Doug, I’m an elementary school principal. I carved one of these little bears and gave it to a kindergartener who was having a hard time adjusting to school. He carries it in his pocket now. It made a positive difference for several people… him, his parents, his teachers. Just wanted to say thank you. I’ll be carving more.
Dang this made me so happy. Ty. After what my sons gone through last year, this brought a whole lot of tears to my eyes. Sure wish someone as compassionate as you had been at our school. We need more ppl like you; both as educators and as humans in general.
You are by far the best whittling teacher online, sir! Thanks a lotty for showing instead of boasting. I've made lots of your projects, wish you would make a hundred more videos. Thanks again!
I am young but I’ve just started wood carving and your videos have really helped me and I’ve leaned tips and tricks from you. And with all this covid stuff wood carving is something I enjoy doing thanks
Should have gone to bed an hour ago. Worth the lack of sleep. Very enjoyable video! You are like Bob Ross in wood carving. Thanks for sharing your craft.
I know I am late to comment because this video came out a while back but I just want to say that you inspired me to start carving wood I am young but I find this very interesting to me and it’s a fun hobby and I want to thank you for sharing your skills with us to help me be able to make these I just ordered a kit yesterday so I will be trying to make one of these right when I get my kit thank you
Thank you. Grandkids are gonna love this one. Appreciate the detail and clarity of your instructions. I always marvel at your ability as a teacher -- you are the best, hands down!
You will never know how much I enjoy your video's. I have learned so many techniques from you which have helped me as a new carver. Thank you ever so much.
I’m new at carving and sire enjoy all the videos, I’ve found them very helpful! I’m 76 years old and wish I would have started this hobby years ago !!!!
I am a new carver and have followed and watched all your tutorials. You are an awesome carver and teacher. I think you should publish a book on your carvings. I would be the first to purchase it. I think many beginners and regular carvers would agree. Thanks for sharing.
Hi I’m addressing my message to the people I discovered who are helping me to stay calm in those covid day’s ! Since I’m about seven years old, I started to learn sharpening and use pocket knives that I had in my Boy’s Scout tool kit. Fifty years later, I still literally adore sharpening Knifes of any kinds, a knife is never to sharp ! About 2 to 3 years ago, I started Chip carving and gouge chisel carving, yes I like it specially chip Carving.Recently , looking to a magazine ( woodcarving) I tried myself on a Fisherman Christmas tree ornement and I really discovered something I liked. After finishing my project , I looked at different video on you tube, I discovered that Whittling is such a wonderfull art. Then came the UA-cam video’s of Doug (Linker) … ho wow … such a great teacher with a nice and modest and generous way of teaching his art. Thank you all of you that generously give us the newbies this technique to help us become more quiet and relaxed persons ! I really appreciate to discover something that I had inside me that I wasn’t ’t able to express because of my lack of artistic skils ! I realy stink when comes times of drawing a sketch ! With Doug tutorial I find it much more easy to tackle complex carving models . Thant You so much ! From a Quebec Canadian who loves wood working ! Richard. ( sorry for my imperfect mastering of English language !)
Hey Doug, I hope you, Sophie and the family are well. This is a wonderful project and I will make a couple of these guys next week. As always, you make it fun and you have a way of inspiring us to learn. I started to carve because of you somewhere in 2017 I think beginning with the stick chicken and I have made just about everything you have taught us. Thank you Doug for introducing me to this great hobby. God Bless You sir!
Having already commented I must say I love the result of the end result. Only one done so far and I plan on so so many more. Such a joy and smile I had once I had given the carved bear an oil/stain. I am watching this over and over and can see how gifted you are with how you can foresee the carves. More bear carvings please!!!
Amazing video, I like the detailing of the toes, finger, nose, lip, , eyes and ears this will be my first project. I look forward to your other videos.
