As a new knife carver i learnt a lot from your vid. Thank you.

@MisterSplinters

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment! I’m happy to read that my video helped you.

Is this the Bob Ross of woodwork, amazing voice and great video.

@MisterSplinters

4 жыл бұрын

Lol thanks for the comment! It amazes me on how many people like the sound of my voice. Thanks for viewing my videos, currently working on a new one.

Good afternoon from this side of the globe. I am new in my journey of wood carving. Your video is a great guide for me to start my exciting journey. I follow your channel. Blessings

@MisterSplinters

2 жыл бұрын

Hi unity thank you for the nice comment and welcome to woodcarving! Feel free to email me any questions. Splinters85@hotmail.com

Just bought those knifes today, thank you for the video!

@MisterSplinters

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Steven, thanks for the comment! Enjoy and feel free to email me with any woodcarving questions. Splinters85@hotmail.com Cheers Joe

@theguardian6464

4 жыл бұрын

it's 'knife' or 'knives'

Very helpful I’m brand new to carving. Thanks

@MisterSplinters

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment! Glad my video was helpful. Happy holidays Joe

This was really helpful, thanks mate. I'll be using this as a reference while I learn.

@MisterSplinters

4 жыл бұрын

Cool Thank you! Glad to hear that my video helped you.

I bet you can peel very well fruit

Awesome video! I really want to start carving again now :)

@MisterSplinters

9 жыл бұрын

TheDrake1066 Very cool ! Thanks for watching and for the nice comment ! Feel free to email me questions. Safe carving - Joe

beyond helpful. Thank you!

@MisterSplinters

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment, happy to hear it was helpful. Feel free to email me with any carving questions. Cheers!

Very helpful, thank you!

@MisterSplinters

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Glad I was able to help! Happy healthy 2018 Cheers! Joe

I really enjoy your videos! they are very informative and i really like your work. Keep doing what your doing :)

@MisterSplinters

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan for the nice comment I appreciate it! When I can find the time I hope to make more tutorials. Currently writing another article for woodcarving illustrated. Should be printed sometime in the fall 2016. Happy holidays

Amazing carving 👍

@MisterSplinters

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Hugh

Very informative, I'm going to watch it again.

@MisterSplinters

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Joe thank you for the nice comment. I’m happy to hear that the video is helping so many carvers! Feel free to shoot me an email with any carving questions

Amazing video, it was really helpful

@MisterSplinters

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks I appreciate the comment! Cheers Joe

Beautiful finishing knife.

@MisterSplinters

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

im starting out in wood carving and i loved it! and very informative!

@MisterSplinters

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment.glad you liked my video and welcome to woodcarving! Enjoy

Very nice. Precise and delicate. I hope to make some beautiful wood art as you have. Ty for sharing.

@MisterSplinters

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment! Feel free to send any carving questions that you may have.. Cheers, Joe

Just subscribed and I really enjoyed this video. You made the basics on carving easy to understand. Thank you!

@MisterSplinters

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing! And for the nice comment, welcome to woodcarving !

Very nice! Very nice indeed! 👍👍😎

@MisterSplinters

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ricky for the nice comment!

Carving wood is truly magic

@MisterSplinters

5 жыл бұрын

YES IT IS ! Thanks for your comment ! and sorry for the delay !

@CapitanTavish

5 жыл бұрын

❤️

cheers, great info for self taught beginners(me!!!) .......cheers

@MisterSplinters

6 жыл бұрын

Lol great KZread name ! Thanks for the comment. Glad I was able to help. Cheers, Joe

Excellent, thnk u

@MisterSplinters

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed it, Happy holidays

maestro usted es lo máximo tremendo arte el que dios puso en sus manos yo prácticamente soy un viejo pero me encanta lo que usted hace y quiero aprender un poco para darle sentido a mi vida por favor quiero saber con que clase de madera puedo comenzar gracias

@pepeibz21

2 жыл бұрын

Tilo, es la madera mas manejable para comenzar.

that was so insightful. i would like to learn how to make those figures. thx.

@MisterSplinters

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment! In a week or two we will be releasing a video on how to carve a sleepy owl.

It made my day seeing you had a video up and I saved it for tonight as a reward for getting a lot of turning done today to prep blanks for finishing tomorrow. Might you have intentions to do a carving series? Please. Best Wishes, Brendan.

