JohnnyTheLayton
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Whittling 101 - How to get into woodcarving / whittling? You need several things, a sharp knife, a leather strop with compound for honing your blade, safety gloves (A5 or better) and basswood (to carve like i do at least.) Solid Knife brands, Flexcut, Badger State Blades (USA), Mstein (Europe) there are a lot of great knife brands. Stay away from kits on amazon of several knives. They're much much lower quality with inconsistently tempered steel. (What that means is its not hardened, and so it won't stay sharp easy, meaning you're fighting the knife and dont understand why its harder for you to carve when its easy for others.) Why Basswood? Its softer than other hardwoods and holds detail well. Learning to carve with basswood is akin to learning to drive on an automatic. It simplifies and streamlines learning. Woods like Walnut and oak can be carved, but learning to carve with them as the starting point is like learning to drive on an 18 wheeler Semi Truck with manual transmission. Its needlessly difficult. In europe, the equivalent is Linden, in Asia, Jelutong, and in south America Caxeta is a good substitute #woodcarving #whittling #stepbystep #tutorials #carving
JohnnyTheLayton44,500 views • 2 months ago
Carving Wizards is what I do. But this is without a doubt the most intricate one i've done. Lately I find myself thinking that I just carved the best thing i've ever done, over and over with each subsequent carving and honestly? i'm so absolutely blown away. I mean, i'm absolutely still learning and every ones of these carvings have flaws that I can absolutely see. but they're learning tools. I see the flaw and I file it away as another thing to work on, another area to improve. i'm gonna get good at this woodcarving thing. Just you wait and see! 😉 #woodcarving #whittling #fantasy #fantasyart #woodart
JohnnyTheLayton35,100 views • 7 months ago
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