Carving fox out of wood | Simple whittling project 

Thank you very much!

Yes, you’re so good!! Could I ask how many years it took to get here??

Thank you very much! Glad if it inspires you any way

Thank you very much :)

@@Werewolfwhittles dear, its amazing. Do you have a cat pendant?

​@Werewolfwhittles This is very helpful, because I'm going to start carving today, and I love that you take us through the steps.

I think I have this book! And I've seen the knife, it looks really good. Hopefully I'll have an opportunity to get it one day

@@Werewolfwhittles very cute werewolf whittler has you made a strop and got some smurf poo ? 🐺🦊🐾💐🥰

Thank you and good luck with whittling!

Hey, I used linseed oil there... I would say danish oil is one of the best from what I've used

@@Werewolfwhittles Thank you! It’s very helpful! ❤️

@@Werewolfwhittles I use vegetable cooking oils is cheaper get same effect I also bake carving in oven makes them darker like cooking you don't want to burn items keep eye on them 👍🦊🐾🐺🥰

Thank you very much!

Thank you very much! I used raw linseed oil in this one. I also use walnut oil and danish oil

Exactly :D

bought it on ebay. The knife is flexcut detail knife

Normal kitchen oils can go rancid

I use Yoshiharu H-7 kit of japanese tools

I normally use flexcut detail knife, but beavercraft makes good tools too

@@Werewolfwhittles thank you 🙏

Hey, these are two differents skills... Really depends on what you want to achieve. I say, start with a normal carving knife and see how it goes. If you like this hobby, you will buy more tools including power tools, it's inevitable :D

Yes, you can use a pocket knife, just make sure it's sharp... that's the main thing. It may not be as comfortable, but it's definitely doable

Just simple nylon gloves from ebay. I would suggest searching for proper cut-resistant gloves if you are just starting out

Hey, I use a number of things. Sometimes raw linseed oil (I cover with oil and then wipe it off almost straight away), bees wax, danish oil. Danish oil absorbs almost immediately

It's an eye screw, so I just screw it in

@@Werewolfwhittles thanks I was looking for the name of the thing mostly. Very impressive. I also really liked that red maple leaf you made. Lovely stuff 👍👍

cherry wood

@@Werewolfwhittles I just realized you said it at the start lol. It looks really good

On my channel, for example :) check out my longer videos. I have some easy beginner projects

that's raw linseed oil

@@Werewolfwhittles thank you

linseed oil

Thank you, Tom :)

I would suggest getting into some other profession that has more potential and security. Like coding or something. Crafts are never paid by an hour, unless you are tremendously good at what you do and are insanely popular.

This is cherry wood

Lol

It's only worthless if you are not intending to carve wood anymore... I had loads of failures in the beginning, and I still have from time to time. But every time you fail, you learn something new - how to hold your knife, how much pressure to apply etc.

This is raw linseed oil

Thank you very much!

Haha, thank you!

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That flexcut detail knife kn13

I am using flexcut detail knife kn13 here. It's decent and very versatile, I would recommend it

Usually ebay

Hey, I usually use natural oils like walnut oil. Linseed oil is good too (raw is food safe and boiled linseed oil is not). You can also use beeswax. Perhaps you can sand the polyurethane off? Yeah, glossy doesn't look too good on wood, it hides the beautiful natural texture

Oh my, get well soon! Happened to me too many times! Gloves do help a lot, especially if you are just starting out. Hope it's not a very deep wound

@@Werewolfwhittles It was quite deep... so I'll be using gloves from now on 😅 Good to know that this is "normal" more or less

That's raw linseed oil

@@Werewolfwhittles Thanks

Should be fox

Oh should be fix😁

Fox

I use linseed oil or danish oil. Or sometimes beeswax. The best wood for beginners (and seasoned carvers alike, actually) is basswood. In other countries it's also called lime wood or linden wood