I have an order of these 4" figures to do for a craft shop. I will try to do a video here and there of some of the different characters as I carve them
Impressive! About 40 years ago when I was a kid, I went to a New England seaside town with my family, and my mom bought me a little carved fisherman not unlike this one. I was always amazed by the fact that somebody could have carved that. I still am. Seeing the process actually probably adds to my appreciation of it. Thank you for sharing this here.
THANKS sooo much Kevin for sharing your wonderful carving and technicques with us!!! tIhoroughly enjoy the video and now want to carve a much larger version for my Aunt/Uncle!!! Simple, yet detailed enough to express an old New England Fisherman!!! You certainly captured the roughness and strength of these fellows in your carving!!! THANKS again for all you do and taking the time/effort to share with us your wonderful carvings!!! Safe and fun carving to you and yours ALWAYS!!!
Another great one -I'm in awe at the flawless carving of the eyes as that is where I am the worst.your pine also seems to hold detail better and take pressure cuts without breaking like my Basswood or it's just you :)
Thanks Doug. Your carving looks fine to me. I had trouble with 👀 first when I carved. I was putting too much pressure on my knife. Once I figured that out I began cutting very lightly into the wood around the eyes. It made all the difference. Also, when I was doing eyelids I would cut in towards the back of the head. That would cause them to break. So now I cut up for the top and down for the bottom lids. That way your cutting with the grain instead of cross grain
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Love your carvings, you are a Master! I would do one yes only one thing different, I would have a large cup of coffee setting close at hand, it is good!!!! Just picking but I do like coffee. Kevin keep up the good work. Thanks, Mike from NC
Thank you Mike. I always have my coffee when I’m whittling. Well actually I drink coffee regardless of what I’m doin. Just keep it out of the way so I don’t tip it over.
lil fisher dude looks like he has bell's palsy on the right side of his face. lol I'm in total awe of how you initially wield that machete in the beginning.
M,an, if I get lucky enough to live another ten years, and carve every week, I'll not be able to get that level of detail into a piece of wood! As Doug said, the eyes are incredible.
Wonderful carving, Kevin! Here's a small tip for you: If you carve the head on the corner, you can easily turn their heads according to which direction you wish. I have found that the corners aid in beginning the nose, and the face fits quite nicely into the 90° corner. Makes it easier to form the face this way too. I learned how to carve miniature characters from Jack Price. In his first book he created all his characters facing the front, but after I sent him a photo of one of my 2 1/4" characters with its head turned, he also began carving them that way too...LOL. It's a great use for scrap wood too. Keep up your excellent work!
Very impressive and nicely done. I just think how much better of a carver you'd be if you held the knife in your right hand😉. I'm going to have to give this a try... although it will probably take me days rather than the few minutes it takes you. Thanks for sharing!
Kevin, I've been out of pocket for awhile. Always good to see you still creating your little tellers. You make it look so easy. Hope this finds you healthy and happy
Great job and great character study. As always you make it look easy. My dad always used white pine for carving too. Mostly he did propellers for models. I'm learning by watching and thinking one of these days, I'm going to give it a try. You never really learn unless you actually do it yourself. Wish me luck.
Thanks for the video and the you made it look so easy. I'll probably get a bloody fingers but it's worth a try. I'm a newbie and I think this hobby will help me to mellow down.
Wow that's just awesome love all the detail in your carvings and you just make it look so easy.Ive been doing a few carvings lately over on my channel but I struggle with things like eye I like carving wood spirits . Loving your channel keep up your amazing work. Cheers Tim from Wood 4 Nothing
@@KevinCoates98 will do thanks for the advise ,sorry read your message wrong before my channel is called wood for nothing .I thought it said what's with the name of my channel lol. Have u got any videos on your channel about carving eyes it's the hardest thing for me they don't look right when I do them. Cheers
Love this channel! It’d be awesome to see a video of how you made the knife, and how you maintain it. What specific tools and method you use to keep it sharp and precise.
