Six Videos i Never Made This Week (Wood Turning,Epoxy ,Carving) 

That was a great video actually Doug!

You are one of the most clever and talented people around. Well done and thinks for sharing Doug.

Doug, you just have to do a little guy fishing 🎣 with the magnets it would be perfect on your shelf. Love your work bud

Today at a wood carving show in central Wisconsin, as I was walking through the exhibits, I was able to meet you Doug Linker. Thank you for taking the time to shake my hand, and to look at my brother -in -law and sister’s carvings. You are a real gentleman. I hope you enjoy your stay in Wisconsin.

Doug, you are my 'fun fix'! Your 'child within' speaks to mine and your creativity winds the olding kid in me up! Keep being your delightful self no matter camping or carving, I surely enjoy my time with you. Thanks for making my day!

Ahh Doug .. I love hearing seeing the out of doors . All I hear is adult neighbors arguing with their spouses\significant other ,kids riding around and around and around on their loud little mopeds . Dogs barking none stop .. can’t breathe burning of all the garbage..... I love the pumpkins ! I’d buy the heart necklace .. and the nonstop 🎃 pumpkin is very cool.. and I love the acorn but would prefer it without the face very cool. A pine cone would rock ! ( no face please!) lol ...You could plug in the camera just to hear the crickets and hear that storm ..I could listen to that for hours that’s .. That would be awesome ..beautiful ...music to my ears !

"I've watched worse videos, I know that." Truer words are rarely spoken. I would have been happy watching any one of these, and so I was, 6 times over. Thank you Doug!

For me I would have watched you carving in the thunderstorm always the calming of the carve and the sounds of the thunder would have been gorgeous. Good job Doug I think I'm going to try the magnet idea with a little mountain bike and give it to my husband. Thank you for all your creativity

Love Mr Pumpkin head. You ought to sell them. People collect all sorts of things. Those little heart shapes, are super duper. Love them❤️

Doug, you turned a week's worth of "failures" into a great success! If only we all had that ability. Love the acorn face and pumpkin man. There was a horror flick made back in the late 1980s I think, called Pumpkinhead. That's what I thought of when you first said you'd made a pumpkin man. Glad your little guy isn't scary!

I gave up RU-vid for a week and my wife gave up Facebook for the same. We got so much done around the house this week it was great. Now that the week is up I found there was only two videos that I had missed that were worth watching. This was one of them. Time is one of the most important things we have. I am looking to do better with the time I have and your videos are still going to be a part of it. It is a pleasure to watch honest, simple fun and in a positive light.

I would of watched every video if you would of made them. I like the pumpkin pendulum the most!

Gr8 stuff Doug, I love the magnetised pumpkin, walnut 💜s and the 'sugar puffs' breakfast cereal man.🎃 Never think that something is not worth putting out for viewing, you enjoyed doing/making it and they'll always be others who enjoy watching...

I can't tell you how much I enjoy you enjoying the things you carve and make! I'm still laughing at how you enjoyed your perpetual motion pumpkin! Keep carving Doug, as I've learned a lot from you. Thanks,

DOUG, I love ALL of your videos, from your bushcraft, hiking, camping, canoeing, fishing, your carvings & your woodwork. I look forward to each one of your videos. Your magnetic pumpkin is great! Thanks!

Doug you are so talented, tell you something that you don't already know. Ok I m a machinist by trade, I remodeled our home of 43 years, at least 3 times. We built a mt get away, just me and her. I've built 7 trailers, woodspliter, a big shed, I do all my own car care. I've done everything I've wanted to keep from paying someone else to do it. My health took a downturn in 01, so I'm not able to do much. We sold the mt home in 06 and bought a larger very nice home in 07 so my wife will never have to worry about problems. Now I mostly watch some of you guys on YTube cause I hate cable tv. When you get to be 77 or older, I hope you will still be able to carve, I don't have that talent but l enjoy watching you carve, and Shawn building and Joe camping and enjoying his new home. This fills my day and I'm happy do little stuff around home. Be good stay safe.

My favorite is rain and crickets and Doug. I’d watch it for hours. Love the sounds.

Doug, One option for a better lathe would be a used Shopsmith. I picked one up for a few hundred, and it seems to be a very good lathe. It also gives you other machine options without taking up a lot of space.

My favorite is the pendulum magnetized swinging pumpkin. Your videos are so calming and soothing both in your wood shop and out bush crafting.

Doug, You got style.....You have one of the smoothest channels on 'Tube.

