Carve a Tall and Skinny Folkart Snowman From a Dowel or Stick -Full Knife Only Woodcarving Tutorial 

I love watching your videos, each time i pick up on new details.

The "Bob Ross" of wood carving is back with a good one.

I love these snowmen doug . At least you know when your wife is singing she's happy , and the old saying is happy wife happy life . 😀

They are awesome! Thank you brother! Now, off to find a poplar dowel 😊

Lovely little carving Doug. Love the dowel series. Keep them coming.

That was awesome Doug thank you

Love the Christmas gift idea!!

Excellent Doug. I can't wait to give this one a try. But first, I must strop, strop and strop some more.

Thanks again Doug ! 👍😎

Many thanks for the fun projects.

Thanks for taking the time out of your busy life, to share with us a new carving. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Thank you my good man for such a wonderful video.

Thanks!

I'm new to your channel, Doug, and enjoy your artistry and gentle patter and explanations as you work. Thank you.

Really nice Doug! I expect to see these flooding the Facebook carving groups in a few days. Simple and fun carvings always go over really well. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!

Loved it. thanks Doug.

Another cool one Doug thanks

A+ video Doug.

Thank you Doug.

Thanks, your explanation of the technique is excellent

Another great tutorial.👍

Thank you for being The Bob Ross of wood carving. Therapy for doing what you love !!!!!!!!

thanks a lot for your wonderfull inspirations and calm relaxing detailed explanations 🤗

Merry Christmas, and thanks. Take care.

I swear you're like the Bob Ross of whittling. Can't wait to get my knives and try some of those.

Looking forward to seeing you out at Shawn James Place in the spring. Hopefully that will come true. Thanks for sharing the Dall.

Thank You for your video it helps a lot

Another great one, thanks. You are batting 1,000.

Nice video! And...all Sophies look the same! We can't help but sing because it's such an exciting form of expression! 🎶🎶🎶🎶☺☺ I'm worse because I sing karaoke, I guess? But yes, there are worse!

Great! Thanks for sharing doug!👍😍

Always a great teaching video Doug ..love the snowman and the teaching ..Merry Christmas my friend

Awesomeness 👌 👏 👍 😍

Well it looks like I'm going to busy this evening. Thanks for the ideas Doug. I do have some big Dowell (Mop handle ). I am going to make a Coffee and get started on a few of those Little fellas. I have a great idea for our Christmas dinner table thanks to you.... the Legend that is Doug Linker.

Merry Christmas uncle Doug!😊 thanks for this new idea!

Another great carve Doug! Always enjoy watching.

Your beard is cool!

Hi Doug, hmmm. I will try a few… 😊😂😁

Doug, you and Alec have been killing it! I mainly powercarve, but in 2023 I am going dive into your channel and learn how to carve with a knife. Thank you for the many years of sharing your skills with the world!

Nice one Doug

I will be heading to the hardware store tomorrow to pick me up some dowels! Thanks Doug for the inspiration!

I think I remember people carving little people out of the old wooden clothes pins. You almost have created what I remember as a kid. I think I even remember seeing them put on Christmas trees.

Thank you for video of beautiful snowman like always good job.☃️⛄

I love it!

Doug, thanks again for sharing your talent with us. You enlighten so many lives!

Doug, I love your carvings. They speak volumes to the viewer. I'm particularly fond of the painted ones but you have some unpainted ones that are incredibly vocal.

Brilliant as always Doug thank you. I would like to take this opportunity to wish your whole family a very merry Christmas and a peaceful new year.

Love it.

Way Cool 👍❗

Doug you were right these are a fun easy carve and I and my friends love them. Thanks for the great ideas.

What you should be proud of Doug, I hear your name mentioned all the time as the catalyst for starting their carving career. Well done!

Thanks Doug. Yes simple but fun love your ideas. Don't forget to take time for yourself this holiday season.

Love it Doug wish i could do it all my stuff looks like toothpick

Great fun carving.I have dowels from other projects. And I look at sticks differently now👍

Awesome !!

Thanks Doug, great video as always,, I'm glad you're still going,, stay safe

I truly hope you do really well from these videos Linker? Honestly. First, because you seem like a genuinely decent dude, but also because I have got A LOT from them. You are an asset to the community.

So nice to spend some time watching you carve Doug! These guys are cute and funny and folky, ha! Happy holidays to you and yours🎄❤️

You found some time in the busy season! Fun!

Love these adorable snowmen. I'm going to carve some of these this weekend!! I have to pick up the wooden dowel rod now!!

I’ve been carving snowmen until my hands hurt.. my wife loves snowmen so I guess I’ll be carving a few more 😂.. thanks for another great video Doug. 👍🏻

Love to watch you be so creative Doug and thanks a lot! ✅✅✅😎😎😎🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯

Thanks for another idea for carving!

the absolute master of making easy look great and inspiring

If you would have been my teacher in school I'm pretty sure my grades would have been far better! Thanks Doug for another great video 👍👍

Thanks Doug…i’m really into that Watered down black technique…sooo good for shadows and bringing out details

Amazing as usual Doug. I could watch you for hours. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Awesome

Thank you for sharing your talent. Let's have coffee. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

i remember seeing stuff like this when i was a kid, people would carve similar figures out of the old wooden clothes pins. Put them on Christmas trees.