Wonderful job again. Your videos have helped me become a better woodcarver, so thank you. I did have a question as to the size of this particular piece of pine. Thank you and great video again
Wow! You have skills! Do you remember the 4.5" vintage wooden sailors and boat captains that you find in antique stores? They are similar to this one. I started collecting these but all I know is that they are vintage. I'm trying to figure out when and where a lot of these figurines were made? I'm thinking most of these were sold in gift shops in the 60s and 70s in fishing towns in the North East or in England somewhere but idk. Thanks
I finally found a knife at a flea market that I Think I can turn into something like you use. It is an old kitchen knife with wooden handle and carbon blade. It has been sharpened so many times that its shape looks like a crescent moon, Before I cut it I wanted to know if you had some method to your length selection and the shape of the tip. Fascinating to watch the characters develop as you work. Thanks for sharing
I have two fillet knives that I cut for carving. The first one I cut to a 3.5” blade. The second one someone used years ago to cut roof shingles and broke the blade. I just trimmed where it broke with a rotary tool and sharpen it. The blade is 2.5” on that one. That’s the best one for me
Thanks Kevin. I actually found 2 knives and I cut them to take advantage of as much straight blade as I could. That left me with 2 knives close to your dimensions, one a little more than 3.5 and one just under 2.5. Now to try and sharpen them. I will watch the sharpening video again then get to work.
Your creations are so nice and I really like it so much. I been following your sculptures but I am so worried about your right thumb that without the help of it non will be accomplish...If I coul only send you a rubber guard for your right thumb I would be so glad doin it....hoping the lockdown in our place would end soon due to ncovid 19... May the Lord Almighty bless and guard your creative hands.......
Hello Kevin, I just started carving again after not carving for a while. Question: In your opinion is pine and basswood all about the same to carve with? And, do you carve the wood dry or add some moisture to it? Thanks.
I never add moisture to the wood when I carve. People do so I’m sure it helps. As for basswood I’ve only used it maybe twice. It was an old piece of wood and too seasoned. A lot of carvers use basswood so it must be decent. Sometimes I get a piece of pine that is too dry. I use pine because it’s more available to me but I also enjoy carving it.
Thanks. I use white pine. That’s all is available to me but I enjoy carving it. Basswood is the more common wood with carvers I think. I haven’t used it enough to comment on it.
Thanks Martin. There’s no trick. Not for me anyway. First when I started I had the same problem. I find it’s much like carving. The more you do it the better you get. It something you have to practice. Btw the wood is white pine
Is this yellow pine that you have bought, or something you cut your self?I have access to plenty of green pine but have never tried using it. Brilliant work!
Thanks. It’s white pine. Store bought and kiln dried. I’ve never carved green pine but I carved lots of green balsam fir. Never had any problems with it cracking just as long as I stayed away from the heartwood
Steve, for these 4” carvings like I’m doing now I got the wood at Home Depot. They have pine boards 1 1/4” x12” x8’. I don’t have any problem with splitting on that. It’s all kiln dried. I look for cracks in the wood before I buy it.
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Impressive! About 40 years ago when I was a kid, I went to a New England seaside town with my family, and my mom bought me a little carved fisherman not unlike this one. I was always amazed by the fact that somebody could have carved that. I still am. Seeing the process actually probably adds to my appreciation of it. Thank you for sharing this here.
You know, this is just a piece of wood, but I find it so awesome. The things you do with those knives, wow !
Thank you Robert
THANKS sooo much Kevin for sharing your wonderful carving and technicques with us!!! tIhoroughly enjoy the video and now want to carve a much larger version for my Aunt/Uncle!!! Simple, yet detailed enough to express an old New England Fisherman!!! You certainly captured the roughness and strength of these fellows in your carving!!! THANKS again for all you do and taking the time/effort to share with us your wonderful carvings!!! Safe and fun carving to you and yours ALWAYS!!!
Thank you. These are fun to do in this size
What an absorbing half hour. Fabulous attention to detail. Thank you for posting.
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Amazing the detail you're getting from that big old fish knife! A joy to watch.
I was looking for a good way to carve eyes, your method totally makes sense. I really appreciate your work, thanks for sharing!
Thanks. 👍🏻👍🏻
Another great one -I'm in awe at the flawless carving of the eyes as that is where I am the worst.your pine also seems to hold detail better and take pressure cuts without breaking like my Basswood or it's just you :)
Thanks Doug. Your carving looks fine to me. I had trouble with 👀 first when I carved. I was putting too much pressure on my knife. Once I figured that out I began cutting very lightly into the wood around the eyes. It made all the difference. Also, when I was doing eyelids I would cut in towards the back of the head. That would cause them to break. So now I cut up for the top and down for the bottom lids. That way your cutting with the grain instead of cross grain
The eyes are very hard to do.
@@KevinCoates98 Are you from the UK and where do you get the white pine from and in what form ?