I enjoyed your recap of 6 videos never made, and really like the black walnut hearts. Thank you.

Old and rustic is just character! Time for another outdoor fire, coffee and carve. Not only a nice outing but a nice video. I liked your canoe trip and carving vid from a while back. 🔥☕👍

Thanks Doug! I'm NEVER disappointed in your videos as you ALWAYS seem to come up with a really nifty project or two (maybe SIX!!!)! Your enthusiasm for fun projects inspire me to come up with ones on my own and I'm sure many others feel the same way! Never a dull moment or video from you, sooo keep up the great work even though you think your 'current' project is a waste of time...maybe for you, but certainly not for others!!! Thanks again and safe woodcarving and bushcrafting to you and yours ALWAYS!

How lovely that you discovered the hearts in the walnut shells! Nice surprise - and the bouncing pumpkin is great! All of your crafts are unique and wonderful. Thanks for sharing your talents.

Your little spinning pumpkin would be cool with a little watch that sits stationary and a cauldron that sins around.

Doug, you are so talented, you really should sell your pieces on Amazon or etsy..country fairs, art festivals... love all your videos

Knife skills only take you so far, your imagination and creativity is what has taken your carvings to another level

Man, Doug... I appreciate videos like this! It seems we're a lot alike. I stress over videos, trying to hit one per week, and I overthink them and make the whole process harder on myself. I used to make videos once a month or I'd let three months pass. LOL! Not ideal, but now that I've got Patreon supporters, I feel the pressure. I've actually got a few videos' worth of footage that I shot and haven't done anything with. Seeing how you put all this together and were open about your thought process, is - to me - a really neat thing. It's something I may do at some point. THANK YOU!

Oh that storm sounded so heavenly! I miss the afternoon/night storms we used to have growing up. (Even though I was so afraid of them 😂) I enjoy your videos and thank you for sharing this craft with us!

this was so fun to watch! thank you. when i saw the magnet thingie i immediately thought of a little fisher person with a "fish on", or a "boot on". anyway. i truly enjoy watching all of your video creations. very therapeutic and inspirational for me. thank you !

Doug your a start on a Facebook group I'm in and your our go to guy for all newbies who want to learn new skills. Love your Chanel with great content.

Love how you enjoy the stuff you make. Such fun. That's what makes us happy, being able to enjoy the little things in our lives.

I LOVE the sound of rain and crickets, would have liked to see that video, very relaxing sounds for me

Was great watching you about not making a video while making one . No matter what still showing some good stuff to make down the road. I’m going to try and make my first wooden hammer out of a pice of apple wood. I need a shop to work in , all I have is the outdoors on the porch or woods . Maybe next year, I’ll set up our camper we don’t use anymore for a shop. Keep the videos coming even if not doing much.

You could make a pumpkin head family. Elves for Christmas??? Just ideas... Thank you😊

Thank you for all the carving posts you do here. I've completed at least a dozen of your pieces now. Easy to follow tutorials. The pieces come out as expected. I've also changed them up to suit what I see in them as well. Started out with Sharon My Art, then your videos, Kevin Coates, and a few of Gene Messer's as well. It's a great hobby ...that easily gets out of control and wants more of my time! Thank you.

Love that boxed shelf display behind you of all you're carvings/whittles!! My Grandfather was into whittling, just with his pocketknife, we used to go for hunts by the creek for his "whittling wood". Lol! Thank you so much for sharing this craft with us it brings back fond memories! :-)

So fun! Thank you! I gotta say I would have loved to watch you carve with the rain and thunder etc.in the background...that last clip had me wanting for more! Have a great week!

I think this was a cool video of what Doug Does. Not every moment in our lives is Hollywood but they are all who we are. Keep them coming. I refuse to watch tv

Really like that magnet trick with the swinging pumpkin.

Those walnut hearts are actually really cool. Thanks for the video, Doug!

Doug, me and my boy loved this and has given us plenty of wood craft ideas. Thankyou #uk

I think you expect WAY more of your videos than we do Part of the charm of your channel is you Doug. I would of loved to sit here on the friend simulator while you whittled on the porch in the rain...poor lighting or not.

Hi Doug, as you know we really enjoy all of your videos. Here is an idea you might like to try,.-- Way back when I was a kid my father used to slice walnuts into about the thickness of the ones you show for the little owls. He sanded them smooth, and then he dipped them in varnish and hung them to dry. Then he took long leather shoe strings and wove two of them through each of those walnut slices and made women's belts out of them.

Enjoy your videos Doug. Your back wall is filling up! Whittling in the rain. Is there much in life more peaceful?

