18:57 - That hole behind their eyes is called a spiracle, and it is in fact a part of the ray's respiratory system! It's an "intake" of sorts, where the water gets pulled in to the gill chamber and then is pushed out through the gills. All rays have them, and some species of sharks do too!
It's worth noting that rays on many occasions do still use their mouth for water intake, but can choose to swap to spiracle intake when their mouth is otherwise occupied - such as while burrowing or eating.
Also, when the rays are resting in the seabed they only use the spiracles to breathe, otherwise, sand and such could enter into their gills. On the contrary of many shark species, rays can "pump" water through the spiracles and gills.
This has to be your best video yet! Not only is it one of my favourite sculptures you’ve made, but the sheer entertainment of you and your mates going fishing was just amazing. I was so excited for this video to come out since you suggested it, and it absolutely didn’t disappoint. Great to hear you had fun making it, because I had a lot of fun watching it, and I’m really really looking forward to more!
Yep, that was definitely a Carpenter bee. The telltale sign is the perfectly round hole it came out of. They are super destructive. Not as bad as termites, but unlike termites they can chew through even pressure treated lumber. It's also insane how quickly they can chew through wood too, with one bee being able to make an inches deep hole in only a few minutes. We find their burrow holes in our deck every year and use an expanding foam, carpenter bee specific insecticide to kill them, then seal up the holes with woodfill afterwards. But they're pernicious buggers and prolific breeders once they've established a nest, so I would make sure yours didn't fly off and start making a new home in another piece of your precious lumber, or you could end up with a huge problem later.
@@BMSculptures Just look for any perfectly round or oval holes in your wood. They can burrow while clinging upside down though, so be sure to rotate your wood around to inspect the underside of it too. But you can also often spot tiny sawdust piles wherever they have bored a hole into the wood, if it hasn't blown away, so be on the lookout for that as well. Good luck, and hopefully it chose to fly off somewhere else instead of sticking around!
I greatly appreciate that there’s a story behind this one! It’s so cool to see the inspiration behind the sculpture and not just “that would be cool to do”. I’d love to see more like this, maybe hunting trips, a meaningful vacation with the family, other types of fishing trips, or a camping trip in the woods. This was truly fantastic, Blake!
12:50 That's an Ocean Sunfish. They sometimes float on their sides at the surface of the water so seagulls and other sea birds will land on them and pick parasites off of their bodies.
@@BMSculptures 18:57 By the way, those holes behind the Bat Ray's eyes are called spiracles, they're for breathing. You might think "Isn't that what the gills are for?" and you'd be partially correct, the gills also are used for breathing, but the spiracles are also needed to help the Bat Ray breathe. For most fish, water goes into the mouth and flows through the gills in order to absorb oxygen. Since the mouths of Rays are underneath and not in front, water can't flow from their mouth to their gills. That's why those spiracles are there. Water flows from the spiracles, down to the gills, and flows through the gill slits.
Hello from Australia. My dad was a cabinetmaker, and also made different things in wood, so I appreciate beautiful timber whether it's a table, cabinet, clock, sculptures. That sculpture is really, really beautiful, and it was a fun to watch the process. My dad had a shed set-up with a lathe and all sorts of tools electric and old school, he passed 7 years ago, and I miss going into his shed to see what project he was working on, may he rest in peace.
Best video yet. Want to thank you also, started carving 6 months ago thanks to your videos. Should come out and dive for some Megladon shark teeth in Venice some time🤙🏽
11:59 I believe the species of shark is a "Soupfin shark" based off the pointed moon-shaped side fins, long rounded snout and distinct jagged tail shape. according to google they inhabit temperate waters world wide including California. Also flicking through some images on google they seem to sometimes reside in kelp forests which lines up with the footage!
One of the things reptile keepers do is to bake the wood. Unfortually a lot of bugs are able to handle being frozen solid, but cannot handle being cooked. Look up the burning temp of your wood, and cook it slightly less than that. All bugs are now dead
I love this style of adventure video! It's awesome to see a part of the world and a rad hobby I've not seen before and it's even cooler to see you capture the moment with the carving. Awesome work as always.
