Thank you for your generosity, many fellow beginners do not know how to hold the knife correctly, a clear, simple explanation, and it is very well understood.
Yes, I have a tutorial on letter and number carving. It is available with your Platinum Membership along with many more tutorials, patterns, and store discounts. Sign up using a link found on my homepage in the description above. Thanks for your question and I'm glad you enjoyed this lesson.
Thank you so much for your patience In instructing me how to hold my chip carving knife and to do a precise cut. Thank you for your safety tips. Blessings.
You are very welcome, Joshua. I recently released the Chip Carving Essentials Course at mychipcarving.com. it includes info as in this video and much more. Check it out! 👍
2Thank you so much or taking the time to show us this, what kind of wood is best for those kinds of designs? I am a visual learner so books aren't helping but the videos are. Thanks agan
Try this...tuck your elbow against your body and lock your wrist in place. This will line your forearm up with the cut and it should make a nice straight cut. Give it a go and let me know if I can be of any more help.
Merci pour votre réponse. Je suis très heureux que vous ayez appris certaines des bases de la sculpture sur puce ! Plus de leçons et de modèles à mychipcarving.com Marty
I'll be glad to help you with this. Please contact me directly by email from mychipcarving.com. I'll have you send me a picture of your carving and your knife.
G’day, I see these comments are pretty old, but in case you still check it I hope you can help. Your channel got me turned on to chip carving, it has the potential to make so many of my wood projects that bit more special, so thanks! Question is, I want to chip carve some furniture that I am making from seasoned Jarrah, an Australian (very) hardwood. My efforts on cutoffs are less than satisfactory - it’s very hard. Do I need different tools? My Flexicut and Kirschen knives are razor sharp... Any help is ... a help. Cheers, Michael
Thank you for video, I have not watched it yet, I saw the beginning and the T-square, and shopping I went. Now I am very interested in seeing the rest, I am not very well equipped.
Hello Michael, A lot has changed with pattern application since this video aired 9 years ago. Now we use the Pattern Transfer Tool exclusively for pattern application. No more tedious drawing. Patterns are applied quickly, accurately and in minutes we're ready to carve. You'll find info about this in the Chip Carving Essentials Course at mychipcarving.com and you can see a demonstration for how it works in the Store. I'm glad you're ready to learn. The Essentials Course is the absolute best way!!
I know that this video is really old, but RU-vid wanted me to see it so I guess others also might get it recommended. Just wanted to throw out a warning! If you are a beginner, don't feel discouraged if you don't succeed using this technique. This is a really hard way to make a three corner ship! Try instead to find a tutorial using plunge cuts 👍 Will make your day better.
Hello Gustav, I have taught 1000's of beginner students to successfully chip carve with this technique. Holding the knife at the same angle for all 3 cuts leads to success. Even though the video is old, I still teach the same effective technique. Thought you and others who read this comment should know. Thanks for watching!
Well, I've probably only taught a couple of hundreds during my lifespan 🙂 But there is a difference between having the teacher next to you and watching a video online. And this technique is really hard to get right for a beginner only watching a RU-vid video compared to other methods.
Hello Gustav, I am always open to your thoughts. You're right that the absolute best way to learn in one-on-one. Do you have a video that you think helps beginners learn to chip carve better than my video? Please share. Thank you.
what type of knife is that? brand/ blade style? I just recently graduated from Exacto's and there are not any carving stores in my area, so I pretty much have to be able to type in the specific name of smthg into Amazon. What do you think of Flexcut knives? Great video!!
excellent video. I was disappointed with some of the chip carving books I purchased as they simply jump into complicated designs and motifs without actually taking the time to explain the fundamentals. This video was extremely helpful in the sense of practicing chips as a complete beginner
Hello, Nice Video Thanks for making it. I do have a question or 50 for you. What type of wood is needed for a total noob? Also if a person wanted to get started doing for fun how much $$$ is needed for just starting out?