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Another great carving . You make the eye's and the nose look easy . Thanks take care .
Thank you Glen
Amazing can’t believe the detail work done with that meat cleaver lol guess I’ll be chopping up one of my old fishing knifes for craving
Thanks. Big knife makes it easier to remove wood.
Did you custom make that knife?
Hermoso su trabajo. Muy nobles sus manos!
Love your carvings, you are a Master! I would do one yes only one thing different, I would have a large cup of coffee setting close at hand, it is good!!!! Just picking but I do like coffee. Kevin keep up the good work. Thanks, Mike from NC
Thank you Mike. I always have my coffee when I’m whittling. Well actually I drink coffee regardless of what I’m doin. Just keep it out of the way so I don’t tip it over.
lil fisher dude looks like he has bell's palsy on the right side of his face. lol
I'm in total awe of how you initially wield that machete in the beginning.
Thanks. A little smoke in his eye maybe
M,an, if I get lucky enough to live another ten years, and carve every week, I'll not be able to get that level of detail into a piece of wood! As Doug said, the eyes are incredible.
Thanks James. You’ll get there in time. All it takes is practice and a sharp knife
Wonderful carving, Kevin! Here's a small tip for you: If you carve the head on the corner, you can easily turn their heads according to which direction you wish. I have found that the corners aid in beginning the nose, and the face fits quite nicely into the 90° corner. Makes it easier to form the face this way too. I learned how to carve miniature characters from Jack Price. In his first book he created all his characters facing the front, but after I sent him a photo of one of my 2 1/4" characters with its head turned, he also began carving them that way too...LOL. It's a great use for scrap wood too. Keep up your excellent work!
Thank you Sir and for your tips
Totally awesome! Just amazing how intentional and sure the cuts are. Enjoyed watching this.
Thank you Darrell
Very satisfying to watch you carve.
Thank you Sir
A masterpiece, thought about every small detail, even the buttons on his coat. Genius.
Cheers from Siglufjörður, Júlíus
Thanks Julius
Amazing.my dad was a fisherman all his life maybe one day I'll be just good enough to learn this and make one for my dad thanks for sharing mate
Thanks. It’s a great hobby
Very impressive and nicely done. I just think how much better of a carver you'd be if you held the knife in your right hand😉. I'm going to have to give this a try... although it will probably take me days rather than the few minutes it takes you. Thanks for sharing!
Funny. Thank you. You get better with time. 👍🏻
Kevin, I've been out of pocket for awhile. Always good to see you still creating your little tellers. You make it look so easy. Hope this finds you healthy and happy
Thanks man. All is good just very, very busy
Wow -- the detail is fantastic. Amazing woodcarving skills. My goal is to be able to duplicate this some day.
Thank you. With a little practice it shouldn’t be too hard to duplicate what I do
Great job and great character study. As always you make it look easy. My dad always used white pine for carving too. Mostly he did propellers for models. I'm learning by watching and thinking one of these days, I'm going to give it a try. You never really learn unless you actually do it yourself. Wish me luck.
Give it a go. Practice is key. 👍🏻👍🏻
I'm in awe of your carving and your paintwork. Thx.
Thanks Richard
Magnifique, comme toujours… 👏👏👏👏👏😄
Thank you
I really enjoy watching you carve you do so good I'm just now getting into carving not to good need lots of practice.
Thank you. Practice is the key
Thanks for the video and the you made it look so easy. I'll probably get a bloody fingers but it's worth a try. I'm a newbie and I think this hobby will help me to mellow down.
Thank you Alex. I had lots of bloody fingers when I first start carving but it was worth it. It is a very relaxing hobby
You make it look so easy. Great work
Very cool. I really like the Alaskan fisherman and these guys also.
Thank you
Wow that's just awesome love all the detail in your carvings and you just make it look so easy.Ive been doing a few carvings lately over on my channel but I struggle with things like eye I like carving wood spirits .
Loving your channel keep up your amazing work.
Cheers
Tim from Wood 4 Nothing
Thanks Tim. What’s the name of your channel?
@@KevinCoates98 hi Kevin
I'm just a tight arse and only use recycled wood for my projects lol
Cheers
I use it too whenever I get my hands on some. Practice doing eyes will help lots
@@KevinCoates98 will do thanks for the advise ,sorry read your message wrong before my channel is called wood for nothing .I thought it said what's with the name of my channel lol.
Have u got any videos on your channel about carving eyes it's the hardest thing for me they don't look right when I do them.