Thanks Jameson! Wish I could have made the diving sections way longer ( I cut out a LOT of good footage) Maybe post it on another channel who knows haha
What an amazing trip! The underwater footage was beautiful. It looks like everyone enjoyed their time which is great. I've been binge watching your videos and I couldn't understand why you looked so familiar... LET'S GO BLUE JAYS
That's how whales work, not rays! These are actually called spiracles and they function as an intake for water which is then pushed through their gills. Sometimes blowholes in whales are referred to as spiracles too, but it's seen as pretty inaccurate to do so as they function very very differently from fish spiracles!
So you're a machinist, captian, fisherman, freediver, chef, sculptor, and painter....there's nothing you can't do man. I've watched every video of yours at least 3 times each, but this has to be my favorite! thanks for hearing the sensitive folks because I love animals more than anyone but that ain't finna stop me from ordering my favorite salmon plate at the lazy dog 😩 😅 you're exercising your God given right to catch cook and carve! well done as always, be safe out there
So glad that this one if your favorite. It is a bit scary to switch up the video by adding the catch and cook but I hope I toned it down enough to not make anybody upset. I love lazy dog!
It's incredible how you can take inspiration from something, see it in your mind, then create a proportional and detailed replica of it. Also, the crab was a perfect detail to add. I can't wait for your next work of art.
Never seen anyone doing something like you do with wood.I love the combination of Wood and Epoxy. How the wood looks through the Epoxy in the finished piece of Art. The Bat Ray looks great.
Oh my heavens. That sculpture is just amazing. The details, the effort, the appealing colors, the meaning behind it. Generally one of my favorites. I would love to see more like this.
I was looking forward to you including the fishing as you had mentioned it last video! I loved how beautiful the area you guys were fishing was, and great piece!
Love these type of videos. Really likes how you jumped back and forth between your trip and carving. Of course I’d be embarrassed to post my timestamp of when I realized what you were carving - just kinda got engrossed with it all. Great one! Cheers, Mark
What beautiful work! Your vision comes to life again and with more storytelling 👏🏼 I love the composition of the whole ray/base/crab, so dynamic and definitely pulls me into your underwater scene. Thanks for taking us along!
Really enjoyed the whole story, from inspiration to creation. Keep telling stories. I watch your videos because I love your sculptures, but more importantly, I really enjoy getting to know the person behind the sculpture. Your character shines through and makes your sculptures more meaningful. Keep up the great work! If you ever create an Eagle Ray, I might have to find the money to buy it.
Great piece of work, as always, and really loved the crab too. Thanks for taking us fishing with you. Congrats to your friend on his first Bass, it's was a beautiful looking fish.
Blake, That bat ray turned out awesome! A yearly trip with good friends is some of the best memories you can make. Thank you for taking time to film, edit and post this video.
Recently, I've been reading about making glass panes from wood. You take a thin 1/8-in to 1/4-in cut, take out the lignin with hydrogen peroxide and UV light (simplified from what was once a massive undertaking since this breakthrough technique), and infuse the clarified wood with resin.
I really appreciate the fact that you show us other aspects of your life, besides what you create in your workshop but... 🤔 Mmmmm On the other hand, I have a question: did you use a large amount of resin to only be seen on the tips of the ray's fins??? Did you have any way of foreseeing that you would need so little resin?
Best sculpture video I have ever seen! I love watching catch and cooks and I love watching sculpture videos. Put them together and they make for an amazing video! Thanks man!
I loved this video and would definitely like to see more like this. It was so nice to see everything from the inspiration point to the finished product. Knowing the whole story adds more to the piece and brings it all together. It felt like you were not only trying to show the art, but share the whole experience with us. Also, seeing you and your friends enjoy your time on the ocean was very wholesome. I live in Edmonton, Alberta and don't get to go to the ocean often, but when I do, I cherish every moment. I went to Mexico this summer and tried deep sea fishing for the first time and caught a Sailfish, some Barracuda, and some Mahi Mahi. This video reminded me of that and how much fun we had, especially eating the freshly caught fish. I can't wait to go back and do it again.
This video was such an adventure! You guys had so much fun, the underwater scenes looked amazing with all the critters, the food looked absolutely delicious and the sculpture was wonderful!! Lovely bat ray and cute little crab ❤ Thanks for sharing!
