Chainsaw Carving a Wolf from Epoxy & Wood
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- This Epoxy and Wood Carving almost sent me to the ER! I am beyond thrilled with how this carved sculpture came out! #woodcarving #epoxy #carving
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00:00 Intro
00:38 Curveball
01:01 Glue Up
02:19 Wood Sealing
02:41 Past sculptures turn into something new
03:52 Prepping mold
04:24 EXPLOSION
06:16 epoxy pour
07:01 cutting boards
07:50 Failure
09:20 Restart
10:09 Major failure
13:24 Cutting Boards
14:59 Successful pour
15:28 Power Carving
18:14 Details
20:02 Wolf Eyes
20:44 Sanding & Polishing
21:49 Applying Finish
22:11 Big Reveal
23:16 Purchase cutting Boards - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I've never seen this channel before but showing the real frustrations that happen when you're making stuff is so relatable. Makes me feel less alone lol.
I also end up feeling less idiotic haha- like man, this guy who makes these wonderful things ALSO makes mistakes he feels are basic etc.
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This goes to show you that the sucky reality of life is way more relatable then the fake ass beautiful life’s
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@@stacybowers6695wtf
Looks like fire wood
The foam is an insulator so the epoxy cant dissapate the heat
That was my exact thought too
Very good thinking guys.... I think you are onto something!
I was thinking the same. Plus the insulation from the fridge. Maybe heat is building up too much and needs venting regularly?
Yeah, that’s about it, you want less insulation not more, maybe thinner paneling would be good or using some thermal conducting paint on your mould. A fan would also be good to get some airflow and convection cooling.
Possible the foam is still off gassing too.
I'm not against of that kind of channels that don't show everyone the problems that sometimes you have to deal with and they show you only the good looking things. That's why I follow this guy, you show all the process, doesn't matter if is going well or not and that's the real value of your sculptures and your work in general.
Regarding the blade breaking, the piece was wedge shaped both horizontally and vertically, allowing a tooth to hook on the top edge and jam. The front edge was also up off the table a little, allowing it to rock into the blade, causing a camming action that helped stop the blade. A small movement as you unlocked the fence may have been the trigger, but the setup was the powder-keg. Pretty amazing to see the blade above the work piece warp as it was stopped, but the momentum of the rest of the blade kept pushing from behind. It happens sometimes that the blade snaps in a different place on the blade and the broken end stabs down into the top of the table, so keeping your hands away from the sides of the blade can save you a trip to the ER!
Beautiful work, as always. Thanks for sharing.
It's probably his doppelganger or twin thinking he can do anything the actual sculpture can and not understanding the deeper mechanics of the saw.
I honestly felt so sorry that this project caused so much problems. The end result is beautiful as always though, well done!
Thank you! 😊
Woww that is absolutely beautiful!!!
I'm a creator myself, so I completely understand the whole "but it's handmade/handcarved" concept. People don't want to pay for what we create. You put SO SO much into what you create and I can appreciate the price tag, unlike several videos I see. Keep up the great work ❤️❤️.... btw, no teeth. It's howling at the moon.
thank you!!!
thats because only You see the value you place. why do you think there is the saying...."starving artist"?
hate to break it to you but people arent gonna pay you for what You think you are worth. i learned that the hard way.
Idaf bout none of that. You brought a design? 😂😂
@@shadowsilverlight1651 because one can not dictate to the many how much their time is worth. You can ask whatever you want, but the market is going to decide. Just because A fool wants to depart with their money that STILL does not mean there is a worth
Something is worth what people will consistently pay, until they won't anymore
Almost exclusively, people don't have huge bundles of cash to pay you to do what you want to do. The average Joe is not dropping $20k on a plastic wolf. They have a mortgage to pay and kids to feed.
That's why artists used to live in abject poverty, until they found a patron; one single rich guy who liked what they did and wanted to support them. Pretty much every great artist survived by finding a patron.
Or they died penniless, with their work only gaining noteriety long after their death.
Beautiful work.I imagine all those sculpturers back in ancient times who had no power tools yet created amazing stone carvings and how difficult and frustration that must have been.
Incredible work! So unique. Love how you feature the beauty of each wood.
I like he omission of teeth. Keeps the wolf looking like he’s saying “Woooooo” rather than “AAAAAAA!”
Beautiful work as always! The dedication and perseverance in the face of all the setbacks is incredible! Keep it up!
Agreed. He looks as if he’s in the middle of a long satisfying yowl.
It’s absolute joy watching an artist at work. I’d love to have just sat off to the side to watch this masterpiece unfold. ❤
Thank you so much!
