Great carving. I carve fairy houses and light houses in cottonwood bark. I like how you take smaller cuts with your tools. I use a similar method and have been told I need to take bigger cuts. I smile back and say I like to take my time and relax when carving. Please carve what ever you like and I will watch.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Big cuts can be useful, but bigger cuts can lead to big problems lol

Oh Man! Amazing skills you have. Greetings from Poland

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Dziękuję!!

Made my day finding you. Meant to be because your voice and approach to carving poetry into wood brings me back to my childhood of Pinocchio. The Heart inside the wooden chest as Gepetto tirelessly and relentlessly creates someone He could Love just as the Lord did for us.. Thank you for your gentleness and keep making beauty around the madness of the world… your new viewer aka “ForeverBoy” 🦁 👊🏼

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

29 күн бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! 🙏🏼😊

I love how you say you find features in the wood vs you make or create features! Fantastic job!

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! That's the best way to describe it, it's like finding the carving in the wood 😊

Thank you for teaching me. I just started carving and this has been one of the most educational six minutes I've experienced so I'll have to share that thank you.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

I'm glad this was helpful! Thanks for watching. I hope to record some new tutorials soon!

Loved watching you carve still trying to master it myself new sub nice work

Fantastic video! Loved the commentary!

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Lagan!

Great VIDEO! Thanks so very much.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏼

Good morning from Arizona, that looks like Jeff bridges

beautiful work! where do you buy your cottonwood? thank you for making this craft more accessible.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I harvested this in Vermont and have a pretty good stock. I've heard people get decent cottonwood on eBay. Thanks for watching!

Loved your carving .. but can you make you carving tutorial video in more detail so that I can understand better ?

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I will try. I plan to record some more tutorials over the summer months 😊

@himanshusegan3127

Ай бұрын

Thank you

Best carving video ever made. I love your talent ❤

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

17 күн бұрын

Aw thanks! I don't think it's the best, but I'm trying!😊

Wow this is awesome! Very nice piece!

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Beautful face! The most beautiful art to me is sculpture of the best of humanity that captures us at what always feels what is possible and those we look up to and cherish among us. Beautiful art of beautiful human Beings seems to remind us of all we can be and holds back the dark spirits of this world especially that we have much to fight for and be thankful for to God in heaven the most beautiful of all whose faces we will one day see again for eternity.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Carving always reminds me to look for the potential in all things

This is very relaxing to watch ❤

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 😊

That looks awesome man, makes me wanna try it out

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! It's a great hobby, you should!

Stopped by to say hi and subscribe. Hi Professor Vinster

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Hello and thanks for subscribing 🙏🏼

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing. Gonna give it a go soon!

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. You should, it's a great hobby!

Thank you so much for sharing, admire your talent and technique..will definitely keep following you..👍🇺🇸😇

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

8 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching 😊

What a talent you have! Genius

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

17 күн бұрын

Thank you ☺️

I quite like your carvings sir. I think you do an excellent job at carving some Brian Froud fantasy creatures. Anything from his Faeries to even characters from the Dark Crystal.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

They would be fun characters to carve!!

Great video. Fantastic work!! New sub for sure. I've always wanted to do this and hopefully I'll be at a place in life some day to start.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it. It's a great hobby to get into!

Nice! I make these but I use a dremel tool. I find it easiest to carve the nose and and then base everything else around that aswell, I can never get the beard to look just how I want it to tho. I've also only made about 20 of them so I'm fairly new at it.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Nice! Yeah I've been carving for ten years and I don't think I'll ever get em just like I want them. That's why we keep carving!

It's the partially open mouth that sets it apart. And strangely, he looked like he HAD a pupil before you cut it out.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! It was just a pencil mark. I like to position the pupil to make sure it looks right before I cut it into place

Nice work!!!

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Fantastic carving. Want to see more of this👍😊

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Looks beautiful

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

That really good. Approx how long did take to carve?

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I think this one was about 10 hours. I actually didn't keep track because it was just for fun

I have another theory why they might like faces of old, bearded men. From my own stint in drawing faces completely from imagination with no reference material, I strived to learn drawing very symmetrical, smooth and beautiful faces. But I noticed how "beautiful" faces are kind of boring to draw. The penwork is just so subtle and non-dramatic. But drawing old, wrinkly faces with facial hair or even scarred and weatherbeaten skin, those faces are FUN to draw because you can go absolutely nuts with the linework. I can imagine that it must be the same for carving and sculpting.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

I agree. I am also a fan of whimsical books/movies and wizards and tree people just fit in that style!