This video is a masterpiece. Fishing mixed with the carving? This is just beautiful Also, I liked the character the cracks gave this sculpture. As if he is real and took battle wounds
This was such a great video man! I really enjoyed everything from it. Two if my most favorite things to watch in a single video, hopefully we get to see more of your next year trip!
Thx for the video. Really enjoyed watching you on your trip with the boys. Espiecally the part were you enjoyed the seafood. Love the carvings. Go ahead and make more of these type of videos
Now I’m craving fish.😆 I really enjoyed getting to go along on your fishing trip. You did a great job filming the underwater portion. As usual.. your piece is absolutely beautiful. I love the redwood and the crab is a perfect little addition.
12:29 that’s an ocean sunfish!! They’re so neat! I think it would be cool if you tried carving a jellyfish, where the bell(body) is clear resin and the tentacles/arms are wood!
5:36 one of the rays is my guess 9:40 I know I’m right already! Excited to see the finished version! It’s gorgeous, but why would I expect anything else from you!
Abssolutely *exellent* video. The going back and forth between the trip and the sculpture was great. But seeing the food and those HUGE scallops with the pico de Gallo scallop nacho dip.👌😩 that sea trip really brought everything together, I really can imagine catching that fresh fresh seafood and cooking it afterwards. And seeing that final result on the ray while remembering the fish trip brought it all together. Thank you for filming *much* at the sea spot, and i definetly can’t wait till yr next fish trip next year
Really enjoyed this video. As a scuba diver with 3000+ dives, mixing the pour/carving with the time on and under the water was cool. One note: it looked as though your chain was a little loose during the initial carving.
That crab sculpture was crazy 🤪 (in a good way!) I didn’t expect it to be as equally (almost) good as the ray! Great job Blake! I hope 1 day I can afford 1 of your pieces! P.S. Syracuse native here, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a few games with you on the mound back in the day!
Great build and awesome fishing expedition! Love seeing that you get some down time too! Everyone needs it! My first thought of what you were going to build was a White Sea Bass. But that ray came out looking awesome!!! Keep up the good work!
What should I carve next!???
Lobster
Seal
Panda
Termite
Christmas tree epoxy statue? Or a pumpkin for halloween :p
18:57 - That hole behind their eyes is called a spiracle, and it is in fact a part of the ray's respiratory system! It's an "intake" of sorts, where the water gets pulled in to the gill chamber and then is pushed out through the gills. All rays have them, and some species of sharks do too!
Ohhhh that is very interesting, thanks for letting us know!
It's worth noting that rays on many occasions do still use their mouth for water intake, but can choose to swap to spiracle intake when their mouth is otherwise occupied - such as while burrowing or eating.
@@ahoy1014So kinda like we can swap between mouth and nose breathing?
Also, when the rays are resting in the seabed they only use the spiracles to breathe, otherwise, sand and such could enter into their gills. On the contrary of many shark species, rays can "pump" water through the spiracles and gills.
When your log sounds like a dremmel, you know something's up
Excuse the double entendré
hahahaha yes indeed!
This has to be your best video yet! Not only is it one of my favourite sculptures you’ve made, but the sheer entertainment of you and your mates going fishing was just amazing. I was so excited for this video to come out since you suggested it, and it absolutely didn’t disappoint.
Great to hear you had fun making it, because I had a lot of fun watching it, and I’m really really looking forward to more!
Thank you so much, I am glad you enjoyed the fishing/diving part as well!
Yep, that was definitely a Carpenter bee. The telltale sign is the perfectly round hole it came out of. They are super destructive. Not as bad as termites, but unlike termites they can chew through even pressure treated lumber. It's also insane how quickly they can chew through wood too, with one bee being able to make an inches deep hole in only a few minutes. We find their burrow holes in our deck every year and use an expanding foam, carpenter bee specific insecticide to kill them, then seal up the holes with woodfill afterwards. But they're pernicious buggers and prolific breeders once they've established a nest, so I would make sure yours didn't fly off and start making a new home in another piece of your precious lumber, or you could end up with a huge problem later.
wow that is crazy, I better go check the rest of my woodpile out back.