Absolutely brilliant and the mouth is just right. Your disappointment but perseverance was amazing. Well done to you. This is the first of your videos I have seen. I look forward to seeing more.
As an artist who has also worked a lot with wood and epoxy/resins, I’ve always embraced the “mistakes” and the unexpected results- to the point where I began deliberately creating the environment for the materials to get weird. Maybe that’s just me, but making art is also supposed to be fun. It’s hard to feel like you can’t “waste” expensive supplies/materials…it’s the curse of the actual starving artist. But maybe, just occasionally…let it get weird!
I had a wolf as a companion for 14 years (and yes he was a house wolf) and when he howled you didn’t see a lot of teeth. This wolf of yours is obviously howling so the fact you can’t see teeth is quite accurate. I absolutely love this particular sculpture. It’s beautiful. One little caveat that I feel I must add. While people might think it’s really cool or neat, I don’t advocate having a wild animal as a pet. I wound up with him as a cub through a convoluted series of events that ended with me either having to keep him or put him down. Obviously I chose to keep him but he remained a wild animal by nature and his hunting drive was quite pronounced. Having a wild animal, no matter how docile they may appear, requires a great deal of care and vigilance especially around other animals and those people who are not in his immediate “pack”. Despite that he was a beloved member of our family for 14 years and we all adored him especially the kids.
wow. a real wolf as a pet!??? amazing
@@BMSculptures yes. He had the very unoriginal name of Lobo. Your sculpture reminded me a lot of him. Although he died nearly 15 years ago I still miss him.
Much as your lips are required to create a sound when singing /humming , speaking the sound created by Wolves/dogs is shaped by the placement of the lips effectually hiding most if not all of the teeth . Sounds like a reasonable supposition anyway !!!
@@williamkeaton1340 That's very true, after all, everyone knows wolves say "Awooooo" not "Ayeeeee"! Good observation.
You insulated the mold with the expanding foam. I’ve told you before that melamine traps heat as well. use HDPE, it’s more expensive than melamine but cheaper then losing the whole project, it’ll act as a heat sink on all sides to let heat evenly disperse through the walls! You also need to vent that closed freezer to to allow it to offgas. You also don’t brace the mold sides from the outside and all that heat expansion stresses your mold and finds the weakest point which is why it leaks.
Great tips and tricks!
How do you join the hdpe sheets? I don't know any glue that will hold, but i would love to find out what to use 🙂
@@pinkerbot I use dominoes to hold them in place together and then rubber bands or straps around the outside of my molds to ensure they don't move. But I still caulk my interior and exterior joints as well. I only use it for small scale molds I have made for myself for my own purposes. You could definitely drill holes for screws though too, if you need to reuse it with a hole somewhere else, just fill the hole with caulk. I'm telling you though, mdf will insulate. Don't use it for big pours, it'll overheat. that HDPE will absorb heat and cold, it'll help the temperature of the epoxy. I guarantee his pours get more clear with HDPE because they won't cloud, they will cure slowly.
@@WiiNESticles thanks!
Yeah I was looking for someone who'd mention the fact that the offgassing will be impaired because the chest is sealed.
I mean, the fact that it exploded makes it clear that the atmosphere inside had a very high offgas content, which means there's less reason for the gases in the resin to move out of the resin. Remember how osmosis works: flow is always from areas of high concentration to low.
People who show failures help other artists so much
Thanks for not editing-out the explosion accident. I learned something new, today. And I thank God you have more days to share with family.
I'm not an expert but what I've seen before is sometimes the epoxy manufacturer changes the chemical makeup of the epoxy which leads to different results than previously expected. Check with them to see if they made changes to the mixture. Blackforest I think experienced something like this and ended up creating their own mix.
Very interesting. I will reach out!
@@BMSculptures It may also be the surface area of the pour, or the material your box is made of, if the area the heat can disperse is too small up top (meant as in if the top area is small, and hardens first), or if your box material may be too insulating (like the foam layer), the heat wont be transfered out of the epoxy, even in the cool air of the fridge. I don't know the properties of your materials, but that is my theory.
TLDR: Your pour container may be too well insulated, so even though the fridge is cold, it's only the exposed epoxy in the top that actually gets cooled, the rest in the box just cooks itself. Hope it makes sense!
Edit:
I see you took the temperature precautions for the next pour!
@@Flameableflare i think you are right with the pour being isolated, like in a sleeping bag with only the head sticking out. i think using a more heat conductive material will dou you good. like only plastic should do, (any metal would do better, but money)because on the wood with plastic on both sides you have a good isolator.
edit. you could use a temperatur gauge on the inside walls of the box you pour into to check that
@@BMSculptures I came on here to tell you @BlackForestWoodCo are the experts in epoxy. They’re also Canadians, so you know they’re good people. Thanks for posting another excellent video.
