Amazing that you have managed in under half an hour, to transform a simple block of wood into what could become a family heirloom for generations to own and smile at, that my friend is a special gift!
Fantastic Work! My great-grandfather had a boning knife that i found cleaning out my grandfather's house. My Great-Grandfather was a chef and owned a restaurant in NYC for many many years. The knife was terribly rusted and nasty looking and i didn't know what to do with it. So, stupid me threw it away. I wish i had seen your videos earlier because i would have loved to have been able to resurrect his old boning knife and use it for my carvings. Fortunately i had also found his cleaver and was able to bring it back to life. I rebuilt the wooden handle, cleaned up the massive blade, and sharpened it. I use it almost every day, But i wish i had the foresight to give that old boning knife the same treatment.
What a big first tanto like knifr, great control with it. I really enjoyed and learned a lot watching your finishing carving on the planes of the face.
Amazing, and most of it with a hunk of steel that barely qualifies as a knife. I spend hundreds of dollars buying knives, I should be ashamed of myself
Not sure everyone is noting the slicing motion of your blade as you pare or push through the wood, which is a more powerful and efficient cutting action. I'm just getting into caricature carving, but have been spoon carving for about 5 years now and have learned what a difference such things make. I very much appreciate you freely sharing your skills. A master class for sure. I do wish that on at least some videos, especially the face carving, that you gave some voice over instruction on why you make the cut choices you do as they build on one another. Thanks! (I recently posted my first attempt at a little fellow on instagram @jalanmckenzie )
Thanks Jan. I try to do the best I can with showing how I carve. Really don’t like talking a whole lot. I hope to get on some more videos when I find a little free time. The little fellow is pretty good for your first
Kevin, thanks for the vid. After commenting on you seemingly magical knife a few vids ago, I went back and honed and stropped mine more. Big improvement. I have to learn the carver's definition of "sharp enough to carve with". My next project went better. I know that I need to practice, practice, practice; and to improve my hand strength and fine motor skills. But I still can't rough out a carving as you and the magical knife do. I'm using basswood. Is the wood you use basswood? I keep trying to improve my honing/stropping; and I will practice, practice, practice; but is there a better wood to sharpen/hone for and to practice, practice, practice on? I'm coming up on 69 years old. I've always wanted to whittle; had an older relative who was quite good at it when I was a yonker; but I didn't bother to learn anything from him. Now I want to be at least proficient; and try to bring my 5 grandchildren into the hobby. Thanks for all you show us!
James practice will make you better for sure. As for wood, I use white pine. It’s softer than basswood but I don’t know if it’s better. The best advice I can give is just keep on carving
Hello, I'm writing to you from Mendoza Argentina. very good your videos and the carving work you do. a question. What kind of wood do you use to carve? From already thank you very much.
Amazing what you achieve with that bit knife. It looks like you clipped the point of it to get that look. Can you tell more about it? It's very relaxing, watching you see make something out of wood.
Thanks. This knife is/was a fillet knife. At one point in time it was used to cut roof shingles. The blade was roughly twice the length it is now. It got broken off. I took it and cleaned it up a little. Sharpened it of course and now it’s my favourite knife to use
You told me that you use the white pine for the notches, you know the scientific name, I would like to locate this wood here in my country which is Brazil, very grateful for the attention you have given in the answers !!!
Oh, by the way, I followed Doug's links over to your channel. He's pretty good too...but clearly he began to hone/strop and practice, practice, practice a while ago!
Thanks Hilda. I’ve been carving for 20 yrs and I’m still learning too. Always something new to learn. I used flesh tone acrylic slightly thin with water. Then I use a really washed out red for nose, cheeks, ears and lips.
İ am being little bit anxious when u go really deep whether you ve gone too far or not. But everytime you are balanced, guess its all about ecperience. You are not even drawing
Amazing that you have managed in under half an hour, to transform a simple block of wood into what could become a family heirloom for generations to own and smile at, that my friend is a special gift!
