Carving Santa's Helper -Silent Woodcarving with Hand Tools 

Doug.... you + wood + tools = satisfying to watch

I'm telling ya ,,,,It's like watching a Magic Show ! Absolutely Love watching ! I Live about 15 minutes from Mt. Mitchell,,, deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mnts. and People LOVE carvings , and Old and Country and woodsy ! Your work and Insight is amazing !

The sounds just tickle my bones. I put silent carvings on while studying. It's such a great crunchy sound. I can't believe some people prefer others licking their microfone over this marvelous sound

Yeay we got a bit of Mrs Linker thrown in too👍💚🇬🇧🌱

Your vision and ability to follow through and make it happen is outstanding. Thank you for sharing these vids

The Bob Ross of wood!

Oh I really enjoyed this video. I love watching you create. He has so much personality. Thank you for making this style of a video, I hope you do more like this.

I've ordered a basic whittling set after watching your videos. Very inspiring. Thankyou

More of these please! Really enjoyed this video

Winter plumage is looking good😉

Best one yet! Great carve!! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Love your carving. The way you have progressed is out standing. But I am still waiting for more fanbirds, PLEASE PLRASE.

That's a nice piece of bark.

Well done. I love this. Your are like Bob Ross with wood

Love it, the carving right in center of all the tools you need

Your work has achieved a higher level! Congratulations! RWB

Thank you , Mr Doug .

Beautiful work of art. Keep on carving

Thank you

Wow! You do such fantastic work. Thank you.

Absolutely stunning piece of work!!!

Wow that’s a very special piece…….brilliant!

So relaxing to watch you work you magic. Great carving by the way.

Dang Doug, I've been with you the last 4 years when I started carving. I got good enough that I went my own way. But still drop in to see how your doing. By the way thanks for your help getting there.

WOW! I really enjoyed watching...Thanks!

Excellent!!!Bravo!!!👏👏👏👍

Doug, I can’t thank you enough for these videos. I have carved most of your small tutorial guys. I have a box of cotton wood ready to be carved but haven’t got the confidence yet to do so. You have showed us with practice anything is possible. You are a great carver.

Oh Enjoy watching how easy you make it look!

Beautiful work Doug!

Love your style and work station.

wow what a talented and lovely man

Very beautiful work.

Amazing carving and great glasses 🤓

Another enjoyable video

Very, very cool!! Super job.

That is a beautiful work

Absolute masterpiece Doug. I was waiting for him to start to talk it is so realistic. Nice job.

That turned out awesome.

LOOKS FAB Well done

Thems some big tools there !

Great carving like it very much you have come along way.

Just superb! You know, for a minute I was wondering how this project was going to be achieved with a two inch roughing out knife . . . . And then the Maestro brings out a canoe paddle with a snow plough on top . . . . .

The amount of times I've watched this is crazy.

Awesome creativity. Team effort

Always prefer to hear your musings whilst you carve Mr Linker but great work as usual💚🇬🇧🌱

Sofie cameo! Hey gurrrl 👋 Amazing work, Doug!

Love your work.

does it beautifully

Just WOW.

Doug is the "Bob Ross" of Wood Carving! wonderful creations Doug!

Nice one Doug

Outstanding !

So nice...i enjoyed watching it.congratulations its fantastic in my opinion.Thank you

Doug, I *love* your videos and your style of teaching. Thank you! And Just throwing this out here, because I love your style, I would love to see you create the Russian "santa" call Ded Moroz and his grand daughter in your little man/Santa figure series.

Fantastic!!

most excellent!

Nicely done! 👍

Wow amazing

I enjoyed this project. You really brought him to life! The eyeglasses really gives him character. Nice work, Doug.

Although I have not followed your carving as much as I should I have noticed you have justified the collection of tools VERY WELL! Thank You for sharing.

Nice, love it....

I really enjoy watching your skill level growth. This was best yet. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Terrific!

Wow. The sound is so satisfying of hearing the chiseled wood.Thanks for the Videos Doug.

It's incredible how you make such an amazing character out of a piece of wood, such a pleasure to watch the creation. Thanks for showing us Doug.

Amazing!

Awesome setup you have there, bro

That's totally AWESOME LOOKING!!! My mother in law recently bought me a carving set , so I'm learning how too carve .. LOL.. I enjoy doing bushcraft stuff to. I was wondering if you could do a carving on a Cowboy and Cowgirl... So , I am trying too carve up some of your carvings 🤣😂 , but still learning. Keep up the AWESOME WORK!!!!

Good stuff

WOW!!!! You have progressed so far in the past few years it is insane!!!!! Super nice work!!!!

Love all the sounds as we watch him come to life, awesome ❗️An artist In his workshop creating- thanks Doug🥰

Yet another fine master piece by Mr. Linker. Fantastic job.

Great! With that glasses and all! Well done Doug and Sophie! 👍😁

fantastic

Amazing

Beautiful job the grain in the hat looked so cool from that top down view. So satisfying to watch.

Another fantastic project! The glasses give it a great extra touch.

What a great eye you have. You pick up on the little nuances that are the difference between a Santa face, an elf face, a wood spirit etc. I would be interested to see you make a carving of you wife and daughter. What does your eye pick up that makes each unique? Anyway, GREAT job. I Like the silent carvings as it allows me the luxury of just watching without the need to learn anything.

Delightful!! This helper is perfect, Doug! Thanks for sharing.

Good Job! I like the sound the bark makes as it succumbs to sharp steel. Thank you.

Your getting to be a great artist Doug as well as a carver ..excellent piece and video ..God Bless You

Doug you are a Artist of Wood, you make it look so Easy, Man you are Talented and Awesome to Watch...

Your skills have sky rocketed over the years. I really enjoyed watching this. Well done Doug.

Wow. 👍

What a great talent Doug has 👍👍👍👍👍

Wow! Doug you are amazing! Thanks for the entertainment AND the inspiration!

Loved seeing both of you working on it! Very cool, man. I enjoy the silent videos 🤘🏻

Wow, that is an awesome carving Doug, well done.

Thank You! I’m new to woodcarving and am completely awestruck by your work!!!

Amazing!!! Beautiful carving Doug!!! Your wife did a great job on the glasses!! I just love it! Peace and Good Fortune and Good Health to you and your family!! All the best!

Seems to me that with tools that size I could make a big mistake very quickly 😁 Great job, beautiful finished carving.

Great video. Just finished my second Santa from your last video. Fun carve, thank you🙏

Wow Doug, that's beautiful.

You have an amazing talent. It’s a pleasure to watch you work.

Hi Doug. Thanks to you I love to carve. I have even forged a couple knives. Now I will set up a sweet carving station like yours. Thank you for all the videos over the years. Cheers from Vancouver island.

Loved everything thank you for sharing your joy with us.

Thank you Doug! Most relaxing video, just hearing the wood be removed. There is such a distinct sound on cottonwood bark.

Very nice sir! Love having my coffee while listening to the sound of tools going through wood…or in this case, bark. Your finishing job is superb.

Very Nice !!!!!..... :)

Such talent, love how sharp those tools are too