I also think it’s surface area. Looked like the top of your pour was cracked and yellow while the bottom was clearer. It was a quick clip so maybe I didn’t see it right. But that would make sense since the lower portion would have had more surface area before you poured the next layers, each with less surface area for heat to dissipate. Smaller pours should solve this….just painful in time cost. Anyway, love your stuff!
Even with the rough start, this turned out beautifully. I watched a couple videos, of howling wolves, and if any teeth show, it is the front bottom ones. I think how you did it was just fine. Glad you are ok. Continue to stay safe and thanks for sharing your talent with us.
I can't get enough of your sculptures, another masterpiece!
What a lovely piece of art. I am so happy that you escaped with only some singed facial hair and not the loss of your sight. You certainly had a guardian angel watching over you that day. Have a great weekend and keep safe. 😊🇨🇦
Blake - I am beyond happy! My wife just surprised me with one of your cutting boards, actually the first one that you placed on your table. It is a beautiful piece of usable art and it is amazing. The certificate and documentation is personal and professional. Thank you!
Why post this here? WHY not send them an email or give him a call? 😮😮😮🤔
It turned out great! It’s impressive how you handled it. I’m always blown away with your work so don’t let this stop you! I’m just getting Blacktail studio flashbacks 😂
Black tail is awful. Same stuff every video. Hack
Love how you do your commercial in the middle - so many channels stop what they’re doing and do their commercial. I fast forward through those. You continued to show the production of your boards so I just kept watching.
Thank you for sharing every step especially the problems you encountered with this sculpture. The Wolf is absolutely beautiful. I learned a lot. 🤟
I don’t understand how you don’t have at least 1 mio subscribers yet?! I love this channel man. Your videos are super interesting & entertaining and your sculptures are just freaking cool. The amount of work that goes into them, crazy! 🙌🏼
I’m sure he has a least one mio. It’s a weird name, but TH-cam is worldwide
Man, totally feel you! Dealing with epoxy can be soul destroying. Impressed by your perseverance
And cancer causing if you don’t prevent that, right? Aren’t the fumes damaging to the Sillia in your lungs? 🙆♀️🤷♀️💃
@@jessewru6425not if properly ventilated.
That yellow wood is stunning! Another beautiful piece!
Playing the add on the side instead of taking the entire screen is brilliant
Epoxy fascinates me and stresses me so much at the same time😂 this has been so awesome to watch but with so much anxiety ❤
You are a true artist, your sculpture is truly beautiful and could hardly be done better than it is. I am really impressed by your courage and skill, and here I just had to subscribe, no doubt.
Being someone who dabbles with art in my free time, I envy his patience and creativity. I would not touch wood working with a ten foot pole for several reasons, I've done it in the past before I graduated school, but I don't know if I could do it again.
@@jwalster9412 - Each according to their own wishes, and interests, free choice on the top shelf. Have a nice Sunday
That buckeye wood is GORGEOUS 😮❤
Love your work Blake. Fabulous and appreciate your honesty.
Brilliant artwork and effort! Keep up the good work. I have a couple of small suggestions:
Some gasses can be heavier than air, so maybe the the flammable gas would have perhaps have stayed in there even with door open?
The kick-back and snapping of the blade is because when the blade bit in to the wood, it was not held securely and above the level of the bandsaw table at the point of contact. It has happened to me also.
The foam heats up considerably as it off gases. Though it might also have to do with the off gassing being trapped in there too. I'd spray the foam and let it sit for a day before putting in the freezer and doing your pour.
This is the second video of yours I'm watching and now I understand a bit more of what you do. Absolutely love wood in all shapes and sizes but to see how you turn those leftovers in beautiful cutting boards is truly humbling and I'm glad to see such a precious resource has not been waisted. I also liked how you left the scares and mistakes in there and had a bit of fun with them showing your serious and humorous side which made the video better because it showed your vulnerability. So now I'm at minute 14 and I'll finish watching ❤
Loved watching the process….and the end result is amazing!!
I'm not a person who understands "art" at all. But these sculptures of yours, I really love. I hope that I'll make enough money the next couple of years so that I'll be able to get a sculpture of yours to have for my home. Let me hope that you'll still be doing these by the time I can afford them xD
Thank you so much!
Sounds like you understand art just fine!
Came out amazing as per usual. Always in awe of your talents. Maybe you've solved your issue by now, certainly the foam acting as an insulator is likely a factor. The other thing is that, at least with the 2 part PU foams I use for surfboard repairs, they give off quite a bit of heat during expansion and curing. That's probably not helping things either. I don't use cast resins but surfboard epoxies but I think if I was attempting something like this, I'd be doing smaller pours just for safeties sake. Maybe cut your pour volumes in half?
