W055 How to Carve Letters by David Reilly 

Awesome, glad you liked the video! Cheers Chris

Hi Keith, I have lost contact with David but should I see him, I can assure you I will pass along your feedback!

Hi John, I am sure David is looking down from heaven with a smile on his face knowing that he has helped many like you to explore carving. I am glad I was able to share his wisdom with these videos. Chris

Hi JeffWilliams1965 Unfortunately, David is no longer with us. He is most likely in heaven teaching countless others many of the nuances of Carving. While I lost touch with him years ago, he never left my mind - any time I do any woodworking or photography, he is there in spirit guiding me. I hope he is with you too. Sincerely, Chris

It is always the case :-) Cheers! Chris

I am glad you liked it!! There are more videos of David's carving videos on the channel, be sure to check them out too. Cheers! Chris

Hi Mr. Rick, I have lost contact with David but should I see him, I can assure you I will pass along your feedback!

Hi lawrencejohnson3259 . Glad you enjoyed it, have fun giving it a go! Cheers! Chris

Hi Matt, Glad to hear that the video was informative and helpful. Cheers! Chris

Thank you! Cheers! Chris

Hi Bob, You should try your hand at hard Maple, suddenly Black Walnut will seem like butter :-) Cheers! Chris

Hi Bob, I have no suggestions on that, perhaps some of the viewers have suggestions. Cheers! Chris

Joshua, Thank you for sharing that!

Hello, Unfortunately, that was filmed about 18 years ago and I have no other documentation to that I could use to answer that. Sorry. Chris

@@MakingStuffwithChrisDeHut I didn'realize that, thankyou anyway !!!

Hi Fluke (nice name!), This was filmed almost 20 years ago so I do not remember for sure but looking at the image I suspect is was soft (silver) maple. I vaguely remember asking David to carve something in maple. After he did what I requested, I remember him saying that it isn't something he would want to do again!

@@MakingStuffwithChrisDeHut At some point later (19.22 when he is carving the letter E) David said it was basswood (lime here in the UK). Regards.

Unfortunately I have lost touch with David so I cannot provide you with a answer.

Great question

Woodgrain as it applies to carving is, unfortunately, impossible to "work around". Carvings, or I should say the form you are carving, has to follow the orientation of the object and you often can pick and choose which direction the grain should be. An easy example is a door panel that is carved. The grain would run vertical and your subject matter would also have to run vertical or "right side up". I will be doing some videos on CNC Carving in the near future and I will be pointing out the effects of grain direction. This information will apply to CNC carving and Hand Carving.

It is just a line in the middle. The straight parts you can use a ruler. On the curves you can do freehand. A flexiruler may help if you are an absolute beginner.

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