Would like to see a wind chime or another birdhouse! Your creativity and projects separate you from ur buddies/other tubers. Thanks Doug, always a good time!

A lot of votes here for magnetic Pumpkin. My favourite too. Good work Doug 👍

Oh! Doug what can anybody say. Those Hearts are exquisitely beautiful. NATURE is a wonderful to take treasures from and do craft and art . You are a child at heart. I love everything you do, thanks for sharing your passion and spreading happiness in a old heart, ....Shalom

Was definitely a great outcome. Keep this format in mind for future videos if you like

The best video about a non-video I've ever seen Love it

I like your video of your videos. A little bit of everything. After watching most if your carving videos, I found myself carving butter in the mornings. It would end up on my toast. Then I found that I could carve cheese. That would end up on my tomato sandwiches. Now I've bought some basswood and two carving knives. Who knows what will happen next. I might be cooking coffee on a open fire in the woods and carving wood. Thanks for your carving videos. Very inspiring to me.

Super video of 6 non-videos and even makes me laugh about the title. You have a great talent of teaching so people understand every step you take and you are very creative. Thank you for your excellent videos.

Always look forward to a video from Doug!

Great video. Have fun with a new "safe" lathe.. I put new handles and lock plates on mine a week after I got it... 10 years ago... keep rolling

You are so talented, I love all your video’s. I had no pencil sharpener today, so, I got a sharp knife, and whittled down my pencil to a point. Looked at the result and thought to myself “omg that looks horrible Doug would have made it look like it come straight out of a pencil sharpener. 😂 but it got the job done. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for another inspiring video. I'm off to my shop today to make my interpretation of the magnetic pumpkin head.

Great project with the dancing pumpkin. You should make one of dancing Joe in the spirit of bushcraft beer drinking. LOL

A recap video like this... nothing at all wrong with the way of doing one. And, Mr. Finn needs time in front of the lens too. Nice projects.

Putting it all together it’s amazing how intelligent you are Dougster, I guess I gotta be pretty smart to because a lot of the crafts I learned from you couldn’t think of anyone else I’d rather have learned this from. “I can honestly say your congregation has inspired you to walk the narrow path” and I’ll tell you it’s tough but leading off to good things. Don’t give up, stay close to the church and it will stay close to you. Aloha&mahalo Your Boy Kekoa. (Loved the 🦉owls)

Well, I gotta tell ya, You did a great job with the idea of combining all of the little spots with the single video. I cannot find the words my friend. Splendid idea and great execution. As always you lightened my day and gave me joy. I am in the top 10 of your biggest fans. I have very little talent but the thing is, you always look at it as the glass is half full. I thank you. I would love to come back to Ontario and visit and talk just a couple of hours to see you in person. I bet you wold be a fantastic promotional speaker. Put your thoughts on tape and have someone edit a book for you.

This is my favorite video of your Doug. Cheers to you.

Well done Doug. The artistry is in seeing what the wood contains. Brian 79

Canadian Gepetto! Love this! I'll be buying my tools soon! So creative and talented. Also I like how calm and soft you talk.

Doug as for the face on the pumpkin ,you could always carve a small face on each of the four sides of the pumpkin and in turning or spinning it would always have a face toward the looker !!!!!

I like these little projects. They're the best... When you start doing something and it turns out half decent. Looks like you have alot of people getting ideas from your content on instagram too. I made an account last year and every time someone posts something cool, its from you. Today was a little christmas tree you did.

I don't like carving, I have no interest in carving wood or any type of carving. Have nothing against it and nothing for it. But there is something about Doug. It's relaxing, the way he speaks, his looks, the tone of his voice, his videos etc. It simply is RELAXING. I keep watching these type of videos just because he does them. No over the top expensive gear, expansive clothes, no fancy stuff. He's just keeping it simple and clear. Can't wait for another camping videos, those are my favorite, but I will still watch those carving videos :)) I even liked this video..... about the videos he didn't make.

We love everything you do, Doug... Well except that "one" person that gave a thumbs down, obviously they are not a Doug Club fan.

fun is never useless. Doug's super ADHD video... lol Thanks Doug. Have a great weekend.

Busy week! The magnet thing is fascinating.

Hi Doug ^_^. All of your videos are awesome. Its so good of you to share your stuff with us. I love the faces on your carvings ... and what a great workshop. Cheers n blessings.

Hey Doug, try laying some thin copper or aluminum over the bottom magnet then swing the pumpkin over it. The moving field should create little circular currents in the metal and cause it to magically brake without contact (for a different effect). You could even make the bottom magnet interchangeable with a one of these non-ferrous metals.