I really love how your videos arnt like alot of other videos that gloss over the carving and creation of something and only show the end product, these are the embodiment of the saying "its not about the destination, its about the journey" which is a massive part of art that alot of TH-camr gloss over and talk about the end piece for 5 minutes. These videos capture the whole process, and show the sculpture at the end with no commentary, which is exactly what people click on these videos for.
Absolutely *PHENOMENAL!* By far my favorite I have seen so far!
Sou do Brasil, amo o canal, sempre fico impressionada com os resultados.
Wow, I am a fan of your work. Especially love the spirit bear, but this wolf is awesome as well. Ever considered making smaller versions (5 to 10 inches) of these sculptures?
I have thought about it, but carving really small ones still takes a tremendous amount of time to do. I like getting more "bang for buck" by doing a large one.
Smaller would probably be as expensive… harder to carve and sand. 😢
Everything you do Blake is perfectly complex and incredible, keep up and yessss someone has got to do it and that has got to be only you..
Your sculptures are awesome I can’t believe one person has so much talent.
talent and.... practice, practice, practice!
Great video! This is just a total guess, but maybe off-gassing from spray foam that was trapped in the fridge spoiled the hardening process of the epoxy (by chemical interaction or increased pressure). Opening the fridge door at different intervals for different projects may have caused some pours to be successful (door open more often) versus unsuccessful (door open less often). Good luck solving this issue. It's a shame when all that hard work goes to waste.
That is a good theory! I will not be using the spray foam method anymore lol. Thanks for watching!
Maybe the yellow color of yellow spray foam leached into epoxy?Air movement when opening/closing freezer door moving color around during cure?Great vids also TY.
Mate, glad this video is longer! These videos should be longer given the nature of the awesome work you do. Please consider making them all at least 20 mins. Cheers!
Ok, this was before I saw all the issues ensue… dang.
Thank you!!!
😂😂 longer videos = more problems hahah
My art studio is "Stone Wolf Creations" so seeing your Wolf was what drew me to your channel, he is stunning! I did a Soap Stone Wolf a few Decades ago, long before the Internet and Cell Phones, I think he was in the late 80's. I remember the first time the battery operated Dremel came out and we started using power tools and more than just hand held rasps and saws on Stone and Wood sculptures. So long ago!
Another amazing sculpture, just incredible mate, love your work ❤
Hey man, first of all I just wanted to tell you that I love your videos. Will there be a video about the sculptures that you built for this year’s Cotton Bowl? They looked amazing and I’d love to see the process of building them.
Best regards from Germany👋
The off gas from the spray foam could be reacting with the epoxy to cause the overheating.
Interesting...
LOVE your channel!! I like the narration rather than music. I feel included when you narrate, but excluded with the music. Thanks for sharing your giftedness with us!
Finished product is STUNNING. You are a great craftsman.
Awesome results man, it sure was a journey but well worth it. I know you make end grain chopping board from the chunks you cut off but do you ever make anything from any big epoxy chunks that are cut off? Just a thought…
I don't remember if you have one in your deep freeze but maybe adding a fan inside will help even out the cooling. The freezer might be the correct temperature but since there is no air flow, the pour probably stays too hot
I have a fan inside!
Also just found your chanel tonight. Watched Trex & Bull but must tell you I feel much more hopeful and very encouraged vs being depressed from numerous life issues.
Thank you sir ...
WOW! The wolf is UNREAL!!!!! Truly amazing work.
Glad you're (mostly) safe, and glad the sculpture wasn't (violently) destroyed. Excellent work my friend!
edit: in addition to showcasing your art, this video is an excellent illustration of the value in perseverance and diligence through difficulty! Subscribed!
Yo, I think for the refrigerator the temperature regulation is just for the ambient temperature right? Maybe you need a thermal well and an external thermal control unit to somehow embed it into the deepest section of your pour. Sort of like a fermentation, temperature controller for home brewing beer.
I have an internal thermometer that regulates the constant temperature. It maintains exactly what I set it at!
@BM Sculptures does it check the temp over time ? I wonder if, at the beginning, due to the insulation and the epoxy, there is too much heat & it takes hours to cool down ? Would be interesting to see on a graph.
@@BMSculptures Nice, my assumption was due to the viscosity of the epoxy the ambient temperatures weren't penetrating far enough into the middle of the pour allowing the core to get hotter than the exterior. However, if that is what ya got, I'd wager some sort of interaction between the spray foam off gassing is impacting the epoxy somehow. Hope you find a solution, love your body of work.