@@BMSculptures Just look for any perfectly round or oval holes in your wood. They can burrow while clinging upside down though, so be sure to rotate your wood around to inspect the underside of it too. But you can also often spot tiny sawdust piles wherever they have bored a hole into the wood, if it hasn't blown away, so be on the lookout for that as well. Good luck, and hopefully it chose to fly off somewhere else instead of sticking around!
@@nubzors- Great advice. I had similar concerns with the termites.
Learn something new every day! Wow. That's neat.
I have those bees all over the garden, important for pollination, and harmless
I greatly appreciate that there’s a story behind this one! It’s so cool to see the inspiration behind the sculpture and not just “that would be cool to do”. I’d love to see more like this, maybe hunting trips, a meaningful vacation with the family, other types of fishing trips, or a camping trip in the woods. This was truly fantastic, Blake!
Thank you, I am very glad you liked it!
This is my favorite video yet... as an artist and a fisher lady and free diver, spear fisher and general lover of the ocean, THIS ROCKS!!!
love that!
Your sculptures belong in a museum!
Simply wonderful work and a very beautiful work of art.
Thank you so much!
I agree, I've said that in one of my other comments. If there are any philanthropists out there in the arts, how do we build a museum?
I think this is my favorite I've seen you do so far! And that little crab in the cave - perfect touch!
Thank you!
I'm so glad that the trip and the sculpture went everything great. Sometimes you just need a nice thing to make your life more happy ❤
Yes! Thank you!
12:50 That's an Ocean Sunfish. They sometimes float on their sides at the surface of the water so seagulls and other sea birds will land on them and pick parasites off of their bodies.
very cool fish for sure... Not sure how they make it out there with slow movements and such with predators lurking
@@BMSculptures 18:57 By the way, those holes behind the Bat Ray's eyes are called spiracles, they're for breathing. You might think "Isn't that what the gills are for?" and you'd be partially correct, the gills also are used for breathing, but the spiracles are also needed to help the Bat Ray breathe. For most fish, water goes into the mouth and flows through the gills in order to absorb oxygen. Since the mouths of Rays are underneath and not in front, water can't flow from their mouth to their gills. That's why those spiracles are there. Water flows from the spiracles, down to the gills, and flows through the gill slits.
@@BMSculptures they can survive having bites taken out of them o.o They are just... too big for most predators to deal with
@@jacobcox4565 Veryyyy interesting thanks for letting me know!
100% love these kind of episodes. The inspiration, the motivation, and the vacation.
Thank you!
Hello from Australia.
My dad was a cabinetmaker, and also made different things in wood, so I appreciate beautiful timber whether it's a table, cabinet, clock, sculptures.
That sculpture is really, really beautiful, and it was a fun to watch the process. My dad had a shed set-up with a lathe and all sorts of tools electric and old school, he passed 7 years ago, and I miss going into his shed to see what project he was working on, may he rest in peace.
Always a good day when you upload. Time to sit down, nice cup of tea and enjoy craftsmanship and ingenuity.
Take care ya all
Thank you so much!
If you had fun, if it made YOU happy, then it’s the kid of video you should make. The joy comes through in the video and it’s worth seeking.
must fun I've had making a vid!
Ditto!
Best video yet.
Want to thank you also, started carving 6 months ago thanks to your videos.
Should come out and dive for some Megladon shark teeth in Venice some time🤙🏽
Thank you so much!
This sculpture is stunning. Yes, please keep making this type of video. I really enjoy them. Not only do I love your work, but you’re inspiring me.
Thanks Sharon
WOW!
It's wonderful ray sculpture!
11:59 I believe the species of shark is a "Soupfin shark" based off the pointed moon-shaped side fins, long rounded snout and distinct jagged tail shape. according to google they inhabit temperate waters world wide including California. Also flicking through some images on google they seem to sometimes reside in kelp forests which lines up with the footage!
One of the things reptile keepers do is to bake the wood. Unfortually a lot of bugs are able to handle being frozen solid, but cannot handle being cooked. Look up the burning temp of your wood, and cook it slightly less than that. All bugs are now dead
reptile keeper? why would they need to bake wood??