Hello, Doug.. ThAnk you for taking the time to showing how you carve these little Bears. I'm always looking for new things to challenge myself as well little hand crafted items to make folks smile. 🙂✌️
Just finished my first Linker Bear. Thank you so much for the video...I watched it 3 times then carved along with you.... I really appreciate your instruction and willingness to share.Thank you Doug!
Hi Doug, I think the Bear is the best wood Bear I ever saw in the zero to six inch range. I am totally happy with all you do on UA-cam. I like the laid back approach you use. Your wife joining you on Sat. nights makes it even better. Impossible to please everybody so I am happy if you keep doing it your way!
Your carvings are wonderful. Your videos are a pleasure to watch. Very humorous at points. I have successfully carved a few myself from your tutorials. Was even able to carve a "Bad Day Bear" for my wife's stressful work day, yesterday. I would not consider myself a Wood Carver yet but, I WILL be soon. Thanks to You.
When I was a kid in Boy Scouts we got a small block of wood with an owl on it but they never showed us how to carve it!I just displayed the wood with the red outline on my shelf for yrs! Finally got to see how it could have emerged 60 yrs too late! 😣Thanks anyway!
Watched you on a winter camping video with Joe using your campfire moments to carve a face on a stick. I thought how brilliant. I've got a lot of campfire time myself. What better way to use it. Watched a few of your tutorials on UA-cam and just now ordered a woodcarving set including strop and gloves. I'm diving in! Thanks for the direction. I'm a convert.
I decided to learn to carve from wood. I came by your video. I carved my first bear. I’ve learned so much as I went along. What to do and what not to do. He is far from perfect but he is completed and I’m ready to try again. Love your videos. You are an excellent teacher. Thank you.
You are awesome. I carved out a wizard from a piece of kindling this past weekend with a small Swiss Army and a S&W Tac blade. It turned out great and the kids loved it. I do have a new hole in my hand now though. I'm definitely going to get me a carving knife AND a glove. Looks like the bears are next on my list. Thanks for your videos. God bless
Great little bear I tried one and my wife thinks it's cute so I made a slightly bigger one. They are great little projects thanks for sharing your work it's great that people like you do these so people like me can learn. Thank you
I am making awesome toothpicks!!!!!! But you are teaching me alot and the only thing I’ve ever carved was a nice fillet off a fish.... two good lessons for us newbie carvers is wear the anti cut gloves and pressure on the knife I wasn’t using enough pressure but I tried to carve a Pike but I can’t get the bottom fins to not break off and I think I should use a bigger piece of basswood then 1”x4” for this.....Thank you for your videos and let’s go camping and no trailers just tents and the stars....my favourite star is Doug Linker!!!!!!!
I don't comment much online. But felt the need to thank you for your videos and tutorials. I ain't got nothing but a Buck 110 folding knife. But after watching your videos. I got the need to want a carving blade to make this bear. I joke that I'm lucky to make a decent stick person drawing. But after watching 2 of your videos. You got me really wanting to give this bear a try. My wife and daughter would be shocked and love it if I made them one. Your video makes me feel like I can stop joking about my stick figure artistic limit. So again, I really thank you for your nice work and art. I'm a smoker and I think this art work could even help me quit finally. If I can do what your videos make me feel like I can do. I could quit smoking even and keep my mind and hands busy learning from your nice work. Thank you again a 3rd time even. Haha
New to your channel. It came up in my suggestions, and I'm glad it did. A subscriber now, and plan to go back and watch more of your videos. I've been a crafter for a very long time, but never did wood carving, or sculpting. Two things I want to try still, before I get too old to do it.. haha You have motivated me to give it a shot. Thank you SO much. Even if I can't do it, I still enjoy watching you create. Beautiful work. Thank you so much. 💗💗💗
i have been watching this video over and over to make my own, i had 8 little blocks of basswood and i have 8 grandchildren, so its taking me quite awhile to watch a few steps, turn off the video, carve the 8 bears and go back to the video but they are looking good , now to find beeswax recipe as i have a ton of beeswax, thanks for this video from me and my grandchildren.
