A sword, a shield, a helmet, and EXPRESSIVE faces - Make your Wooden Guards! 

When I carve tiny faces, one cut may result in a great new expression or ruin my work. That's why I carve with caution and use harder wood.
In the video, I used birch and you can see the block is 70 mm in height and 25 mm in diameter. This simple project brought me a lot of joy and inspired me to use these wooden figures for playing chess. You can also find the long version (40min) at the following link: buymeacoffee.com/smallwoodensculptor/wooden-guards
I hope you enjoy it too. Thank you for your time, and good carving to you.
About me and my channel:
I am not a professional woodcarver and, especially, not a master or a teacher. However, I enjoy carving small wooden sculptures. Here, you will find my little simple projects, and I hope they help you relax. You can discover more of my wood carving patterns on my channel and check the Community tab: www.youtube.com/@SmallWoodenSculpture/community
Support me and my channel: buymeacoffee.com/smallwoodensculptor
About my knife:
For wood carving, I used my regular whittling knife which I made myself; the blade length is 40 mm, and the overall length of the knife is 130 mm.
My simplest videos for beginner woodcarvers (whittling animals):
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ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WAklCXXz4bI.html
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00:00 - I make a basic shape for the head and torso
02:10 - Whittling a shield, sword, hands, and boots
06:40 - How to carve a face in helmet
08:57 - Helmet, and a nail for chainmail