Fantastic Work! My great-grandfather had a boning knife that i found cleaning out my grandfather's house. My Great-Grandfather was a chef and owned a restaurant in NYC for many many years. The knife was terribly rusted and nasty looking and i didn't know what to do with it. So, stupid me threw it away. I wish i had seen your videos earlier because i would have loved to have been able to resurrect his old boning knife and use it for my carvings. Fortunately i had also found his cleaver and was able to bring it back to life. I rebuilt the wooden handle, cleaned up the massive blade, and sharpened it. I use it almost every day, But i wish i had the foresight to give that old boning knife the same treatment.
Thanks for including the painting at the end...definitely appreciated.
I remembered it this time
I am fascinated with the level of detail you can get with that big knife. Thanks for sharing.
I try to do as much as I can with the one knife
What a big first tanto like knifr, great control with it. I really enjoyed and learned a lot watching your finishing carving on the planes of the face.
That’s great. Thank you Frank
Wow! just found your channel. Just what I was looking for, Thank you for the tutorial. I look forward to more.
Glad you like it Stan
Just got into whittling a few weeks ago, this is really good and I learned a lot from watching, thank you!
Thanks.👍🏻👍🏻
You make it look so easy! Lol. Great work!
Thank you
A simple yet detailed video thanks bro
I can’t carve.
It’s almost magical how the little guy appeared.
Thanks .
So good!! I learn something every video -if I could get it to play out like you would be even better :)
Thanks Doug, your carvings look like they work out just fine
Amazing, and most of it with a hunk of steel that barely qualifies as a knife. I spend hundreds of dollars buying knives, I should be ashamed of myself
you are an amazing amazing god of wood! thanks for all the videos you share with us Kevin!
Thanks 👍🏻
Not sure everyone is noting the slicing motion of your blade as you pare or push through the wood, which is a more powerful and efficient cutting action. I'm just getting into caricature carving, but have been spoon carving for about 5 years now and have learned what a difference such things make. I very much appreciate you freely sharing your skills. A master class for sure. I do wish that on at least some videos, especially the face carving, that you gave some voice over instruction on why you make the cut choices you do as they build on one another. Thanks! (I recently posted my first attempt at a little fellow on instagram @jalanmckenzie )
Thanks Jan. I try to do the best I can with showing how I carve. Really don’t like talking a whole lot. I hope to get on some more videos when I find a little free time. The little fellow is pretty good for your first
Awesome! Loved it! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. You’re welcome
Great job...👍. But would you please name the types of wood we should use?!
Hello Kevin, great work, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge
Thank you Jamie
Nice work, I learn every time I watch And I’ve been carving a long time
Thanks
Bravissimo. E' stato un piacere guardare come lavori. Complimenti.
Thank you
Kevin, thanks for the vid. After commenting on you seemingly magical knife a few vids ago, I went back and honed and stropped mine more. Big improvement. I have to learn the carver's definition of "sharp enough to carve with". My next project went better. I know that I need to practice, practice, practice; and to improve my hand strength and fine motor skills. But I still can't rough out a carving as you and the magical knife do. I'm using basswood. Is the wood you use basswood? I keep trying to improve my honing/stropping; and I will practice, practice, practice; but is there a better wood to sharpen/hone for and to practice, practice, practice on? I'm coming up on 69 years old. I've always wanted to whittle; had an older relative who was quite good at it when I was a yonker; but I didn't bother to learn anything from him. Now I want to be at least proficient; and try to bring my 5 grandchildren into the hobby. Thanks for all you show us!
James practice will make you better for sure. As for wood, I use white pine. It’s softer than basswood but I don’t know if it’s better. The best advice I can give is just keep on carving
Your videos are very inspiring !!!
Thank you
Hello, I'm writing to you from Mendoza Argentina. very good your videos and the carving work you do. a question. What kind of wood do you use to carve? From already thank you very much.
It’s eastern white pine
thanks for answering. I remain attentive to your videos. A hug
Love it man! Keep up the amazing work!!
thanks.
