Zed Outdoors also very lovely people to purchase many many MANY things from..a good place to find the Books you might have been thought of buying too. Keep Well && All the Best to the Both of You😎... ps is it me or is Lee becoming more like H as the vids progress. I swear he looks YOUNGER everytime he appears online!😜
This has been one of the most comprehensive tutorials on chip carving that I’ve ever seen. Thanks for sharing, Zed and Lee. I’m definitely book marking this one!
Phenomenal video, really has helped me get the basics down and, as you can see, that can really grow into some neat complex designs. well spoken, explanied, and demonstrated
Indeed it's awesome to see how many topics and subsequent tools woodworking splinters off into. Many thanks for watching and for your kind words Glen ~Peace~
Excellent tutorial video. Lee is an excellent teacher with clear and concise instructions. He is so talented and if I was in the UK I would love to take lessons from him. Perhaps after the Corona Virus subsides and travel is aloud again, I would love to take a working vacation to the UK. I live in the States where there are no classes in my area. Spoon carving and chip carving seems to be more popular there than here. I love some of the outdoor events you have shown on your channel and plan to attend one after the current crisis subsides. If you ever get the chance to film Lee Stoffer making one of these small carving knives I would love to watch the entire process from selecting the type of steel to use thru to firing and tempering the steel to refining the blade. I do some welding and metalwork so, I have access to torches and it would be nothing to put together a small forge. Thank you again Zed and Lee!!
Lee is one of the most talented guys I know and yet so humble. We are fortunate here in the UK to have such a great and diverse scene when it comes to crafts, along with a myriad of events throughout the year spanning all the different disciplines too. A sincere thank you for watching and for your kind words too, take care ~Peace~
That entire video was just amazing!! I’m very new to carving & kept seeing all this unbelievable geometric stuff but didn’t know what to call it to find more on it. Now I know it’s chip carving. That whole video is so full of useful information & it had all the answers to questions I didn’t know I was going to be asking at some point in my carving experience!! Thank you both so much. Best wishes from the U.S.
Very good video Zed. Mr. Stoffer has provided very good instruction into the many 'facets' of his style of Chip Carving. My 'former' spouse has learned some Russian Style with the different 'strange' knives, and practice boards. 5✨ 👍
Indeed the Russian style is amazing and some of the intricate designs they do is mesmerizing. As always I appreciate your kind words and for watching thank you ~Peace~
As you guys mentioned Tatiana, I have watched some of her videos and as Lee has said she is an absolute wizard with her blade and style. There are a few other guys who do the same as she does.
This video alongside some of my “How-To” books is all anyone could ask for! Thank you guys so much for uploading this video!! (Saving this video for sure) (Amazing spoons you guys show early on!!)
So spooky, I was only over at Mums this afternoon looking at a box that has been around ever since I can remember, and looked at it closely, thinking ah... that’s chip carving as seen recently on antiques roadshow. Thank you for this! It was meant 😊
*_Hey ZED_** , great to see you..* 😎👍🌟🌟🌟 . I was wondering if you would do a video on Bushcraft Prepping for the upcoming food shortage / Food waste campaign that a lot of governments are activating... . No Bushcrafters are covering this subject in RU-vid-verse.
High Zed, great video buddy yet again, and a big up for Lee too. Having watched Lee's video from 5 years ago it ran straight into this one of yours, awesome mate and as always interesting n' informative . You sure do get around in your tea half hour don't you. You obviously must have learnt loads and loads, and come home with a few perks along the way, if so good luck to you mate, you sure put some time in travelling and filming. Has Lee moved ? Or has he redesigned his man cave?? Looks like a pretty cool workshop to me, Iooks nice comfortable environment to work/ carryout your hobby/ passion. I have already looked on a couple of sites and yes Lee's is one of them, but no one seems to have any of these knives in stock !! Why is it so difficult trying to find them?? It seems that everyone has stopped making them :-(( Hope you are keeping well fella All the best Les.
Hi Les, Lee has two different workshops at his house, he uses one for the metal work, etc and this one he uses for more the woodworking side of things. Reg his knives his output is very minimal nowadays, and when he does make them for sale they go very quickly! ~Peace~
Thankyou for the great tips! I found it comical that for the tiniest little v's cut it the side of the spoon you used the biggest bowie knife.😅 I don't do it like you, which is prolly why my stuff looks like crap and I am down to only 7 fingers left. I find a machete length knife gives me the ballance I need for chopping my ugly carvings into firewood.
OK so..., I went to my shop, sharpened my whittler, and I was wondering: After carving about three edge triangles I don't quite get one deep enough and the grain acts like a zipper and peels off three of my triangles. So is it normal to then laugh maniacally and hit it with a hammer?
Yeh it's cool to use whatever knife you have to hand and are comfortable with using. Reg your attempt at triangles, it really is a case of simply practising as much as you can, using Lee's teachings as a guide, once you get the hand of it you'll be rocking! ~Peace~
Fantastically informative and inspiring video. Thank you both. Early on, Lee mentioned that the chip carving tool he uses might be unsuitable for sycamore. What should one use on sycamore, please? Many thanks!
Sincerely appreciate the kind words, Sycamore is a soft wood so is har to get clean and sharp lines. You can still do it though with any chip carving knife you have ~Peace~
Great video Zed!!! I don't know if it was already said but is it possible to buy Lee Stoffer's chip carving knives? Can you custom order them or something? Thanks for the video!!!
Many thanks for the kind words, alas Lee is not making them for the forseeable future but I have pinned a link to the top of the comments where you buy really good quality chip carving blades for a competitive price ~Peace~
Thank you kindly, yeh it's tricky filming things so close such as chip carving with the camera set up I have, lots of room for improvement on my end ~Peace~
