiasm for what you do comes across. I'm sure you're never bored and will carve your whole life. I think you're a very good teacher, give a lot of people pleasure and help them find a satisfying creative pursuit which could benefit everyone.
Please don,t stop doing these step by step tutorials..They are appreciated more than you will ever know..
Good news! My hubby is buying me a band saw!! I can't wait.
Woo hoo! Mine bought me one too! Happy carving!
@@SewWhittle Glad to hear it!!
You were the first person I ever watched carving and with your help, I am now totally addicted to the craft. My pieces don't come out like yours, but I have had great satisfaction with the skills you have taught me... Thank you for your time and patience to produce such valuable content. Oh and thanks for the Hatchet tip... Worked like a charm... Easier than batonning ! LOL!
You are the Bob Ross of carving. Love you videos. So helpful.
“Bob’s your uncle” sure is cool to hear that. I say it all the time and NOBODY understands it. Love it. Thank you for these videos I’ve recently started carving and your videos are a tremendous help. Cheers!
You are just awesome, I started out watching your videos and now I watch many others as well, but you're easily my favorite...every time you put something out I can't wait to watch it. Thank you for always sharing your experiences with us, no doubt you spend countless hours editing, thinking of ideas and sharing for the benefit of everyone else. Appreciative of what you do, and I am now proudly a carver for life thanks to you for giving me the confidence to start and not be afraid of it!
Well put, same here!
Thanks Doug, always enjoy watching you carve, love this Santa’s expression, you make it look so easy but that’s cause you’re a master 🎅🏼❗️
Man, you're my wood carving Bob Ross ASMR. Ty for this.
Have to say as I continue to make quite a few of these that your line about ' have fun with it..don't get caught up with being exact, that only you know'....are great words that have made me carry on and having fun! Thanks for that!
I think I'll make a few of these with magnets in the back. I'm sure a hand carved refrigerator magnet will make a perfect little gift for the extended family.
This is exactly what I was looking for, fluently led and expertly crafted! Thanks Doug!
Thank you. love the chisel and mallet trick to split the block.
Great tutorial. Thanks, Doug.
Hi Doug, just give your carving a quick shot of matte clear after the color, then water down some brown-black paint brush on and wipe off quick, that's what I use on my decoys.
You deserve a million coffees, thanks for sharing your experience. 🙏
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas thanks for all the inspiration.
Well Doug, I have no idea what’s on TV tonight but I know what I will be watching. Plan to knock several out for the grandkids.
Thank you
Yes!!! I'm excited you did a tutorial of this one!! I'll be giving him a try this weekend. Another great video Doug!
I finally tried carving this, let's just say you can tell it is something🤣. Thank you for redoing this as a tutorial!!!
Just ordered my first carving knives, this will be a good start, Thanks Doug
Gee, you make it look so easy. I think it takes a clever carver though...that's you. Thank Doug. Cute, cute ornament.
love this and definitely going to give it a try. I couldn't help noticing the one in the corner though, the eyes were fantastic!!! any chance you could do a tutorial focusing on eyes? that's where I get hung up every time
I have no idea that I needed whittling in my life. And I have no idea how I got to this part of UA-cam. But I am thankful and LOVE your videos. I'm about to buy my first set of wood and a small kit with knives and gloves and stuff. I need to make something!! And I have no creative bone in my body. I'm hoping that I get to the point where I'm willing to show people my projects.
With the world in the current state that it's in, it is such a relief to kick back and enjoy one of your videos, pick up some pointers and get lost in something wholesome for a change. Keep up the fantastic work Doug!
Hello sir, i just wanna say thank you for your content, it really helped me cope with my depression this pandemic. your calming voice reminds me of my father who always liked wood work, so this type of content a real dream
You are the Bob Ross of wood carving.
Thank you so much for your videos. I was baffled as to how to cut the wood, so showing how you split it so easily was a gift. Please keep doing your tutorials they have been so helpful.
Doug! I find lots of your carvings are good and inspire me to give some a try. I don't follow exactly as you do them. Take my license where I can here and there. But I do credit you for really giving my that push to get me carving wood. Folks ask me if I power carve like with a dremel. I shutter and say NO. Traditional tool carving only, knives, gouges, chisels, time and effort. Most come out as I expected them too. Some have not but I call those pieces "not finished yet"! Tha ks for giving me the basics and pushing me on.I started with a flip out razor knife and a woodspirit face on a redwood walking stick from the Redwood forest out in California. Using your method it looked like something. So I bought a cheap Ukrainian carving knife and have not looked back. I find stuff to carve everywhere now but always find somwthing on hour channel. While East river South Dakota gets good amounts of cottonwood bark we over here in West River don't. So I have carrot man but no base yet to drop him into. Someday I'll score a chunk of bark from east river and finish him off. I have been doing what I saw Denis Stallings cLling a stylized Owl, I have done three now, they come out pretty cool.i usually post pics of them on my facebook page. Check them out sometime. Your a good guy Doug, you help lots of folks. Good for you! Thanks Jeff Moak in South Dakota.
Bob Ross of wood working... 👍🏼☺
Making these for friends & fam - I like going the homemade route for Christmas gifts so this is much appreciated brother- God Bless 🙏🏻🇺🇸🙏🏻
I think everyone wants start carving and even advanced should go to this channel. My hobby is wood carving as well, and I find this channel so helpful and relaxing.