I'll answer all of your questions with one answer - Quick Start Chip Carving Kit for $55 on sale now. (List $77.90) 4 blanks are included with patterns applied My Chip Carving Cutting Knife Copy of Chip Carving Essentials 4 video tutorials showing you how to chip carve the 4 blanks, step-by-step mychipcarving.com/product/quick-start-chip-carving-kit/
may i ask; how long is the length of your blade? I have a pfeil knife 36 mm long blade. I feel it may be too long, and there is more blade in contact with the wood; i see that in the video, you hold the blade in a steeper downwards angle
Hello Eduardo, My Chip Carving Knives have a blade about 26mm long. I have found the Pfeil knives are quite average in performance and feel. That is my feeling. Hold the blade at an angle about 55-65 degrees to the surface of the wood. Right now I am putting handles on my new Diamond Knives. They are turning out great, very thin blade, really sharp, comfortable handle made from exotic wood. They should be available in the Store soon. mychipcarving.com/?s=platinum+knives&post_type=product
Hello David, what you've asked is a short question with a long answer :-) Grain direction affects the order of cuts in many instances but not all instances. In my lessons in the My Chip Carving Community I regularly address the grain issue when instructing during a video. Most chip carvers have a hard time correctly identifying grain direction so that's where I start and often return to. Would you consider becoming a part of our Community? I'm sure you'd have a lot to offer as well as learn. mychipcarving.com/membership Thanks for reaching out. Marty
@@MyChipCarving By now you already know I've joined your Community. In the mean time, I just finished watching your "with the grain" tearout video which answered much of what I was asking quite nicely.
Which wood do you use for this? I haven't been a hobby carver for long and I've always had the problem that the wood I buy is coarse-grained and my carving results suffer greatly as a result. I am currently using lime wood... unfortunately with the same problem. Are there different types?
I use northern basswood (Minnesota/Wisconsin), which is the North American equivalent to lime(linden) wood. However, I've read that there are different varieties of lime wood - sommer and winter. The Sommer is the more desirable of the 2 varieties, so it sounds like you're probably using the winter variety. The northern basswood is typically soft and tight-grained, making it easy to carve. In North America there is also southern basswood, which is very similar to northern, but the grain is typically not as tight since it is faster growing. Here's a good forum discussion on the differences between basswood and lime wood: forum.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/woodcarving-illustrated/woodcarving/carving-wood-materials/14034-basswood-limewood-differece
Hello - there is a tutorial available explaining our Scary Sharp knife sharpening method. The video is ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2SSQ-U6Zu3o.html The Scary Sharp sharpening kit is available at mychipcarving.com/product/knife-sharpening-kit/ which also has the video available.
Right, your fingers and shoulder shouldn't be causing you trouble. What I'd suggest Deana, is you start carving on EZboard. It's a great material to learn technique and refine your skills, You can carve EZboard and get great results. find more at ezcarving.com
With practice you'll get the feel for the right depth. Begin by trying to remove the chip with single cuts. Cut deeper as needed until this happens. One chip at a time and learn from chip to chip! You can do it.
A specific degree is not important. Somewhere in the 55-65 degree range creates nice shadows. Greater than 65 degrees makes it hard to remove the chip. Less than 55 degrees and the shadows aren't as nice and the carving doesn't show up very well. Anything in the 55-65 degree range. Just be consistent
what number of knife do you use....is this 16? Will this model be right? dluta.pl/noze-dla-rzezbiarzy/noze-snycerskie-pfeil/noz-snycerski-pfeil-ksztalt-16.html
Plunging the knife into the wood is like pushing it down in a straight line from the starting point. You want all 3 cuts to meet in the center of the triangle. Cutting straight down on all cuts would result in a lot of undercutting (cutting too deep) and weaken the wood where all 3 cuts meet. Give it a try and I think you'll experience what I'm saying. If you have other questions you can always reach out to me from mychipcarving.com Good luck!
so your pretty much saying I have to buy your knife to do it how you do it. the one I bought, is nearly impossible to hold the way you say. my sliced knuckles say thanks.
+Anna Orzechowicz A My Chip Carving with a thumb notch will definitely help you hold the knife properly. With a sharp knife and proper technique, you will be able to successfully chip carve. I can help you! Order a knife, sign up for a free membership and follow my lessons. You can chip carve, I promise.