When making that deep elbow crook cut, I find that cutting initially just short of the lines works better. Then after you get the bulk out, shave/sneak up to the lines. That will get rid of all the little cut marks. Hope that makes sense.
I dabbled in whittling for years but after seeing one of your vids you inspired me. I’ve done probably most of yours some of the guys you mention and with what I’ve learned from you I see something and I just dive in and carve it. Thank you! You and your wife have a real nice down to earth way aboot (joke) ya. Thanks for all you do and God bless y’all Dave
I was recently looking for a new hobby and I stumbled upon your videos. I love your work and it looks fun! I bought a cheap wood carving tool set off Amazon and cannot wait to try and make one of these bears. Thank you!
🎵 If you go down to the woods today.....🎵 Time for a Teddy-bear's picnic video I think....love the channel Doug, keep up the great work and thanks for sharing.
I just stopped in the comments to tell you how truly inspired I am with your videos ☺️. I bought myself a carving kit to start practicing little projects like this until I can get really good at it .
Doug, I’m an elementary school principal. I carved one of these little bears and gave it to a kindergartener who was having a hard time adjusting to school. He carries it in his pocket now. It made a positive difference for several people… him, his parents, his teachers. Just wanted to say thank you. I’ll be carving more.
You’re a good man Will.
@@gcarmen4490 was about to say the same thing lol
That is so cool.
Dang this made me so happy. Ty. After what my sons gone through last year, this brought a whole lot of tears to my eyes. Sure wish someone as compassionate as you had been at our school. We need more ppl like you; both as educators and as humans in general.
I got tears in my eyes, so kind of you✨Happy New Year ✨
DOUG: The Bob Ross of wood carving... 😊
"If I never carve better than that, I could care less. I love these little guys." Humble dude... good stuff.
You are by far the best whittling teacher online, sir! Thanks a lotty for showing instead of boasting. I've made lots of your projects, wish you would make a hundred more videos. Thanks again!
Just finished whittling my first bear for my 2 yo daughter thanks to watching this video. Going to watch more and make more.
I am young but I’ve just started wood carving and your videos have really helped me and I’ve leaned tips and tricks from you. And with all this covid stuff wood carving is something I enjoy doing thanks
I'm old bur so you are.
I'm geting lowe wood curwing and another woodt working 👍
It's great to watch you carve and talk. Feels like an old time friend we've ever known without ever meeting. It's fun
Should have gone to bed an hour ago. Worth the lack of sleep. Very enjoyable video! You are like Bob Ross in wood carving. Thanks for sharing your craft.
Excited to see my husband's 1st carved bear from your awesome tutorial video
Гарна робота. Дякую. Обов'язково, якось спробую зробити.
There's something therapeutic about the sound of the knife cuttiing into the wood. Very ASMR. Great video 👍
Thank you. God bless.
I know I am late to comment because this video came out a while back but I just want to say that you inspired me to start carving wood I am young but I find this very interesting to me and it’s a fun hobby and I want to thank you for sharing your skills with us to help me be able to make these I just ordered a kit yesterday so I will be trying to make one of these right when I get my kit thank you
These are awesome!!!! Only thing I would add would be that cute little tail on the back.. lol but still aweosme!!!
I enjoy, every video, will give this bear a try...
Clearly the Bob Ross of wood. Excellent stuff. Thank you so very much
Great video Doug. I think the only thing keeping us Whittlers sane is a piece of wood and a whittling knife. I couldn't go a day without whittling.
Thank you. Grandkids are gonna love this one. Appreciate the detail and clarity of your instructions. I always marvel at your ability as a teacher -- you are the best, hands down!
You will never know how much I enjoy your video's. I have learned so many techniques from you which have helped me as a new carver. Thank you ever so much.
I’m new at carving and sire enjoy all the videos, I’ve found them very helpful! I’m 76 years old and wish I would have started this hobby years ago !!!!
Doug your videos inspired me to start carving. Now I combine knife and dremel techniques to do walking sticks. Thank you.