@sevenproxies4255

Ай бұрын

@@wilkinsonwoodcarving I can imagine. For the same reasons I also liked to draw demonic/possessed faces and also plenty of craniums 😄 Always wondered what it would be like to carve or sculpt a cranium. 🤔

That was a wonderful expression on a very fine carving.! I subscribed to your Channel. I was wondering if you could tell me where you get your Cottonwood bark. I bought some in the past from eBay and it was very poor quality and difficult to carve . I would appreciate the link to the sources you use. Thank you and best wishes

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

3 күн бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and for subscribing! I harvested this bark with a friend up in Vermont a couple of summers ago and just lucked out. I have heard carvers having luck on eBay but it's always a gamble. Just curious, what makes it difficult to carve?

@jayc3110

3 күн бұрын

@@wilkinsonwoodcarving some of the Cottonwood bark I got had a very dark exterior, almost black. And it was not soft and easy to carve. In some of the other videos I have seen on carving Cottonwood bark, it appeared to me that the Cottonwood bark with a gray exterior surface seem to be the finest . I suppose Cottonwood bark differs from region to region. I'll keep looking, thank you for your response. Best wishes

Do you have a shop? Id love to buy some of your carvings. Theyre amazing

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Hi! Yes there is a link to my Etsy in my bio. I need to add some more carvings soon. Thanks for watching

greetings, love your work. and I was wondering if you had some suggestions for some sort of "starting kit" for someone who has never carved before.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

17 күн бұрын

Hi thank you! 😊 I am working on putting together a video to answer this question. Check back soon!

Looks fantastic wish I could get cotton wood bark

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Where are you located?

@RoysTimberArtTechniques-mv6gt

Ай бұрын

@@wilkinsonwoodcarving I’m in Great Britain

Great .Bravo

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

3 күн бұрын

Thank you!

How can I get into wood carving with no experience. It seems super cool.

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

Get a decent knife and you can pick up some wood at a craft store. I'd look for some tutorials on KZread or a beginner wood carving book

@Dr.D21

2 ай бұрын

@@wilkinsonwoodcarving great thanks. Would a pocket knife be fine?

@stabbymckiller

2 ай бұрын

Jump in. Its quickly satisfying

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

2 ай бұрын

@@Dr.D21 yes, but be careful if the knife does not lock. I would recommend wearing a glove (kevlar is best) until you are more used to handling the knife. There are a lot of great projects with just one knife to see if you like the hobby

Can you do a video on the tools?

Awesome videos, one thing I would really like to ask though, I can't find cotton wood like yours anywhere, I live in the UK, I tried looking on Amazon and online but if found nothing 😢

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I know people find it on eBay. It could be difficult to get wood with bark on it because of importing laws. I had that issue trying to ship a piece to Germany

Brilliant 😎👍🇳🇿

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

I tried using the same tools last night, loved it, I usually use power tools but the detail I was able to do with these tools was really nice, I’m on year two doing these and chainsaw carvings, mostly use my die grinder and dremel with flex shaft tho, and off subject but how you was talking about spiritual stuff, do you believe in Jesus Christ?

I want to carve a simple ship decoration from SoT, or a skeleton skull from that game, but i dont have the brainpower nor the skill to do so, as im almost done with the "tutorial to life" as i call it and i am 2 years away from being 18. I have a shiny chrome hunting knife, a forestry axe and some harder woods in my area that i collect from the street. Hard to even carve detail into the wood, let alone my own name. Any beginner suggestions?

Hey there I just stumbled upon your channel and got inspired gotta ask do I need a special equipment/knife? What tools do I need? Also how does one start with this new hobby? I’m quite skeptical I can do something like this carving in the video as my first go haha

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks for watching and reaching out. I've been carving for 10 years. Like all things, there is definitely a learning curve but a great way to start is to get a decent knife that stays sharp. There are a ton of great KZread tutorials/books for beginners projects. I'd start there then if you like it, start investing in some new tools. Have fun and enjoy it's a great hobby.

@orianz362

29 күн бұрын

@@wilkinsonwoodcarving thank you so much for taking the time to reply have a good one! :)

Can i buy it? Creat work!

@wilkinsonwoodcarving

Ай бұрын

Thank you! This piece has been sold but if you follow my Etsy shop, I hope to be adding more like it soon.