OMG you’re left handed too 😳 I’ve been carving right handed because all the teachers do. I’m going to switch to carve along with you❤️ Do you have any carving tips and tricks that only lefties know? I can’t believe I found you. Thanks! As the young folks say…I feel seen🤣
Hi Lefty! I’m happy to hear from you! I can’t imagine carving right handed, I’ve tried it and it felt strange.🙂 I don’t have any left handed specific tips. There are some tools (skew chisels) that are specific to left Vs right handed carvers. I recommend you check out Kevin Coates, he’s an excellent Lefty carvers with many videos on his RU-vid channel.
Thanks Mick! I had not planned to do that. However, I'll be happy to make an extra video to cover the painting and finishing. If it's helpful, I want to show it to you. Thanks for your support of my channel.
Hey man, did you steal my cat? Good video. Extremely useful. When you get tired of that cat, send him back, please (We have one that looks just like him).
LOL! Hi John! We have three cats all together and I’m sure my wife Sunni is not willing to part with any of them.😄 Thanks for your comment and your encouragement!
Cousin Jack, I just found your channel and I really like your tempo and teaching style. I’m going to start on my own gnome this evening. Can you tell me if you use a wood burner on the creases and areas where you join elements? It seems like that would be a simple way to add shadows vs painting those areas. I’m subscribed and looking forward to following your excellent guides. Oh, and I ONLY carve Heineke basswood! Cheers, Steve.
Hi Cousin Steve! Thanks for watching, I’m happy to hear that you are enjoying the channel! I do sometimes use a wood burner as you mentioned, my snowman tutorial features that approach. With the Gnome I didn’t wood burn because I knew I would be antiquing instead. I can’t imagine myself switching to another supplier- Heinecke is hard to beat!
Hi Cousin Pete! The pattern for this gnome was published in the most recent edition of Chip Chats magazine. I also posted a pattern for the Hillbilly Yoga figure under the “Community” tab of my RU-vid channel.
Hi, thanks for subscribing. I would say that most of the time I will start with a drawing. There are some exceptions. For example, the snowman tutorial was based off of a Mike Shipley pattern. I just looked at his drawing. On other occasions I'll just carve some practice pieces without any preconceived outcome.
Hey Cousin Brad! I suppose I’d recommend a small (3 millimeter or less) and a medium (10 millimeter) gouge with a number 9 or number 10 sweep. Flexcut and OCCT have a wide variety of options. I also like the “Swiss Made” Pfeil brand of gouges.
Hi Brad! Absolutely! The 5" is an extra half inch taller than my original and you could easily just give him a taller hat or just use the extra half inch at the bottom and have him standing on a half inch base. Thanks for your question. Happy carving!
Hello D! LOL! Make it yours and love it. I'm just hoping to raise awareness of the inadvertent heritage factory facial disfiguration trend. Having that awareness can help prevent this trend from spreading further. :)