I also just enjoy the feeling of calmness and focus when you carve, it’s a meditative thing!! Thanx Doug, they’re awful cute🐾🐻
I am a new carver and have followed and watched all your tutorials. You are an awesome carver and teacher. I think you should publish a book on your carvings. I would be the first to purchase it. I think many beginners and regular carvers would agree. Thanks for sharing.
Love ya doug. Thanks for your humble spirit
Love the Bears! Sooo cute!
Your videos are awesome. My husband has enjoyed learning from your tutorials
Hi
I’m addressing my message to the people I discovered who are helping me to stay calm in those covid day’s !
Since I’m about seven years old, I started to learn sharpening and use pocket knives that I had in my Boy’s Scout tool kit.
Fifty years later, I still literally adore sharpening Knifes of any kinds, a knife is never to sharp !
About 2 to 3 years ago, I started Chip carving and gouge chisel carving, yes I like it specially chip Carving.Recently , looking to a magazine (
woodcarving) I tried myself on a Fisherman Christmas tree ornement and I really discovered something I liked.
After finishing my project , I looked at different video on you tube, I discovered that Whittling is such a wonderfull art. Then came the UA-cam
video’s of Doug (Linker) … ho wow … such a great teacher with a nice and modest and generous way of teaching his art.
Thank you all of you that generously give us the newbies this technique to help us become more quiet and relaxed persons !
I really appreciate to discover something that I had inside me that I wasn’t ’t able to express because of my lack of artistic skils ! I realy stink when comes times of drawing a sketch ! With Doug tutorial I find it much more easy to tackle complex carving models .
Thant You so much !
From a Quebec Canadian who loves wood working !
Richard.
( sorry for my imperfect mastering of English language !)
I love the fact that u didnt draw a bear on the wood, just some straight lines. I'm gonna get me a sharp knife and try some of these. Thanks.🇮🇪🇮🇪
I love the little bears, who doesn't? Great learning carving tool. I'm enjoying my new hobby, mostly thanks to you Doug.
You have a keen eye for the detail! Super great job on the bear!👌👏👏👏👏
Very efficacious you are a good teacher thank you beautiful your so calm and smooth
Ever grateful that you share your skill with us. Thx Doug! Such a cute, comical bear.
Hey Doug, I hope you, Sophie and the family are well. This is a wonderful project and I will make a couple of these guys next week. As always, you make it fun and you have a way of inspiring us to learn. I started to carve because of you somewhere in 2017 I think beginning with the stick chicken and I have made just about everything you have taught us. Thank you Doug for introducing me to this great hobby. God Bless You sir!
Having already commented I must say I love the result of the end result.
Only one done so far and I plan on so so many more. Such a joy and smile I had once I had given the carved bear an oil/stain. I am watching this over and over and can see how gifted you are with how you can foresee the carves.
More bear carvings please!!!
Good watching it again👍🏻
Thank you Doug. I have 13 grands so now plenty carving time.
You, Sir, in my humble opinion are a master carver. A most gratifying and educative video. Keep it going!
The absolute best carving tutorials on utube ! Thanks again Doug !
These are brilliant. Thank you.
Love the bear, he's a great little character. I think I'll give him a try next week. Thanks Doug, it's such a pleasure to watch your episodes.
Amazing video, I like the detailing of the toes, finger, nose, lip,
,
eyes and ears this will be my first project. I look forward to your other videos.
Those are really cool. Thank you for the video. Have a great day and God bless you and your family.
Hello, Doug.. ThAnk you for taking the time to showing how you carve these little Bears. I'm always looking for new things to challenge myself as well little hand crafted items to make folks smile. 🙂✌️
Enjoyed your tutorial Doug. Thanks for your guidance and ideas!
Just finished my first Linker Bear. Thank you so much for the video...I watched it 3 times then carved along with you.... I really appreciate your instruction and willingness to share.Thank you Doug!
Never been a carver, you have made me interested. Thanks!