Amazing we love watching Doug videos keep them come Doug 👍🏻👍🏻
I can’t believe how easy you make that look. I think I’ll give it a try and see just how easy it really is. 😉 Excellent project.
Thank you Doug! 👍😁
You do great work. Your the reason I started carving ! Keep it up Doug and thanks for all the great tutorials!!
I just watched your hobo carving video. You have a great voice for teaching.
Just a big Thank You!
It just so amazing what you do with a small block of wood Doug, thanks for sharing! 👏👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯💯
well that was a fun project to do even tho I had a regular pocket knife. Thanks Doug!
Thank you so much for helping us newbie’s. Your a great 😊 teacher
the sound of the wood being cut is sooo satisfying 🤤
Bob Ross of wood carving… awesome!
This is it! I am going to get out the new carving knives this weekend and try my hand at carving. I've been watching Doug for more than two years with my grandbabe and it's time to just DO IT! I'll make sure I have the First Aid kit handy.
Thanks Doug.
Lady bug, I started a few years ago watching Doug and for every project I averaged two deep cuts on my hand, now I average only one deep cut for every six projects, take his advise, use a anti cut glove or gloves, good luck🇬🇧
@@colinrobbins6713
The first thing I bought after some basswood was a safety glove! It saved me a couple of trips to emergency for stitches (or worse) in the first two weeks. Absolutely the best investment I’ve made for carving yet 😉👍
@@colinrobbins6713,
Thanks for the reminder Colin! Hopefully I can find one locally.
You are a saint my friend.
Yay, I’ve been waiting for this. Thanks Doug.
I'm on my second one. My measurements appear to be bigger. Thank you so much. You are so cool.
Thanks Doug 👍
Thanks Doug!
Awesome! Great gift idea
That was wonderful. Going to have a go today. Many thanks Doug.
Just so very cute. I want to make a bunch of these for my Christmas tree.
Thank you so much for the carving tutorial I really enjoyed it
Thanks for another great video!! I for one will always be appreciative of you doing these and getting me hooked on carving!! 🙂
The Bob Ross of carving, fantastic work 👏
I hope that you will do lessons and explanations for beginners about wood carving, as I have not been able to learn and would love for my teacher to be as creative as you
I am an Arab girl and you are my role model in sculpture
I have a whole playlist for beginners to get you set up and started
Love your videos. They are helping me a lot and are my go-to start new projects. I am as new as it gets. Thank you VERY much for doing this. Your conversation, instructions and talking us through it are what makes you stand apart from others. Thanks again. Tom
Merci pour ce tutoriel, beau travail! Joyeuses fêtes🎅🎅👍
As always, down to the buttom. Do it simple and as if, it's as natural as it is.
Plain and simple and natural. I like that attitude.
I absolutely love your videos, and your talent as well! I'm new to whittling. I've been relief carving and power carving for about a year, but whittling is so relaxing. Thank you Doug, for sharing your wisdom. Dee Fieret North Carolina, USA.
Thanks Doug. Christmas is coming
Thanks for sharing your talents... Wishing happy holidays to you and your family.. 🎅🤶🎄
Awesome Doug this is a beautiful ornament. What a fun project to do while listening to some Christmas tunes. Going to try this one for sure.
Thank you Daug!!!
Doug, I appreciate your work. You are one a the reasons I finally made it to start wood carving, even though this idea was brewing for a while.
I do like not only your craftsmanship, but also your artistic view and agility while your work on your projects and you seem as a very pleasant person.
Keep up the great work! Wishes from Ukraine!
Really handy to know about splitting wood, thank you 😊
You are a master carver sir, just love watching and learning from you. Cheers
you got my name on your subscription list...thanks for sharing!!!
The Bob Ross of Whittl'n ... thanks Doug.
I enjoy your videos very much. The enthusiasm for what you do comes across. I'm sure you're never bored and will carve your whole life. I think you're a very good teacher, give a lot of people pleasure and help them find a satisfying creative pursuit which could benefit everyone.
Thanks Doug!I'm totally hooked on carving Thanks to you.Keep up the awesome videos.
I have been trying to carve a dogs head for some time now, but you have taken away my mental block as to how to carve the head. Thank you.
Hello from South of France
Beautiful Santa !!!
Thank you.
:) :) :)
Always enjoy your time. Thanks
You are the Bob Ross of carving haha Thanks for the great videos.
Thanks for your Great help on my second one now . Merry Christmas for the Deep South .
Thank you
Love it, thanks Doug!
Thank you , Mr Doug .
Awesome I can’t wait to get a proper knife I really enjoy the videos
Thanks!
Another great video! It's relaxing to me to watch you carve.
Great video, thanks for tip on the jig. You could have been a teacher or professor , you have the gift.
Great Santa Doug !! I like what you said make it your own , it doesn't have to be perfect !!! Pete
Enjoyed the video!
Lovely jubley Doug many thanks 🇬🇧
Excellent tutorial. Thank you sir!
Could you do a tutorial for the little sitting gnome holding a pot with bird seeds? Im planning to put a bunch of them in my garden.
Thanks as always for get me out to the wood pile!!
Love these videos Doug - thank you for sharing !!
thank you for the tutorial :)
Simple and beautiful, thanks Doug.
Soooo cute❣️
Thanks Doug for the great carve! Will probably be my to-go-too guide for basic face carve! Thanks again.
Another great carving Doug thanks....
You are amazing. I am going to carve for my family for Christmas presents
just love it, Mr. Linker
Doug rocks
thank you very much!
Good job Doug.