Superb workmanship! This is an amazing project. Congratulations are in order.
You must take care Blake, safety 1st and 2nd sharing your amazing talent to people. God bless
Perhaps you can try pre chilling the epoxy before mixing, this could help to prevent thermal runaway since the epoxy is already cool right after mixing and not having to be cooled down from room temp
@BM Sculptures
Never ever torch the top off the form! You making the top layer react faster so it hardens faster then the rest of the pour. So the rest heat can´t get easiliy out of the pour because your top is already more solid. The bubbels you get out with the torch are on top anyway and most of the time the will disseaper while the Epoxy is reacting.
Yikes! But I HATE BUBBLES!
@@BMSculptures i would always choose bubbles on the surface which you can cut out over yellow heated epoxy!
@@BMSculpturesConsidering the amount of cutting and sanding required when shaping the piece, any surface bubbles are going to end up obliterated anyway.
You never fail to impress. Nicely done!❤❤❤
Hard working talented people like you everyone should len their support....great work
Your creativity amazes me. Such beautiful pieces. 😍
So glad you didn't give up. He turned out Beautiful.
Hi Blake, Dang it, been missing out on you’re videos, and I look so forward to watching them. Now I’ve missed out on getting an original Blake Cutting board. Snooze you lose! You went through a lot with this one, but you Aced in the end! Spectacular. It’s alot of work and artistry. You are to hard on yourself. You are so gifted with everything you build. We are blessed to get to see it! Thank you
OMG! So glad you're ok but that must have been a wakeup call. Wow crazy! The reenactment was hilarious, especially when you switched to a different angle. Lol 😂
Back to the pour, its an exothermic reaction. Usually, the bigger batches are prone to exothern. Even though you have it in the freezer, you need it cold like -24°F or combining a standard freezer with a really good heat sink contacting the resin. Aluminum mold would be the most inexpensive route. Just ensure applying mold release before pouring. Hope this helps. Great looking sculpture!!
Your work is one of a kind! 💚💯💚
This is one of my favorite sculptures of yours!
You are an amazing artist. Absolutely gorgeous!
Amazing! What a piece of art. Well done.
you really got us where you were advertising the video game and applying the finish to the cutting boards. i could have skipped the advert but it was during the application of the finish, which is my favorite part to watch 😅
Your art is absolutely beautiful!
Man, that end result is absolutely gorgeous.
Absolutely stunning sculpture.
this was a great video to watch, thank you for creating artworks!
That is rather beautiful. After the issues you had , all came out good in the end 👍
I gotta admit, it’s nice that you included the problems and mistakes. 99% of the other videos only show the good stuff
Your works are so amazing. Subscriber here from the Philippines. God bless you and continue doing amazing artworks.
I dont even gotta watch this video until i have more time having seen the level of detail that goes into this dudes work , i already know it turns out badass..
That was amazing! This is amazing! Truly art! Truly inspiring!
Mind blowing wolf howling sculpture....from the bottom of my I truely respect you.....just mind touching sculpture
The finish is always so smooth if i saw this in person without knowing how it was made i woule have assumed some kind of factory machine or big mold was involved, like it's too perfect for human hands
also the camera slowly showing you spinning the pedestal on your hands and knees is the funniest thing I've seen in a while 😂😂
Super creative and awesome results. This is great stuff.
Dude, this is my favorite of yours yet. The Ghost Wolf. I need something like this in my garage. 11/10
Gorgeous! The eyes and mouth are perfect (along with the rest of it)!
Beautiful work!
I have seen this video several times and the part where your reenacting the explosion, right before the explosion I got TOTALMENTE! From that one ad 😂
Dutchman here, showering you with compliments for a job well done!
seriously the coolest thing I've seen made out of wood and epoxy
Gotta love the environment and all the good things this does for it. I'm thinking about the snowball effect of all this epoxy being produced and thrown into landfills.
Loved your dramatic re-inactment of the explosion. Worthy of an Oscar. I’m glad you are ok.
Beautiful work.. and ideas
Absolutely fantastic. So beautiful. Ty UK
This it's super super amazing artwork!!! 👏BRAVO!!!
i started watching your videos a few days ago and i just cant stop. you do such a nice job on all of them. I would love to see a bearded dragon, and if thats to much any lizard would do!
I’m sure you can reuse the murky epoxy! Maybe you could use it to sculpt little frogs! They live in swamps after all, I don’t think they would mind being a little murky! ;)
Absolutely stunning!
That looks so pretty! You have a very cool talent, and I enjoy these masterpieces that you make! ❤
I like the fact you do is very relatable.