How to Carve a Relief Carving 

I find this to be very “the joy of painting”. With a bit more technicality. Love it.

Thank you for being a wonderful instructor on this carving.

Excellent instruction Mr. Pye. Interesting and easy to follow.

This man needs a Joy of Painting type television show. I would watch this for hours and just learn.

Absolutely beautiful! You make me really want to have a go at this.

Thanks so much for taking the time to do the video. Really helps us that are just getting started in carving. Very much appreciated!

This is out of this world. I never thought these could also be hand made. Awesome sir

So relaxing to watch and listen to, and really easy to follow too. Thank you!

The Bob Ross of wood! I love it! Glad I found this!

Excellent tutorial!! I love your explanations of the tools, so I know what tool to look for and when too use them; it really helped! Thank you!!

A great subject that shows your skills in carving and teaching.

Spectacular work. Thanks for sharing.

I have never done any wood carving...ever, but you make this look so inviting and relatively doable. That is the mark of a true expert and artist.

I am a very novice wood carver as well..I've learned an astronomical amount by watching your videos Chris, but one of the most important things I've learned so far is..Wow..Your gouges are sharp..What a beautiful and unique design with the rabbits. Thank you for sharing your Gift with us sir.!

Thank you for sharing your technique. Very informative, and quite understandable due to your excellent teaching method. I have carved for nearly 30 yrs, and I enjoyed your show.

Excellent, I am currently working on a hare so this helps a lot. Thanks.

Beautiful. I love woodcarving!

amazing! just discovered your channel. You are a very good teacher, thank you! (greetings from a small country called Estonia)

This was a beautiful process!! Lovely editing and recording! 10/10👏👏👏👏 I'm a potter and I'm currently working on a relief sunflower carving. My first attempt is going pretty good, very slowly 🐌 😅. Thanks for your video!

Thankyou that's really kind of you to share your ideas!

Thank you for the great detail instructions. Learned quite a bit about detail and forming of legs and body.

i cant explain how satifying it is watching this!!!!

I just watched all 34 minutes of this. Very Inspiring.

MARAVILLOSO. Gracias por compartir tus conocimientos con todos. Abrazos desde España.

Beautiful work. It's definitely got a touch of Celtic knotwork in there.

Great lesson your commentary was excellent, I will certainly follow you thanks for making a great video.

Terrific design and execution. This video alone convinced me to get some decent chisels and get carving. My first attempt was a rather amateurish copy of this design, but I learned a lot from attempting it. Thank you.

Very nice work and detailed instruction and suggestions. Thank you very much!

What an amazing video. I love carving and this is so enjoyable to watch. Thanks for sharing the knowledge

WOW! SUCH A GREAT TUTORIAL VIDEO! THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE IT! YOU ARE A GOOD TEACHER AND GREAT ARTISAN! I LIKE WHAT YOU DECIDED TO TO DO IN THE END WITH THEIR TAILS...I MUST ADMIT THAT WHEN YOY SAID THAT U WERE GOING TO DO SOME STIPPLING ON THE BACKGROUND, I WISPERED TO MYSELF "NOOO!" BUT IN THE END, YOU WERE RIGHT AND DID AN AMAZING JOB! IT IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL! IT WAS SO RELAXING TO WATCH! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING MORE OF YOUR VIDEOS!!

I loved it! Thank you so much for sharing!

Wonderful work, most enjoyable to watch. I've had a go at Lino cuts, but have never tried wood carving...Very addictive viewing!.

I have just finished mine. It was my second piece and a gift for my daughter. She was delighted with it. It only took me about 100 hours but there we go. My friend saw it and did a Lino cut of it.

Brilliantly taught! I've acquired three sets of chisels (don't ask why) and they've sat dormant in my garage cabinet for years. By watching you use each one of your chisels and do what each one is specifically meant to do, I now know what I have to do. Thanks again! From Los Angeles, California.

Ill do this after I learn to knit lol! Thanks Master carver. San Diego California

Just beautiful!

I'm currently waiting for my first set of chisels to be delivered and watching this just made the wait seem longer 🤪 Thank you for the time you took to make and upload this video, it was both very educational and enjoyable.

Bravo mister!🥇

Great video thank you.

Great tutorial💯

excellent tutorial.

Great teaching!

Nice video, I learnt a lot, much apreciated

Thank you for wanting to teach.

Amazing carving

Excellent!!!!

excellent instruction

A great tutorial

Holy smokes. Phenomenal

Большое спасибо ! Больше бы таких видео !

beautiful

Thank you very much❤

Loved it

Great vedio, I enjoied every minute, thank you for sharing, What is species of this wood.

