Burning the Scales on the Black Crappie Wood Carving
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.พ. 2023
- In this part 3 segment of carving a black crappie I'll be burning the scales using my hand made custom fish scale burning tips.
I'm also happy to announce my new affiliation with Bear Woods Supply. Check them out here: bearwood.com/ for your carving tool needs. Use "Danny" for the promo code and receive 5% off any purchase.
Be sure and Check out my other videos on Wood carving a white tailed buck, walleye, white crappie, 2 large mouth bass projects, rainbow trout, brown trout, small mouth bass and blue gill bream.
Also Check out my digital paintings in the playlist under digital speed painting.
I have got to tell you Danny, I am very impressed! I thought I was meticulous. I have carved 3 fish and I also hand sculpted a giant flathead from plaster. I had never carved or sculpted anything before that. I fell in love with it and had to put it aside for a few years. I used basic knowledge from my high school art classes about the subject from around 40 years ago and I jumped in. I made a lot of mistakes and had to redo a lot. I have just started carving again and cannot believe I let making a living get in the way of living. You sir have been a great inspiration that has really provided a wealth of knowledge. I have been producing art most of my life and you have shown me things in your videos that has my head reeling with excitement and I cannot wait to try them.
Thanks for the kinds words Paul. I’ve been drawing and painting all my life as long as I’ve been able to hold a pencil or paint brush. I’ve sold paintings all over the country even a couple across the pond in the UK and Africa. I love painting and just thought I had a passion for it until I started carving 3 years ago! I wish I had started carving 40 years ago because at 62 I feel like I won’t get to carve enough in what time I have left😜
I’m getting close to retirement age and three years ago I was dreading it now I’m looking forward to it so I can carve everyday (except for the days I fish or hunt😜)
But I know I’ll be carving a LOT more when I finally do retire in 5-6 years.
I haven’t painted near as much since I started carving. I do one or two paintings between carving projects especially in the cold months when it’s too cold outside for carving. (Got to get me a studio built soon!)
There’s so many fish I want to carve that I have a hard time deciding what to carve next. Right now I’m thinking about the next World Taxidermy and Fish Carving Championships so I’m working on fish like this crappie that I want to enter in the next show.
I know I have another rainbow trout planned sometime this summer that’ll be done through a class I’ll be taking that Josh Guge is doing. Josh is a world champion fish and bird carver. I met him at the last world event he was one of the judges in the last competition. So I’m looking forward to that. Probably will do another largemouth and possibly a bluegill for the show. I may even do a couple miniature fish carvings to enter as well.
But I’m glad you like my work and videos. I’m having fun making them (most of the time🤪) I learn more with each project and that’s part of the fun of it that keeps me going. I can tell I’ve come a long way in 3 years of carving but I also know I’ve still got a ton to learn.
what brand of burner do you use ?
Right now I use a Razortip but I’m about to switch to a Colwood soon.
I just become an affiliate with Bearwood Supply Company a couple months ago. They are a woodcarving supply company that carrys them.
If you’re looking for one check out their website Bearwood.com
Use my name (Danny) in the promo code and get 5% off. If you live in the states there’s no tax.
Sorry I didn’t mean to turn my reply into a advertisement 😝
Although I’ll be using a Colwood I’ll keep using the Razortip BPH pen because I can swap out the burning tips. Colwood currently does not offer a pen with interchangeable tips.
I make a lot of my own scale tips.
Ok thank you for that information right now i am using a Colwood and i just go with the scale tips available
@@user-ee9er6xw2u ah ok. I thought maybe you were looking to buy one. Colwood is a good unit. Razortip is ok it just doesn’t seem consistent on heat setting’s sometimes but it gets the job done. I want something with a little more range so my Colwood should be here any day.