Whittling a Chess Set! Bishop Step By Step Beginner Wood Carving Guide
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- Опубліковано 31 січ 2021
- In this step-by-step whittling guide, I will be carving my own chess set and whittling a Bishop! This is a perfect project for someone new to whittling and want an easy sculpture to start their carving adventure.
What you will need:
1" x 1" x 3" block of basswood (2.5 cm x 2.5cm x 7.5 cm)
Your preferred whittling knife (sharpened)
Pencil
Protective gloves and/or finger guards
Knife used:
Helvie carving and detail knives
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Appreciate your time putting this together, thanks. My wife and I just started with our own pawns and plan to follow this series for the rest of the set. We are finding this to be a very calming, meditative hobby. Great stress reducer!
Having looked at your video, I cut all my blocks to 2 inches. I’ve done the knights, and was just about to begin these pieces. Luckily, I didn’t throw away my wooden ends that cut off. My idea from here is just gorilla glue to use as the peg bottoms. Whew.
Been there, done that :) sometimes glue is your best friend.
would red cedar work instead of basswood? Love your vids! Keep it up!!
Love this. Have you ever tried burning the basswood to make the black pieces? instead of staining?
I literally just picked up a new wood burning kit to start playing around with. Currently dont have a lot of time using it but I think it is a viable option.
Hey, love the chess series! Keep em coming!
I'm looking to get into whittling, what knife/other equipment do you recommend? Thanks in advance!
P.S. I live in the Netherlands, so "guidelines" would be better than exact products
Howdy!!
If you want a basic guideline to what you will need to start whittling check out this video showing several options you can use: ua-cam.com/video/KlxFIzSV-Zc/v-deo.html
Here is a quick breakdown for ya:
Knife - most pocket knives will get the job done. thinner blades will slice through the wood easier and shorter blades are easier to control. Good whittling focused brands that sell worldwide are Flexcut and beavercraft.
Sharpening and honing tools - keeping your knife sharp will be what makes or breaks many peoples first experience. A basic sharpenig stone or set (400 grit and 800 grit) or sand paper (same grit, wet dry automitive sandpaper) glued to a flat surface will be good for shaping the edge. You will also need a leather strop with polishing/honing compound to get your knife sharp and is what you will primarily use to maintain the edge. Beavercraft makes an excellent honing strop kit.
For more info, check out my one stop whittling resource here:
carvingisfun.com/Whittling/
@@CarvingisFun thanks so much!! I will let you know if I have any questions
These bihops are definitely harder than the other pieces! I blew out my first bishop working on the hat and head. Just gotta figure them out and then the king and queen which look even harder!
Update: I finished the bishops! Working on my first queen now!
Update: I broke my first queen. 😞 Gonna Try again! Lol
Keep it up!! Sometimes it can take a few tries to get it right
@@CarvingisFun Took me most of today but I got two pretty good queens done finally!
Hey Brian, new knives?
Kinda sorta, the Helvies are among my newest additions, but a couple months old.
I am just making one of each for display, I do not play chess, I suck at chequers
That's fine by me! My wife stomps me at chess and most other strategy games as well!
Weij jo petink laik dėt
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