I love this style of adventure video! It's awesome to see a part of the world and a rad hobby I've not seen before and it's even cooler to see you capture the moment with the carving. Awesome work as always.
Thanks Jameson! Wish I could have made the diving sections way longer ( I cut out a LOT of good footage) Maybe post it on another channel who knows haha
What an amazing trip! The underwater footage was beautiful. It looks like everyone enjoyed their time which is great. I've been binge watching your videos and I couldn't understand why you looked so familiar... LET'S GO BLUE JAYS
haha yeahhhh!!!! Was such a fun trip
Your work is amazing! My father used to carve and made similar art but without the chainsaw. I LOVE them all!
Thank you very much!
You should melt down those chainsaw plastic/wood shavings and cast something with it! Dump them into a mold, then pour more resin. Might be cool!
One of your best video's to date. Enjoyed the carving and the "fishing" . Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
18:59 That hole is the batray's blowhole. Stingrays use blowhole to breathe, just like snorkels
That's how whales work, not rays! These are actually called spiracles and they function as an intake for water which is then pushed through their gills. Sometimes blowholes in whales are referred to as spiracles too, but it's seen as pretty inaccurate to do so as they function very very differently from fish spiracles!
Your creativity, from thought to the history of the wood, from blank canvas, to beautiful natural living thing. Wow! Just one of the best videos ever!
Thank you very much!
As someone who loves fish, this video is ABSOLUTELY phenomenal! 💖💖
Thank you!
5:52 it's texas 😆
So you're a machinist, captian, fisherman, freediver, chef, sculptor, and painter....there's nothing you can't do man. I've watched every video of yours at least 3 times each, but this has to be my favorite! thanks for hearing the sensitive folks because I love animals more than anyone but that ain't finna stop me from ordering my favorite salmon plate at the lazy dog 😩 😅 you're exercising your God given right to catch cook and carve! well done as always, be safe out there
So glad that this one if your favorite. It is a bit scary to switch up the video by adding the catch and cook but I hope I toned it down enough to not make anybody upset. I love lazy dog!
@@trinityriley_ uh, excuse me? No, you don't love animals more than me 😂
Thoroughly enjoyed the dive and cooking adventures incorporated with your narrative and sculpting.
Definitely my favorite video of yours! I’m a saltwater addict also, and I loved that this was one of the fish you saw most of during your trip!
It's incredible how you can take inspiration from something, see it in your mind, then create a proportional and detailed replica of it. Also, the crab was a perfect detail to add. I can't wait for your next work of art.
Thank you so much!
As a man from Maryland, that’s a pretty sweet crab 🦀
Never seen anyone doing something like you do with wood.I love the combination of Wood and Epoxy. How the wood looks through the Epoxy in the finished piece of Art. The Bat Ray looks great.
Thank you very much!
One of your best yet. And I loved the fishing story to show your inspiration behind the piece. Phenomenal.
Oh my heavens. That sculpture is just amazing. The details, the effort, the appealing colors, the meaning behind it. Generally one of my favorites. I would love to see more like this.
Thank you!
I'm such a fan of sea creatures! The crab was just the perfect final touch. I would love to see more ocean/river/pond creatures
I was looking forward to you including the fishing as you had mentioned it last video! I loved how beautiful the area you guys were fishing was, and great piece!
Love these type of videos. Really likes how you jumped back and forth between your trip and carving. Of course I’d be embarrassed to post my timestamp of when I realized what you were carving - just kinda got engrossed with it all. Great one! Cheers, Mark
I've always loved rays, they look so graceful and otherworldly. Beautiful animals, and beautiful carving!
they are the most graceful underwater creature in my opinion
A beautiful scupture with dynamic movement of the ray
It is a beautiful piece!! You always create something amazing I can’t wait to see what next adventure you have and what carving may come from it!!!!!!
What beautiful work! Your vision comes to life again and with more storytelling 👏🏼
I love the composition of the whole ray/base/crab, so dynamic and definitely pulls me into your underwater scene. Thanks for taking us along!
Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it!
