My uncle has carved birds for like 35 years and my parents have many of them. Its nice to see his progression over the years. He did a life size beaver for a governor of NY i think. I forgot the story. His biggest was a 6 foot wingspan eagle and that was a few years ago. He is in his 80s and still loving it! He retired years ago and carved now and then for fun. Then around 6 years ago he went to the dentist and they got talking about birds and how he carves. So one thing led to another and i think that was when he got the 6 foot eagle commission. After that the dentist told his buddies and now my uncle is back at it. I plan to get into now as well. I was always interested and just got inspired after looking around Etsy. I like to paint landscapes but i miss the 3D aspect. I loved taking a pottery class in college and i think wood would be very therapeutic. I love the composition you have here with the flower. Very original!!! My uncle usually uses drift wood.
Thank you for taking the time to make this comment. That is really cool that he is still at it. If I am still going at his age I will be 70 years in. I often carve the base first and then make the subject to fit it.
What did you use to carve into the head to get a deep smooth 'cut' from the beak to past the eye socket. I'm carving a long tail finch for my father for fathers day and I don't want to botch it and it is taking a while. and did you use the flame tip for the rest of the smooth shaping, like head and neck areas? it is so smooth and clean.
Itsi O I used the flame bit but them got the smooth shape/finish with sandpaper. By folding it over a few times you get a rigid slightly rounded edge that you can do some shaping with.
Flame bit is a diamond bit correct? I am having a hard time finding professional tips for my carving. Any suggestions on sites I should check out? Also, I figured out how to shape it in time for painting for Father's Day. - Long Tail Finch
Itsi O yes it is a diamond. I believe this is it mdiwoodcarvers.com/products/swiss-diamond-flame1 I get the majority of my supplies from them. Glad to hear you got it done in time!
My uncle has carved birds for like 35 years and my parents have many of them. Its nice to see his progression over the years. He did a life size beaver for a governor of NY i think. I forgot the story. His biggest was a 6 foot wingspan eagle and that was a few years ago. He is in his 80s and still loving it!
He retired years ago and carved now and then for fun. Then around 6 years ago he went to the dentist and they got talking about birds and how he carves. So one thing led to another and i think that was when he got the 6 foot eagle commission. After that the dentist told his buddies and now my uncle is back at it.
I plan to get into now as well. I was always interested and just got inspired after looking around Etsy. I like to paint landscapes but i miss the 3D aspect. I loved taking a pottery class in college and i think wood would be very therapeutic. I love the composition you have here with the flower. Very original!!! My uncle usually uses drift wood.
Thank you for taking the time to make this comment. That is really cool that he is still at it. If I am still going at his age I will be 70 years in.
I often carve the base first and then make the subject to fit it.
This is really good. It is your best video to date and a fine carving to boot. It is such a thorough and interesting explanation of the process.
Thank you! That means a lot coming from you. I put a lot of time into both.
It certainly shows with he edit.
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Awesome!
Great work! Thanks for sharing! Just amazing. It looks like the beautiful original
Thank you for watching!
You are a highly creative maker. You deserve more subscribers.
Thank you! I really appreciate it. Just starting to focus on this platform so hopefully it will come in time.
Beautifully done 😍😍😍😍
Dr.Rajasaurus and Uncle Bonecrack thank you! ❤️
@@MCBWoodworks youre welcome 💕
And thank you too, I'm learning a lot, planning to make some birds myself 😄
Awesome! It is a lot of fun! Make sure to check out the chickadee video.
That is absolutely brilliant
Glenn Jordan thank you so much!!
😱🤩😍 Troppo Bravo 👏 👏👏👍👍👍
Excellent. God Bless you for sharing :)
Jon Pounds thank you! And thank you for watching.
You are a f--ing artist extraordinaire!
Awesome work!! 👍
Ian M Burke Thanks, man!
Adorable! I just got a dremel for my birthday and am obsessed with finches. Guess what I’m gonna be doing with my time from now on?
Perfect! Have fun.
Yes!
Ten billion hours later!!
Amazing work as always Matt. I am so lucky to be the new owner of this piece!
Jeff Doughty I am always happy to know they are going to a good home!
What did you use to carve into the head to get a deep smooth 'cut' from the beak to past the eye socket. I'm carving a long tail finch for my father for fathers day and I don't want to botch it and it is taking a while. and did you use the flame tip for the rest of the smooth shaping, like head and neck areas? it is so smooth and clean.
Itsi O I used the flame bit but them got the smooth shape/finish with sandpaper. By folding it over a few times you get a rigid slightly rounded edge that you can do some shaping with.
Flame bit is a diamond bit correct? I am having a hard time finding professional tips for my carving. Any suggestions on sites I should check out? Also, I figured out how to shape it in time for painting for Father's Day. - Long Tail Finch
Itsi O yes it is a diamond. I believe this is it mdiwoodcarvers.com/products/swiss-diamond-flame1
I get the majority of my supplies from them. Glad to hear you got it done in time!
Hey thanks so much, this will make my life so much easier.
Parabens Pelo seu trabalho este passarinho artesanal ficou muito bem feito 👏👏🐦
Obrigado!!
May I know what is the purpose of burning the sculpture. Thanks
It adds the texture of the feather barbs.
Subscribed. Stunning creations.
Thank you! I'm pretty pumped about the bear video I will be uploading Thursday.
What colors base and final on yellow finch ? Size if eyes ? Appreciate it
Nice video
Georgio
George Blackshaw I can’t remember of the top of my head but I will check when I get to the shop in the morning. Thank you!
George Blackshaw I just updated the description to show the eye size and paint colors. Thanks for watching!
Looks fantastic!
Hey I'm a Maker Thank you!! It was my first bird carving using the dremel for the feathers texture verses wood burning all the feathers.
amazing work wow
Michael Rioux thank you!!
Hi bro very nice 👍
Lucu banget om
Great job.
Thank you!!
Wonderful!
Trefor Parry thank you!
Very well done
Doug McKay Thank you! I am currently editing the video for a chickadee I just finished carving.
Looking forward to seeing that video as a fellow carver it's always great to see what other carver are making
Doug McKay I feel the same way. Are you on Instagram?
Sorry iam not but iam on Facebook
Inspired by Stinnet?
Not inspired by but I do very much appreciate his work.
Amazing!
Thank you so much! I will be uploading a pretty cool bear carving video this coming week.
Great! I am waiting for. Thanks!
May I ask where you purchase the eyes?
William Brown Absolutely! They are from MDI Woodcarvers Supply
mdiwoodcarvers.com/products/5mm-dark-brown-eyes
I want to purchase this I m from India tell me the price
Thank you for your interest but this had already sold.
amazing video. you have a gift there my friend and got a sub out of me(like you said to do in your video) keep up the great work
Hubbys Creation Thank you! Just checked your channel out, good stuff!
Pleas level audio next time
very difficult to hear what you are saying.
Sorry, this was an early video filmed on my phone.