Thx Doug. I had a bear-y good time watching.
that was so cheesey
*_and i love it_*
You sir are the reason why I told my hubby to get me a carving set lol so excited to start working on something to carve. Thanks for the inspiration 😀
They’re so cute! Im thinking of doing one as a handle for a honey dipper
Love this little bear -- thank you for sharing this video with us.
Great video Doug! God bless you. Thanks for uploading these videos.
Hi Doug, I think the Bear is the best wood Bear I ever saw in the zero to six inch range.
I am totally happy with all you do on UA-cam.
I like the laid back approach you use.
Your wife joining you on Sat. nights makes it even better.
Impossible to please everybody so I am happy if you keep doing it your way!
I’m gonna have a go at this I know my Granddaughters will absolutely love these little guys
Excellent instructions, can’t wait to give it a try!
Those bears you've carved or whittled are cute and gorgeous.
First thing I have carved so far, wow it looks great. Thanks for the tutorial.
I love these! Thank you
Your carvings are wonderful. Your videos are a pleasure to watch. Very humorous at points.
I have successfully carved a few myself from your tutorials. Was even able to carve a "Bad Day Bear" for my wife's stressful work day, yesterday. I would not consider myself a Wood Carver yet but, I WILL be soon. Thanks to You.
Fascinating and really well done demonstration. Easy enough for a beginner to try. I hope I will feel that way after I give it a shot.
When I was a kid in Boy Scouts we got a small block of wood with an owl on it but they never showed us how to carve it!I just displayed the wood with the red outline on my shelf for yrs! Finally got to see how it could have emerged 60 yrs too late! 😣Thanks anyway!
Doug enjoyed watching the video ,then picked up a carving knife set and started carving mostly at nights.
Thanks Doug .
Thank you for all your videos you put so much time into helping keep the craft alive I am new and one day hope to be able to do this for others
I finished my bear. Thanks Doug. I like it and hope I can do my next one as good as yours. I love your carving video’s.
Always learn from your tutorials. Thank you!
Great Job!!!! Thanks for teaching me the art of Carving!! I enjoy sharing my carvings with people.. Keep up the great work.
Nice job and great patience.
Il piccolo orso voleva essere liberato. Missione compiuta. Bravissimo!
Watched you on a winter camping video with Joe using your campfire moments to carve a face on a stick. I thought how brilliant. I've got a lot of campfire time myself. What better way to use it. Watched a few of your tutorials on UA-cam and just now ordered a woodcarving set including strop and gloves. I'm diving in! Thanks for the direction. I'm a convert.
I decided to learn to carve from wood. I came by your video. I carved my first bear. I’ve learned so much as I went along. What to do and what not to do. He is far from perfect but he is completed and I’m ready to try again. Love your videos. You are an excellent teacher. Thank you.
You are awesome. I carved out a wizard from a piece of kindling this past weekend with a small Swiss Army and a S&W Tac blade. It turned out great and the kids loved it. I do have a new hole in my hand now though. I'm definitely going to get me a carving knife AND a glove. Looks like the bears are next on my list. Thanks for your videos. God bless
thank you for the instructions for the lovely bear... and your fab presentation
I love the sound of the carving - it reminds me of my Mum peeling potatoes when we were all younger 🤗👍
Many thanks for your tutorial and ideas. It's a very good way to learn carving and also for my English training. Congratulations from a French guy!
Wow! That’s talent. No words.
Great little bear I tried one and my wife thinks it's cute so I made a slightly bigger one. They are great little projects thanks for sharing your work it's great that people like you do these so people like me can learn. Thank you
Very very talented you carve exceptionally
Thank you. I’m about to return to work,a bit nervous so this will really take my mind off it. Many thanks.
Aine O' Neill stay confident and most importantly enjoy!
I love it inspired me to start carving. I would love one of those little bears my wife still in love with it. Great job.