Cheers
I wish I had your skill, another awesome carving! I also wish my knife went through my wood like butter like yours seems to 😖
Thanks. Lots of practice will give you the skill you want. That knife really can cut. Best one I have
Fantastic great video.did not realise you are a very skilled left hander till half way through.lol bravo
Thanks. I’m left handed but my right thumb does much of the work
Very good i like the face very much thanks for sharing👍
Thanks. You’re welcome
Кевин!!!Ты супер!!!!👍👍👍👍👍Привет из России 🇷🇺
Thank you
You're a genius !
wow man thats really great work! the coloring of the characters really brings them to life for sure!
Thank you. Colour does help
Bravo
Very unique carving
Nice hobby to start whit,good work!!!
Great hobby. Thanks
Yep that's a wood carver alright: a massive sticking plaster on his thumb!
Showing how to carve the pipe would have been the most beneficial to me
Brandon I’m sure I’ll do another character with a pipe sometime. I will include it
Kevin Coates much appreciated
Love this channel! It’d be awesome to see a video of how you made the knife, and how you maintain it. What specific tools and method you use to keep it sharp and precise.
I LOVE this fisherman! I’d like to try and carve one someday. But you made this look so easy :) great video, thanks!
Thanks. They are easy. Just takes lots of practice
Blizzards Wizard Woodwork right there :-)
So good! Loved watching this. I’m a beginner and it’s always helpful to watch. Your work is amazing.
Thank you. Glad they help
Great carving, but I can not go without talking for that long, and I live by myself, so I talk to the dog.
Thanks Rick. You will probably get more from the video without me talking
Ooh, a paper knife! Your first knife is the same style knife they use at a local paper mill.
It’s a fish knife I’m using
Excelent
Thank you
Wonderful job again. Your videos have helped me become a better woodcarver, so thank you. I did have a question as to the size of this particular piece of pine. Thank you and great video again
Thanks. That’s good to know. It was 4” x 2” x 1.25”
Mais uma vez arrasou!!! Parabéns!
thank you
Verdade
Pretty good work, i am trying to carve such a little man too. Greetings Lucas
Thank you Lucas. Good luck with the carving
I think I might give this one a shot. I’m going to try a piece of pine for the first time.
Go for it. What’s the saying? Nothing ventured nothing gained
That’s awesome thanks for sharing !
Thanks
Basically WOW your fantastic
Thank you
Wow. This was GREAT
Thanks
Great video!
Thank you
Wow! You have skills! Do you remember the 4.5" vintage wooden sailors and boat captains that you find in antique stores? They are similar to this one. I started collecting these but all I know is that they are vintage. I'm trying to figure out when and where a lot of these figurines were made? I'm thinking most of these were sold in gift shops in the 60s and 70s in fishing towns in the North East or in England somewhere but idk. Thanks
Thank you. I remember seeing them in some of the old books I have here.
Thank you for the nice Video from early morning Germany
Thank you
Love the fisherman~~~~
Thanks Dennis
very good
Thanks
Bonito el trabajo
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I finally found a knife at a flea market that I Think I can turn into something like you use. It is an old kitchen knife with wooden handle and carbon blade. It has been sharpened so many times that its shape looks like a crescent moon, Before I cut it I wanted to know if you had some method to your length selection and the shape of the tip. Fascinating to watch the characters develop as you work. Thanks for sharing
I have two fillet knives that I cut for carving. The first one I cut to a 3.5” blade. The second one someone used years ago to cut roof shingles and broke the blade. I just trimmed where it broke with a rotary tool and sharpen it. The blade is 2.5” on that one. That’s the best one for me
Thanks Kevin. I actually found 2 knives and I cut them to take advantage of as much straight blade as I could. That left me with 2 knives close to your dimensions, one a little more than 3.5 and one just under 2.5. Now to try and sharpen them. I will watch the sharpening video again then get to work.
üsdat müthiş sin..keşke daha yavaş ve çizerek anlatsan..kullandığın ağaç nedir.....emeğine sağlık.TÜRKİYE den selamlar
Thank you
Your creations are so nice and I really like it so much. I been following your sculptures but I am so worried about your right thumb that without the help of it non will be accomplish...If I coul only send you a rubber guard for your right thumb I would be so glad doin it....hoping the lockdown in our place would end soon due to ncovid 19... May the Lord Almighty bless and guard your creative hands.......
very very nice
Thank you
Great!