Super job 👏👏 looks easy until you try. Having a fair range of tools helps 😉 keep up the good work 😎

Never knew I wanted to carve wood.

excellent

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you are very good what kind of wood they use. Basq Country 👍👏👏🤝

I appreciate this video....the most i've done with relief carving is with a pocket folding knife...carving "initials" on an outdoor sitting bench ....but never done this kind of beautiful work, as you expertly demonstrate in this video. I am curious as to the size and types of gouges, chisels your using.. So far you've mentioned some tools...but I am curious as to their sizes and types .. 1:16 = A V-Tool to do the edges 2:03 = a Deep Gouge #9 / #10 •#9 x 1/4, 3/8in. (6, 10 mm) • #10 x 1/8, 1/4, 3/8in. (3, 6, 10mm) 6:09 = ??size?? 8:34 = different tools used. ??? 10:08 = Bent Gouge ??size?? 10:37 = Short Bent / Spoon Gouge ??size?? 15:41 = Vtool 17:42 = Back bent (for curves) ??size?? 25:04 = Narrow Gauge ??size?? 25:36 = carving knife ?? 29:43 = The EYE = #9 x 1/4, 3/8in. (6, 10 mm) 31:33= Skew chisel x 3/8in. (10mm) 31:42 = Punch tool 33:13 = 240 Grit Sandpaper 33:32 = Stiple Punch for background Tools: These are the gouges I found most useful: • #3 x 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 1in. (6, 10, 14, 25mm) • #5 x 5/8in. (16mm) • #6 x 1/4, 3/8, 1/2in. (6, 10, 14mm) • #8 x 1/4in. (6mm) • #9 x 1/4, 3/8in. (6, 10 mm) • #10 x 1/8, 1/4, 3/8in. (3, 6, 10mm) Also 60 deg V tool and skew chisel x 3/8in. (10mm)

You are so bob ross of carving!! , even though i have no knowledge , its fascinating and now I am thinking to start . Where do I buy all those tools ?

What do you think of birch for carving?

Thank you for the video. I enjoyed your work and learned a ton. Bookmarked! Never seen a square-shaped 4-pin punch you used at the end of video. Mind sharing what they call it or where to get one like that? Thanks in advance!

What sort of wood are you using - Lime/Linden? Clearly your tools are very sharp but the wood carves so beautifully. Wonderful video

Are you getting some ideas together to help restore that famous church in Paris, seems you are needed there.

Very impressive indeed! You are really tempting me to start this type of carving. I currently try my hand at chip carving - I've not tried relief carving.....yet. What type of wood do you use? And, what set of knives would you recommend?

please let me know what is the name of your wood and the mark of your sharp tools. beacause when I work on some wood , it is not simple as you do. I am very appreciate of you for your teaching

What kind of transfer paper did you use to stick to the wood?

Dear what wood do you use? I am from Argentina. Thank you very much!

Thank you for sharing. What was your final finish?

How do you level the background in the areas where the walls come to a sharp point. (Like the areas highlighted in green at 5:15 .) After the walls are cut, I can't get the background surface clean and flat. Thanks for your reply.

As a kid I was always surrounded by my peers when I would draw and they kept saying "Man that's so good". I felt like "What don't they get about it? It's easy." I get it now...

I remember a print like this from Elemental Ceramics

nice

Aplausos!

what kind of wood did you use for this piece?

you're good, you're very good

what kind of wood do you use? it looks like it cuts so well compared to when I do. When I cut the wood it isn't smooth it has a lot of crevices in it. I have been using pine. do you know if that is the wood or just my technique

Really enjoyed your video, learned alot.what wood is it. It looks easy to carve. I keep having alot of problems choosing and getting wood. Please can you help with advice

Nice work! Before gouging - Wouldn't a stop cut along the lines be helpful so you can gouge & it will hit the stop line without going outside the line.

Thank you for this very informative video and the drawings. Just one question - how deep is the ground? I see it as about 6mm or 1/4”.

is there is reason you dont do the rough parts with a electric tool?

Where is the depth gauge instructions link?

Welp.... I'm hooked.

Hey I have a question, which wood is ideal for carving a relief? Because I really thinking about doing one, but I don't actually know to get into it.

Do I need special wood for this? I am a total beginner, but I would love to try, and want to start with the easiest wood.

What kind of wood is it, and how would this be on cedar? Thanks

Wow 😲 I really love this works but I don’t have any one to help please try and tech me please and how can I get you

What wood is it

Could i use a router to cut out those big areas?

👍👍👍👍

What type of wood is he using?

Could you please answer what is the toolset and how to buy it?

Searching for a printable template for this rabbit project. Anyone know if it exits?

Besides his skillfulness in carving and using tools, the sharpness of gauges is beyond normal sharpening skills. Imagine your tools are not 100% sharp and you pluck one part unintentionally and "You are done".

What kind of wood is it ?

Is this lime wood?

will you send me patterns of 3 hares, please

Incredibly helpful, but you skipped the hare's bodies entirely, was that intentional?

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