Amazing what you achieve with that bit knife. It looks like you clipped the point of it to get that look. Can you tell more about it?
It's very relaxing, watching you see make something out of wood.
Thanks. This knife is/was a fillet knife. At one point in time it was used to cut roof shingles. The blade was roughly twice the length it is now. It got broken off. I took it and cleaned it up a little. Sharpened it of course and now it’s my favourite knife to use
Dang sharp knife.
Veri nice Kevin,thanks.Can you tell me what do you thing about white poplar wood for carving?Thank you.
Thank you. I carved Aspen several times with decent results. I assume White Poplar is similar to Aspen. The key is keeping your tools sharp
Thank you very much Kevin.Greathings from Europe!
What a great job thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks. Not a problem
Hello dear, I am following your videos from Iran. Please tell me what kind of wood do you use, what are soft woods, thank you.
White pine
Ok loved it Kevin you're a great carver. I've gotta make me a KNIFE like that. Amazing
Thanks
Another great carving.
Thanks Nick
You told me that you use the white pine for the notches, you know the scientific name, I would like to locate this wood here in my country which is Brazil, very grateful for the attention you have given in the answers !!!
Pinus strobus
tks
DX-Lair Serragem, Pó & Cavaco
Oh, by the way, I followed Doug's links over to your channel. He's pretty good too...but clearly he began to hone/strop and practice, practice, practice a while ago!
Your right James. Doug is a great carver and has a great TH-cam channel. 👍🏻
Spectacular work! I am sure this has already been asked, but I was wondering what type of paints you use?
Thanks. I use acrylic paint. The kind you get at the craft store for a couple bucks a bottle
what kind of wood do you use
Thank you Kevin, amazing how the eyes cange everything.
Júlíus
They do
What color did you use for his face? I love the carving. I am a carver, but haven't been in it for long. About 5 years and still learning
Thanks Hilda. I’ve been carving for 20 yrs and I’m still learning too. Always something new to learn. I used flesh tone acrylic slightly thin with water. Then I use a really washed out red for nose, cheeks, ears and lips.
Excellent. Thank you.
Thanks Peter
Another great vid . Thanks Kevin .
Thanks Glen
That knife is amazing.. I’m new to carving & need to upgrade to a knife like this.. can you help?
It’s a repurposed fish knife. You can get a similar one at Amazon. A Green River boning knife. You just have to cut it off
@@KevinCoates98 Thanks for getting back. Keep up the great videos
What kind of knife is this? I love it you make that thing work!
Thanks. It’s a Green River boning knife used for fish. I cut it to size to suit my needs
Outstanding work, I have tried this but I cannot get the eyes right,
Thank you. It takes lots of practice
This one of my favorites for learning. What size block are you starting from? Thanks.
Thanks. It’s roughly 2”x2”x3”
Very nice. I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. May I ask what type of paint you are using?
Thanks. That’s good to know. I use acrylics. The kind you get from the craft shops.
Dear kevin，太喜欢你的作品了，可以告诉我雕刻用的木头名称吗，比如什么树？非常感谢！
Thank you. Its white pine
@@KevinCoates98 Copy！Thank you very much. I will always pay attention to your work.
Nice Job!
Thank you
Amazing... tks
Thanks
What kind of wood is this? Is it Birchwood?
Sue it’s eastern white pine
Oyu are so good you amising
Thank you
what knife do you use
It’s a repurposed fish knife
Centimeters?
7.5cm x 5cm
Bird house
where do you get the wood?
Home Depot or sometimes Kent
@@KevinCoates98 thx
I only wish I was as good as you
Thanks George, there’s lots of room for me to improve yet though
Kinda knife is that? I want one
It’s a fish knife with some of the blade removed
Amazing work with such an ugly knife, but the end result is beautiful sir.
Thanks
Please scientific name of wood you using tank
Pinus Strobus
İ am being little bit anxious when u go really deep whether you ve gone too far or not. But everytime you are balanced, guess its all about ecperience. You are not even drawing
It takes lots of practice