@MisterSplinters

9 жыл бұрын

baconsoda Thanks ! I feel bad its been so long since I posted a new tutorial. I would love to do a carving series but unfortunately I currently don't have the time. My next video that I would like to release is my 2013 Trip to a wood carving school in Austria. Then a short video on inscribing your work using a wood burning unit (I show how to sign you work on tiny carvings) and then after that I plan on releasing a very detailed video on Carving linked chains (which Im working on now as Im carving a 48" linked chain). The only issue is finding the time to finish these videos :-) Thanks again for your interest and support! safe carving - Joe

@baconsoda

9 жыл бұрын

MisterSplinters Thanks Joe, I am very interested in the wood burning because I am trying to burn my name on turnings and it's not easy so any tips would be very useful. A 48" chain! Now that's a marathon for sure. Best Wishes, Brendan.

@MisterSplinters

9 жыл бұрын

+baconsoda Thanks Brendan - when it comes to wood burning your name on your turnings make sure the wood is raw (no finish applied yet) and invest in a good wood burning unit (approx. $150-). A unit that you can control the temperature is key. Always practice on a scrap piece of wood (the same type of wood as the project). Also its harder to sign turnings because of the round shape so rest the turning on a soft pillow and then rest your hand that your holding the wood burning pen in on a wood block or book that's the same height as the turning. I hope Im coming across clear. The video will be easier to get my point across. Just have to find the time. Safe carving and turning - joe

@baconsoda

9 жыл бұрын

+MisterSplinters Thanks Joe, these tips will be very useful, especially the one to not add finish before burning. I was sealing, or oiling, the wood and then burning it. I'm really pleased to find out I was wrong because I was getting nowhere. Best Wishes, Brendan.

daaang what knife is that. The way it just cuts trough is so nice and smooth

@MisterSplinters

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

@MisterSplinters

2 жыл бұрын

Hi I’m cleaning up my inbox and Not sure if I answered your question. I’m using the Rick buys carving knife sold by woodcraft.com you need to sharpen the blade. It’s a great knife that holds the edge. For ready to carve knives try the flex cut brand. The but’s knife and flex cuts cost around 25-35 range (US dollars) apologize for the major delay in the reply.

Damn mister splinter had some badass intros

@MisterSplinters

2 жыл бұрын

LOL Thanks !

Wow this vid is helps me

@MisterSplinters

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I was able to help, enjoy And thanks for the comment!

Do you have any videos on texture? Such as fish scales, hair, and fur (especially curly fur)

@MisterSplinters

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I discuss carving hair in my Santa video. Thanks for the question and happy holidays!

Hi this is an awesome video and I was wondering what kind of carving knives you would recommend and what wood to use thank you

@MisterSplinters

3 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for the nice comment! Glad you enjoyed it and you have a cool channel name! Regards,joe

@MisterSplinters

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I didn’t answer your questions! I’m using basswood (also called linden wood) I’m using a carving knife designed by Rick butz and sold by woodcraft.com. It doesn’t come sharpened so I would ask woodcraft if they can sharpen for you. Hope this info helps.

@davisames9260

3 жыл бұрын

@@MisterSplinters I just read this comment and thankyou!

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Do you have any suggestions for brands of tools to buy?

@MisterSplinters

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rex, when it comes to woodcarving knives I like the Rick butz carving knife (sold by woodcraft.com) please note, it doesn’t come sharpened. I also like flexcut carvings knives and helvie. When it comes to gouges I like PFEIL (Swiss made company) sold by chipping away (in Canada) or woodcraft. I would definitely compare the prices between both companies before purchasing those gouges. Hope this helps, regards, joe

How do you do it without bich mittens?

Nice Cowboy carving. Any chance of doing a video on that piece? Thanks for the video.

@MisterSplinters

8 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for the comment. I wish I had the time to make a video on my sheriff Christopher carving. But on my website I have a bunch on pics of me creating the piece. Just goto www.whittleandchips.com click on woodcarvings and then click on sheriff Christopher. You will see a link to those pictures. Thanks again safe carving Joe

@rickdff62

8 жыл бұрын

+MisterSplinters Thank you sir. Definitely lots of pictures that will help get me started. Cheers.

@MisterSplinters

8 жыл бұрын

Feel free to email me if you have any questions carving the cowboy or any thing else.