Simple little ideas all in one video who could ask for more thanks Doug

Another awesome video Doug. All great ideas, love the dancing pumpkin, thank you for keeping us inspired, you are the best my friend.

I love your carving videos Doug. You have inspired me to buy an Old Timer carving knife and get started. I just started on a cup & a spoon. It took a month of combing the woods to find a decent chunk of maple to get it started. Thanks for the inspiration.

I would enjoy all those videos. Loved the rain especially!

Nice 1 Doug, makes me want to get my dear old mother to make me a batch of her famous Pumpkin soup! :) Love your work Brother, God Bless - Skorp, Western Australia.

Awesome love the pumpkin. And the little purple people eater.

they are all very cute, You are so talented , love that jewellery what a great idea, nice video Doug

Loved em all but the magnetic Pumpkin was great

Very clever brother, I know its hard to come up with new ideas but you seem to do it each week. We should take a trip together here in Wisconsin this fall or winter plenty to do here...Paul

just beautiful you are great, love the magnet thing , would like to see you carve a bee or dragon fly hovering over a flower that has a magnet in, I just love your work.

Doug I am undoubtedly your biggest fan, you are somewhat of a celebrity to me. I’m a huge fan of what you do and you have inspired me to pick up whittling. I see that you have carved “delmer” by mike Shipley and I have wanted to carve him for so long now but am entirely terrified of the project. I have the roughout cut out via band saw but I haven’t started carving because it terrifies me, I would literally do anything for you to show a video of you carving the delmer... sincerely your most desperate biggest fan...

I think it was a great video. You fit a lot of carving and creativity into the week also. 😀

no worries Dougman....everything you do is a bonus for us and we totally understand...i hate it when life gets in the way of carving and hiking!! All the best my friend!

Doug, You have been blessed by God with your talents!!! Keep it up. PTL

Thanks Doug ! Never ever boring !

I liked this video Doug, it was like A Week in the Life of a Wood Carver's Mind. I think they have a movie about that or something similar LOL Anyway, thanks for the magnet idea. I'm going to make a life size ball of yarn and affix it to my cat's scratching tree. It will bob around and hopefully keep them entertained for hours. As it is, when I try to do anything on my laptop they think that is their invitation to come sit on my keyboard. I swear as soon as I remember exactly who told me "Get a few cats, that way they play with each other and you will have at least one cuddler in the bunch." they are getting a high five to the face or at least a kick in the shin or cat sitting duty for life. Thanks again for the idea and your videos, I watch them all and most times 3-4 times. Keep 'em coming!

Hi Doug. That was a great post on never made post's. Lol 👍 ✌

Enjoyed the video. You have all those carving knives, and then you said you only use 4 or 5. Lol. Iam the same way with my fly-rods. I have about a dozen of them, wind up using the same one. 😂

love the spinning pumpkin project!! ingenious!

🌲🍁🌿The pumpkin with the magnet is superb. What a great gift for someone, imagine if you could make a life size one for the front garden for Halloween 🎃

Great collection. Your Video's are never boring. I never know what you are going to come up with next. I really don't know where you find all the time to do everything you do and still work.

You are a busy Beaver. All of your carvings are so cute. Love the pumpkin magnet. You go Doug. 😺💞🎃

Awesome video, and never think an idea is too simple for a video, I and many others would watch and still learn something and enjoy it.

I like this video, i like the rack behind you that you put your people carvings in, it gave me a idea to make one that looks like a tree, kind of life a family tree.

Hey, Doug. Great wood carving ideas and thumbs up how you created them. Each one has it´s own beauty. Well done. I would have loved to watch every single video you might have done individually. Especially the carving of the little pumpkin man during a thunderstorm...would have been very relaxing to watch, listening to the sounds of nature ;) The walnut pendant and the earrings filled with resin are stunning. Wish we had these kind of walnut shells here in Germany. Might try it with the regular ones ... but yours look beautiful. Thank you for a great ´six videos you never made this week´... it sure was fun to watch.

Dear Doug, that was another great video from you. A bad video would be if you point the camera the wrong direction the whole time. Keep up the great work.

I wish my creative juices flowed as good as yours. Thanks Doug.

Awesome little video Doug And I do understand your concerns about your wood lathe So yes I would do the exact same thing turn it into a variable speed buffing wheel Or get new clamps And those hearts were really cute That is an awesome little idea

A man can never have too many tools.