Thanks for this. And happy holidays to you and your family. Appreciate all your tutorials!

These are truly amazing! Thank you for sharing this video. Hope you and your family have a great Christmas. From Karyn in Warwick. UK 🇬🇧 xx 🎄

This is my easy carving Christmas project 😁 Thank you!

As always, Doug - love your carving style, and your instruction. So entertaining and educational. I also appreciate you carving with knives that are affordable and easy to obtain. Thanks!

Perfect Doug 👍

Thanks Man Merry Christmas

Thanks, Doug Now my snow shovel handles are no longer safe from the knife!😉

That could also be a Christmas tree 🎄 Ornament.

Love it. You have the best imagination to figure out these projects. Thank you.

Great as always Doug. How about adding a toy soldier to the dowel clan?

Just came.back from the store and I've bought a 21mm dowel. Damn! I'll have to exchange it

Thanks for sharing your great skills! I came over from Shawn’s channel after seeing your carvings that you gave him.

Love your work and explanation of how to approach carving. I am watching every video. Keep doing what you do.

Just dig in!! There’s finally time, and this is such a great project I think I will! Thanks for your inspiration Doug. Happy New Year.

Awesome carve, I’m doing one now …..😊

Love these@ Great tutorial 👌. HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY! Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family. Your wife is so cute! All the best. ❤️

Many thanks for being so inspirational Doug, love what you`re doing! About to start my carving adventure as soon as my knife arrives. There`s postal strikes here at the moment which is a bit frustrating but hey ho, patience is a virture. Greetings from England!

Sooo cute!

Doug, How do I donate?? !!! I hope you read these occasionally. I am an avid fan and use your step-by-step, well-explained vids almost daily, and most of them over and over while I work on your projects. I have asked this question before, but forget/can't find the vid I posted to see what your answer was. So, I posted to shortcut to this vid to watch for an answer. This brings me great joy and an opportunity to slow my world down when I am doing this. Look forward to hearing how to show my appreciation by donating!! Tom Ramsey

Wife singing? Could be worse? Remember, happy wife, happy life.. Nice demo, Doug

Gosh, these are so cute, thanks for the tutorial and Merry Christmas to you and your family Doug.

Thanks Doug, I just finished my first scene using snowman. Pretty stoked how it turned out!

Doug another great video. It was actually better than most because of getting to watch something go wrong and how you calmly showed that it was easily fixed. I also thought it was very cool to have Sophie sing in the background. I luve by myself and while I enjoy the quiet, I think especially at Christmas time it is wonderful to have beautiful voices singing joyful songs. Also I thought the reason people got little dogs was so they could talk to them and treat them like babies. Never was really sure I have always been a big dog dude. Regardless it is always creative at the Linker house. Thanks for the tutorial, I am off to whip up a last minute gift. Merry Christmas to you and the family! Don't forget brother Carl either as I see you somewhat frequently on his channel, or at least some woodland creature that shares your image! Lol

I'm new to this and really enjoyed making this love how you show step by step . Love watching you videos and can't wait to do more of them.

Sweet. Unfortunately, my dowels are hard ones, guess i have to take shallow cuts again.

Great work again my friend! I am going to attempt this one with a 1 x 1 and make it into a dowel shape..

Nice little whittle. Reminds me of one I done about a year ago, with a greenwood Blackthorn stick about 3 quarter inch diameter and about 5 inches long - based it on your 5-minute wizard. As you mentioned, it does tend to fall over if touched, so I've got it safely away from all of that now (can see it standing proud on the TV shelf, right beside the 'log' effect offcut that came from it).

It amazes me how you can make anything out of a piece of wood! My dad used to "widdle" using cedar. He just passed on October 19th. We have a few pieces of his good smelling pieces left. Keep up the awesome work. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

I will be getting a flex cut set for Christmas. So I will give your snowman a try. I have a work shop so I have a selection of dowels to chose from. Merry Christmas to you and your family.😁 Jim's wood shop.

Merci beaucoup pour votre travail, c'est merveilleux de voir la naissance d'un personnage de A à Z! Ils sont magnifiques! Bravo! Joyeux Noël à vous ainsi qu'à votre famille☃🎄🎅🧑‍🎄

I have a carving friend who worked for phone company in upper state NY. When they were replacing white cedar poles they said he could take what he wanted. He cut them in 1ft lengths then split them. Pieces ended up in ~1" diameter. From there he designed a simple face Santa with a tall hat & long jaggery beard. As the wood split like bamboo. Each one more unique than the last based on knot holes and curve-shapes.