How do you know if your knife is sharp enough? And do you sharpen them? Mine takes incredible amount of pressure to cut cut the wood, but I'm not sure if it's my bad technique or not

@MisterSplinters

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, to test the sharpness you can see if the knife slices through a piece of paper. If you play my basic owl video (part 1) I show the viewers that technique. A great book that covers how to sharpen knives is the Richard butz how to carve wood book. You can purchase on amazon or eBay. Plus woodcarving illustrated magazine has several sharpening articles. Hope this helps! Thanks for the good questions

@h0rcrux774

5 жыл бұрын

@@MisterSplinters thanks

push cut is left thumb on the blade or the right 1 im using a pocket knife right now. Im sure ill have more answers

@MisterSplinters

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Brian thanks for the comment. Yes you got it. You are going to hold the pocket knife in the hand that you hold a pen or pencil with to write. Then place the thumb of the hand that your holding the knife in and place it behind the Blade. Then the hand that you are holding the project with , place that on the back of the blade to push the blade through the wood. Cheers Joe

@briantabler2502

7 жыл бұрын

i have a pocket knife if i push the blade the blade will move so i guess 1 thumb on there fixed blade be different

@MisterSplinters

7 жыл бұрын

Hi again yes I'm sorry! I totally forgot most pocket knives do not lock the blade in place! Ok so let's try to reposition both thumbs to be only tbehind he knives handle. Please let me know if that's working out. Cheers Joe

ASMR

How long does the knife stay sharp like that?

@MisterSplinters

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, tough question to answer because it depends on the wood ,quality of carving knife and how sharp the blade is. I would recommend that you strop the blade every 30 minutes of carving or if you feel like you are applying more pressure for the knife to cut then I would strop it. Hope this information helps. Regards, joe

Can you advise a beginner on where I can buy that kind of knife that ships to spain without spending a lot of money? I just got an opinel but its quite big for this kind of wooden pieces. Thanks mate.

@MisterSplinters

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mikel - welcome to woodcarving! I would recommend dealing with www.treelineusa.com On their website look for the 800 phone number and ask to speak with PJ about a good reasonably priced carving knife. I'm very happy with all his products, plus hes a great guy to deal with. let me know how it goes. Feel free to shoot me any more carving questions. Cheers, Joe

@wiker1313

4 жыл бұрын

@@MisterSplinters nice answer , but you missed the shipping to spain thing... anyway, thank you I will surely write to you. Still looking for a basic knife with general purposes.

@MisterSplinters

4 жыл бұрын

Hi this is the second time trying to reply so apologies if two messages pop up. Tree line USA I believe ships internationally. If not the. I know for sure woodcraft.com does. If you decide to shop with woodcraft then I would recommend the flexcut Whittling knife. I don’t know the model number but if you call tech support they can set you up with that knife. Plus it’s razor sharp! Cheers, joe

Would a butterfly knife work as well?

@MisterSplinters

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, yes that knife would also work, but it has to hard an edge and be razor sharp. See if it will slice through a piece of paper. If it can’t, then it’s not sharp enough. Regards,joe

@MisterSplinters

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, meant to type have

Wood carving asmr

@MisterSplinters

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

Where can i buy those knifes to carve or how mutch do they cost?

@MisterSplinters

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, sorry for the delay. You can buy the knife that I using in the video from woodcraft.com (it’s the Rick butz woodcarving knife-ask woodcraft if they offer a sharpening service) also treelineusa.com sells nice knives. Call them and explain that your a new carver and they will steer you in the right direction. Hope this helps, regards, joe

@raynocos821

3 жыл бұрын

@@MisterSplinters thanks😉

Do you use a specific type of paint for your carvings?

@MisterSplinters

2 жыл бұрын

Hi and Happy holidays! Good question, I like to use josona brand acrylic paints. It’s water based and a very good quality paint. But other brands sold at your local craft store are also good. I would just practice painting on scraps before you paint your carving. Cheers! Joe

@fulmae755

2 жыл бұрын

@@MisterSplinters awesome! One question though, would apple barrel acrylic paints be ok?

@MisterSplinters

2 жыл бұрын

Hi sorry for the delay. Yes Apple barrel paints are perfect! If you watch my Santa face carving tutorial I show how to thin down the paints with water. In my opinion this will give your carving a nice painted wood stain effect. Have fun !