Really enjoyed the whole story, from inspiration to creation. Keep telling stories. I watch your videos because I love your sculptures, but more importantly, I really enjoy getting to know the person behind the sculpture. Your character shines through and makes your sculptures more meaningful. Keep up the great work! If you ever create an Eagle Ray, I might have to find the money to buy it.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed this one
Great piece of work, as always, and really loved the crab too. Thanks for taking us fishing with you. Congrats to your friend on his first Bass, it's was a beautiful looking fish.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hands down my favorite,from water soaked Florida ,,,Thank you 😊
Thank you! hopefully you guys stayed safe!
Blake,
That bat ray turned out awesome! A yearly trip with good friends is some of the best memories you can make.
Thank you for taking time to film, edit and post this video.
Thank you Donald!
It's one of my favorite critter's!!!! I'm stoked to see this RAY come to life. Thanks much, Doug
Thanks Doug!
Recently, I've been reading about making glass panes from wood. You take a thin 1/8-in to 1/4-in cut, take out the lignin with hydrogen peroxide and UV light (simplified from what was once a massive undertaking since this breakthrough technique), and infuse the clarified wood with resin.
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE, PLEASE DO MORE, I LOVE THIS SCULPTURE ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much !
A new BM Sculptures video? Yes, please!
you got it!
Thank you so much guys for letting us enjoy your dive trip. As for the ray? superb.
Thank you!
I really appreciate the fact that you show us other aspects of your life, besides what you create in your workshop but... 🤔 Mmmmm
On the other hand, I have a question: did you use a large amount of resin to only be seen on the tips of the ray's fins???
Did you have any way of foreseeing that you would need so little resin?
I thought much more resin would be showing in the final sculpture. I kept carving down and down and this is how it ended up! what a shame
Thanks for answering my question Blake.
This is easily one of my favorite videos of yours!
Excellent as always! I love the way the grain opens up across the back of the ray!! Absolutely beautiful my friend.
Thanks! It was a very cool piece of walnut burl
Best sculpture video I have ever seen! I love watching catch and cooks and I love watching sculpture videos. Put them together and they make for an amazing video! Thanks man!
Glad you enjoyed it!
My kids LOVED the new format!
I love this one so much! I love everything about it. The crab was the perfect finishing touch.
Thank you 😋
Everything "floating perfectly"...great carving...great vid!!
Thanks!
Absolutely loved this video. The format of process mixed with adventure is just so engaging
Thanks Stewart
By far this was one of my favourite sculptures
Wow that's is Amazing piece of sculpture. Amazing work of Art thank u for your videos hope to see more.
Thank you so much 😀
I loved this video and would definitely like to see more like this. It was so nice to see everything from the inspiration point to the finished product. Knowing the whole story adds more to the piece and brings it all together. It felt like you were not only trying to show the art, but share the whole experience with us. Also, seeing you and your friends enjoy your time on the ocean was very wholesome.
I live in Edmonton, Alberta and don't get to go to the ocean often, but when I do, I cherish every moment. I went to Mexico this summer and tried deep sea fishing for the first time and caught a Sailfish, some Barracuda, and some Mahi Mahi. This video reminded me of that and how much fun we had, especially eating the freshly caught fish. I can't wait to go back and do it again.
I am so glad you liked it. I love going for Mahi Mahi!
This video was such an adventure! You guys had so much fun, the underwater scenes looked amazing with all the critters, the food looked absolutely delicious and the sculpture was wonderful!! Lovely bat ray and cute little crab ❤
Thanks for sharing!
such a fun trip!
STUNNING. Love every minute of it. The crab is the perfect touch to this beautiful piece. ❤🤍🧡💛 🦀
Thank you so much 🤗
12:30 it’s called a sunfish! great video btw!
Thanks!
God i love the little extra detail of the crab. It completes the piece truly
Thanks!
This is one of your best videos. The ray and the crab are beautiful.
This video is a masterpiece. Fishing mixed with the carving? This is just beautiful
Also, I liked the character the cracks gave this sculpture. As if he is real and took battle wounds
Thank you!
The scallops and the scuplpture look amazing good job, I would love more sea creatures
Absolutely love this style of video!! I love the way it's edited and everything! Hope we'll get to see more videos like this
Thank you!
