I switched to a sloyd knife and a really wide occ tools palm gouge for roughing out (similar to how you started). The stout blades let me lever and push harder on the tool. It has saved my hands. It has also reduced my stropping. If your hands start cramping you might give something similar a try. Great video!
When it comes to carving you may not be Ian Norbury, but for puppet characters you don't have to be perfect. I sometimes wish I carved more like I did when I first started out. They were more caricatures back then now they are more realistic. I like your puppets. Your students should know the main carving is feet, hands, heads and when you do it enough it becomes simpler.
I like the content of the video but if you don't mind me saying the audio needs work. Listening on mobile, the sound of cutting wood is like nails on a chalk board.
Thanks, i will check it out on mobile. I think though that might be just what it sounds like in my workshop. I did try and limit the noise of the fan heater, cause its freezing in the workshop at the moment.
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I switched to a sloyd knife and a really wide occ tools palm gouge for roughing out (similar to how you started). The stout blades let me lever and push harder on the tool. It has saved my hands. It has also reduced my stropping. If your hands start cramping you might give something similar a try. Great video!
When it comes to carving you may not be Ian Norbury, but for puppet characters you don't have to be perfect. I sometimes wish I carved more like I did when I first started out. They were more caricatures back then now they are more realistic. I like your puppets. Your students should know the main carving is feet, hands, heads and when you do it enough it becomes simpler.
looks like a fun pupet to carve u showed at the end Would love patterns to it
If there was a human sized puppet, what kind of wood can it to be okay in a sauna? And to be heavy, but a little bit lighter than a human?
This looks fascinating and useful, but unfortunately is barely audible. Is there any way you can boost the audio? Thanks!
very nice video!! u have any hand patterns?
I will see what i can do. I'm a little busy for the next week or so.
I like the content of the video but if you don't mind me saying the audio needs work. Listening on mobile, the sound of cutting wood is like nails on a chalk board.
Thanks, i will check it out on mobile. I think though that might be just what it sounds like in my workshop.
I did try and limit the noise of the fan heater, cause its freezing in the workshop at the moment.