@fulmae755

2 жыл бұрын

@@MisterSplinters ah ok, thank you so much!

@MisterSplinters

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome , anytime !

What knife do you use?

@MisterSplinters

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I’m using the rick butz woodcarving knife sold by www.woodcraft.com it does not come sharpened, but if you order from them ask if they can sharpen for you. It’s a great knife that will last a lifetime as long as you take care of it. I think it’s around $25- . Regards, joe

@vinniesdayoff3968

4 жыл бұрын

@@MisterSplinters Thanks Joe

What type of wood are u using everything I go out and get is way to hard it really hurts the hand

@MisterSplinters

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I use basswood. Also called limewood or linden. You can purchase at online woodcarving supply companies like chipping away or tree line usa or craft stores. Hope this helps.

@prometheus4916

2 жыл бұрын

@@MisterSplinters yes thank you so much

What’s a kahving glove?

@MisterSplinters

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Greg , a carving glove is used to protect your hand from knife cuts. The glove will not stop a knife puncture. There are many brands on the market so if you buy one, read the reviews to make sure it's a good quality one. Regards, Joe

what kind of wood is that?

@MisterSplinters

6 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm using basswood. Also called limewood or linden wood. Can purchase online atwoodcarving supply companies or at hobby/art shops Regards, Joe

@pgoncalves98

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

You sound a little like Christopher walken. Great video I'm going to practice these techniques. I recently made my son a sword. The first thing I've ever made.

@MisterSplinters

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! This is a first. People usually say that I sound like bob Ross. I’m a big fan of chris walken!

Carve Crave

The badge of the sheriff reminded me of the star of david (the 2 triangles) that jews were forced to wear in the second world war. It made me wonder the history of the shape of that badge. Not making this into a rant about how bad WWII was or anything. Just wondering about the history of the sheriff's badge.

@MisterSplinters

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for the comment and sorry for the delay. I didnt realize the resemblance until you pointed it out. I carved this cowboy for my seven year old son because he loves the character woody from toy story who is a cowboy. Take care, joe

@MrBloodyBat

5 жыл бұрын

@@MisterSplinters I bet he loves it! I think it looks great. Very good video! Thanks!

@MisterSplinters

5 жыл бұрын

Yes he loves it! Thank you for the nice comment! Joe

Very nice! Very nice indeed! 👍👍😎

@MisterSplinters

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Sorry for the delay.

What knife do you use?

@MisterSplinters

9 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks for watching and providing the info to I Laurie.

@MisterSplinters

9 жыл бұрын

I Laurie Thanks for watching. I'm using the Rick Butz carving knife sold at woodcraft.com. Its a great design, holds an edge and reasonably priced - and No I don't get paid for the plug - lol

@ttthecat

6 жыл бұрын

MisterSplinters Dear mr. Splinters, first let me say how much I enjoy your videos, the instructions are clear and makes me feel like I could actually carve wood. I wanted your suggestions, I would like to buy a wood carving knife but don't want to make a mistake and get one that is either too cheap or simply ineffective. Could you please recommend a quality wood carving knife that hopefully it isn't too expensive? (And good for a female to use) And could you also recommend a place to buy the wood to carve? (All the wood around my house is very green right now and I don't have the capability of chopping down trees myself. And my neighbor would not approve either lol) Also if you can make a recommendation for the type of wood I should buy I would really appreciate that as well, I had read that Mulberry is good to carve but I would like your advice. Thank you so much for your videos, I had always wanted my grandfather to teach me how to carve wood he was excellent at carving duck decoys, but he passed away before he had the chance to pass on his skills to me. Thank you so much for your videos and I really appreciate your advice.

@ttthecat

6 жыл бұрын

I see your recommendation for the knife I will follow that link but I still need your advice on the type of wood that's good for a beginner and where the best places to purchase that quality wood. Also if you have any other recommendations for tools or Necessities for beginner I would really appreciate it thank you

@MisterSplinters

4 жыл бұрын

@@ttthecat Hi, im going through my channel and see that you wrote me a couple questions, but it seems like I didn't reply back to you. If that's the case I'm really sorry, I'm guessing you tube didn't alert me. If you still need answers to the questions just email me at splinters85@hotmail.com Thank you, Mistersplinters