Just...wow. Never ceases to amaze what you make - so real and natural. Would love to have one of these in my house. Keep it coming mate!
Thank you!
This was such a great video man! I really enjoyed everything from it. Two if my most favorite things to watch in a single video, hopefully we get to see more of your next year trip!
Awesome! glad you enjoyed
I love how the epoxy filled cracks look like scars on the rays back. Amazing works as always
Thank you!
Beautifully done ⭐️⭐️⭐️ love it!
Thank you so much!
Thx for the video. Really enjoyed watching you on your trip with the boys. Espiecally the part were you enjoyed the seafood. Love the carvings. Go ahead and make more of these type of videos
Glad you enjoyed it
Your best video so far, and also my favorite carving.
Love this format of a side by side themed build!!!
Thank you!
That’s one of the coolest things I’ve seen you make, wow! Speechless.👍👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
Now I’m craving fish.😆 I really enjoyed getting to go along on your fishing trip. You did a great job filming the underwater portion. As usual.. your piece is absolutely beautiful. I love the redwood and the crab is a perfect little addition.
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the trip too!
Love it! The crab alone is a great piece too, and you are correct, a perfect piece of jewelry for the magnificent ray. 🎉💕
Thank you!
I really liked this video, just happiness and friendship all around, it was soothing to watch ❤️ love the sculpture as always
Thank you!
12:29 that’s an ocean sunfish!! They’re so neat! I think it would be cool if you tried carving a jellyfish, where the bell(body) is clear resin and the tentacles/arms are wood!
They are such cool animals
Awesome video, loved the mix of sculpture carving and fishing trip. Great editing and beautiful sculpture too.
Thank you very much!
I love all of your videos but as a guy who loves all things fishing, this one is my favorite!
Glad you like them!
love how this one turned out! The addition of the crab on the base looks great!
Thank you!
5:36 one of the rays is my guess 9:40 I know I’m right already! Excited to see the finished version! It’s gorgeous, but why would I expect anything else from you!
haha Thanks Matt!
Oh, heck, yeah! MORE just like this!!
Abssolutely *exellent* video. The going back and forth between the trip and the sculpture was great. But seeing the food and those HUGE scallops with the pico de Gallo scallop nacho dip.👌😩 that sea trip really brought everything together, I really can imagine catching that fresh fresh seafood and cooking it afterwards. And seeing that final result on the ray while remembering the fish trip brought it all together. Thank you for filming *much* at the sea spot, and i definetly can’t wait till yr next fish trip next year
this blows me away
and that base was meant for it
like the swirling of the ocean 😊👍
it was right!?
The sense of movement is amazing. Being from Maryland, loved the crab. Overall awesome sculpture.
Thank you!
Remarkable as always Blake!
Really enjoyed this video. As a scuba diver with 3000+ dives, mixing the pour/carving with the time on and under the water was cool. One note: it looked as though your chain was a little loose during the initial carving.
Glad you liked it! I did not see that until re-watching the video lol. Thanks for pointing that out
Absolutely stunning! The base is perfect for the ray sculpture and the little crab buddy is a great addition!
Glad you liked it!
I love this video format! Was really fun to see your inspiration in action.
Awesome! Thank you!
That crab sculpture was crazy 🤪 (in a good way!) I didn’t expect it to be as equally (almost) good as the ray! Great job Blake! I hope 1 day I can afford 1 of your pieces! P.S. Syracuse native here, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a few games with you on the mound back in the day!
Great build and awesome fishing expedition! Love seeing that you get some down time too! Everyone needs it! My first thought of what you were going to build was a White Sea Bass. But that ray came out looking awesome!!! Keep up the good work!
I was really hoping we got a yellowtail because that is what I really wanted to do. Maybe next time. Thanks Jonathan!
What an amazing trip and the carving is beyond beautiful 👏👍🇨🇦💕
It was such a fun trip. Thanks Roxanne!
Nice work! Love to see a bit more epoxy in the final piece. I liked this style of intertwining sculpting and your trip!
Agreed, I was anticipating there being much more.
Beautiful sculpture ❤ i love your art!! AMAZING!
Thank you so much 😀