Precious🤩💖😎😎😎😎😎
Great vid thx
Thanks Scott
Beautiful. How do you attach the cigar?
Thanks. I just drill a small hole and glue it in
What kind of knife is your big material remover with square end?
It’s a repurposed fish knife
Amazing work can i qsk what type of wood did u use
Thank you. White pine
@@KevinCoates98 thanks
Hello, I LOVE your pieces. If I live in the US, how can view/purchase your carvings? Thank you very much.
Thank you. I sell mostly through Facebook. I responded to you there on messenger
WAIT. STOP!! You’re using the wrong hand! Well it’s fantastic anyway !
What's the dimensions of the wood? Awesome work
Hello Kevin, I just started carving again after not carving for a while. Question: In your opinion is pine and basswood all about the same to carve with? And, do you carve the wood dry or add some moisture to it? Thanks.
I never add moisture to the wood when I carve. People do so I’m sure it helps. As for basswood I’ve only used it maybe twice. It was an old piece of wood and too seasoned. A lot of carvers use basswood so it must be decent. Sometimes I get a piece of pine that is too dry. I use pine because it’s more available to me but I also enjoy carving it.
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Thank you, Kevin... 😃
Mt first attempt looks like an angry Spanish conquistador!!!! LOL... I’ll give him another go tomorrow.
Lol. Practice will make you a better carver
@@KevinCoates98 ...or a person with fewer digits! :)
What kind of wood is that? And where can I buy it?
Eastern white pine from Nova Scotia
Do you stain them for color? Or is it acrylics? What do you use for coloring? Thanks. Really admire your carvings.
Thank you Josh. I use acrylics. Most times I thin the paint with water.
Fun video Kevin! Newbie here. The wood dimensions are 4” x 1” x ? Thank you very much!
Thank you. I think it’s roughly 6”x 1.5”x 2”
Sorry. I was thinking about another one. It is 4” x 1.5” x 1.5”
Where do you get all of your pine?
I get from the hardware store. Either Kent or Home Depot
I'm amazed by the precise and short craving time. this is the first video craving I watch.
What type of wood do you recommend for a beginner?
thx
Thanks. I use white pine. That’s all is available to me but I enjoy carving it. Basswood is the more common wood with carvers I think. I haven’t used it enough to comment on it.
Ok Thank you
Kevin, your carvings are fantastic. Do you normally carve straight from the block of wood as in this video or cut a roughout on the bandsaw first?
Most times is just from the block. Thank you
How’d you make the little pipe?
👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍
I really love this, I will try to do it.
I have one question about the measures.
Height 4” but widht? depth?
Thank you a lot Kevin!
Thanks. 1 3/4”
What size block of wood are you starting with? IS it pine or basswood?
It’s roughly about 4” x 2” pine
Nice Job! What the trick to a good sharp knife ? I cant get mine right and it stay sharp.
Thanks Martin. There’s no trick. Not for me anyway. First when I started I had the same problem. I find it’s much like carving. The more you do it the better you get. It something you have to practice. Btw the wood is white pine
what type of wood are you using ...basswood?
Olá amigo gostaria de saber que tipo de madeira vc utiliza. Brazil
Thanks
What kind of knife are you using?
A fish fillet knife
May I ask what kind of wood you use?
Martin Whitehurst he used pine in this video
Is this yellow pine that you have bought, or something you cut your self?I have access to plenty of green pine but have never tried using it. Brilliant work!
Thanks. It’s white pine. Store bought and kiln dried. I’ve never carved green pine but I carved lots of green balsam fir. Never had any problems with it cracking just as long as I stayed away from the heartwood
I have never had pine hold definition like you are getting. Are you pre-stabilizing the wood?
I just use the wood as is. There’s times when you have to cut very cautiously with pine
What type of wood are you using here?
It’s white pine
@@KevinCoates98 ok thank you..
Hola ,,,que madera usas .?
what type of wood do you use ?
Did you make the knife you are using or can it be purchased somewhere?
It was an old fish knife with some blade removed
I would like to kmow how you choose the wood your going to carve evwry single time i try mine cracks or splits
Steve, for these 4” carvings like I’m doing now I got the wood at Home Depot. They have pine boards 1 1/4” x12” x8’. I don’t have any problem with splitting on that. It’s all kiln dried. I look for cracks in the wood before I buy it.
I'm trying to get me some new carving knifes
I would be happy with one good knife
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