I am making awesome toothpicks!!!!!! But you are teaching me alot and the only thing I’ve ever carved was a nice fillet off a fish.... two good lessons for us newbie carvers is wear the anti cut gloves and pressure on the knife I wasn’t using enough pressure but I tried to carve a Pike but I can’t get the bottom fins to not break off and I think I should use a bigger piece of basswood then 1”x4” for this.....Thank you for your videos and let’s go camping and no trailers just tents and the stars....my favourite star is Doug Linker!!!!!!!
Never get tired of watching you Doug!
Fantastic carve.
really great work those bears are very nice
Those are great Doug, so blessed to have that talent. Thanks for the video, great job.
I don't comment much online. But felt the need to thank you for your videos and tutorials. I ain't got nothing but a Buck 110 folding knife. But after watching your videos. I got the need to want a carving blade to make this bear. I joke that I'm lucky to make a decent stick person drawing. But after watching 2 of your videos. You got me really wanting to give this bear a try. My wife and daughter would be shocked and love it if I made them one. Your video makes me feel like I can stop joking about my stick figure artistic limit. So again, I really thank you for your nice work and art. I'm a smoker and I think this art work could even help me quit finally. If I can do what your videos make me feel like I can do. I could quit smoking even and keep my mind and hands busy learning from your nice work. Thank you again a 3rd time even. Haha
By far the most informative and top carving tutorials on web. Excellent comments and camera angles. Thank you for sharing your talents.
New to your channel. It came up in my suggestions, and I'm glad it did. A subscriber now, and plan to go back and watch more of your videos. I've been a crafter for a very long time, but never did wood carving, or sculpting. Two things I want to try still, before I get too old to do it.. haha You have motivated me to give it a shot. Thank you SO much. Even if I can't do it, I still enjoy watching you create. Beautiful work. Thank you so much. 💗💗💗
This guy is like a Bob Ross of wood carving
i have been watching this video over and over to make my own, i had 8 little blocks of basswood and i have 8 grandchildren, so its taking me quite awhile to watch a few steps, turn off the video, carve the 8 bears and go back to the video but they are looking good , now to find beeswax recipe as i have a ton of beeswax, thanks for this video from me and my grandchildren.
When making that deep elbow crook cut, I find that cutting initially just short of the lines works better. Then after you get the bulk out, shave/sneak up to the lines. That will get rid of all the little cut marks. Hope that makes sense.
Nice tutorial, I enjoy the way you minimize layouts, tools and knife strokes, keep up the good works....Thx
Really cute bears 💖😊 Brilliant tutorial, you make it look achievable, 👍so fingers crossed. Thankyou
I dabbled in whittling for years but after seeing one of your vids you inspired me. I’ve done probably most of yours some of the guys you mention and with what I’ve learned from you I see something and I just dive in and carve it. Thank you! You and your wife have a real nice down to earth way aboot (joke) ya. Thanks for all you do and God bless y’all
Dave
Doug thank you for sharing your talent with us. You have made many people happy.
I was recently looking for a new hobby and I stumbled upon your videos. I love your work and it looks fun! I bought a cheap wood carving tool set off Amazon and cannot wait to try and make one of these bears. Thank you!
Sir! You are the man these are awesome i wish i had such good talent!! Great job
Hey Doug great video just made a bear only my third carving thanks alot for the inspiration.
🎵 If you go down to the woods today.....🎵
Time for a Teddy-bear's picnic video I think....love the channel Doug, keep up the great work and thanks for sharing.
🐻😊💗🧸🐾👍✨
I'm ill in bed with flu, your videos are the virtual chicken soup I need right now. Awesome stuff, thank you
Thanks Doug I learn a lot from your carving videos.
Thanks so much Doug..once again...working on one for my yet unborn grandson!! Luvya man!!
I just stopped in the comments to tell you how truly inspired I am with your videos ☺️. I bought myself a carving kit to start practicing little projects like this until I can get really good at it .
Great beginner tutorial! I sent this to a couple of friends and let them know to wear a carving glove and thimble.
Thank you 😊