Whittling A Beginners First Dog 

You sir are the Bob Ross of wood carving lol. Love the video

i attempted this and within the first 30 minutes i cut my finger and had to get three stitches. But i finished it later so, thanks.

What a wonderfully made dog! It seems perfect for my first attempt at carving. Thanks for sharing your skill!

I just love the way he takes it slow and shows and explains each cut , it is so helpful where others carvers speed threw all of this!!👍

What an incredibly therapeutic video to watch as well as instructional. I'm hoping to buy a set of whittling knives very soon. I think I'd be fine with the different types of cut but I struggle with visualizing the 3 dimensionality of the project. This tutorial was extremely helpful. What a patient man you appear to be, and patience is an essential quality of a good teacher. My very first carving project was going to be Notre Dame Cathedral in France...every single brick, but I think I'll just start with the dog instead 😃Many thanks, my friend. Greetings from Scotland 👍

I know this is an old video but good teaching is eternal. This will be my first project just as soon as my knives and wood arrive. Thank you so much 🙏

Thank you so much! I'm a beginner, so I really appreciate how slow you are going for us and really carefully going through each step! Thanks for taking the time to make this video! I'll try to be very careful per Samuel's post. I saw that there are gloves that can be purchased, however, I don't have the extra money for that.

Cute! Great pick for a first time beginner.

You are positively awesome! That was a fantastic first Carver's project! God bless you too!

Excellent videos, Gene! I'm looking into buying my first woodcarving set, so that I can try out some projects like this. This seems like such a fun and rewarding hobby/skill to learn. Thank you for sharing your craft with us! :)

Fantastic as always! Praying for you brother! Thanks for providing these videos! Look forward to the next time we can carver together! Take care!

Gene.. Thank you so much for your videos. They are the best resource I have found on the internet for learning to carve. I appreciate the time and effort you put into this. Thank you! Also.. where do you buy your carving wood? I am having trouble finding a reasonable priced source for basswood. That stuff is expensive!

I'm definitely going to try this all I have whittled so far are little wands from sticks

Thanks for video. As for me, I like seeing all the faceted surfaces. Well done!

Great project Gene , thank you for sharing your great video's 😃 .

Great video for beginners Gene . I hope you and our family are in a safe place with all the flooding there . Take care .

Thank you! I'm encouraged to have a go! You have a new subscriber! God bless!

Thank you so much I hope you have a wonderful day today and I will keep watching your videos

Loved this tutorial.....thanks, going online to purchase some basswood blocks and a whittling knife‼️👍

Very good tutorial, I mostly carve greenwood bowls and spoons but I am trying to get into figurine carving. Any recommendations on a good small knife, I currently use a nick Westermann Sloyd knife but it’s a little much for projects like this?

Thank you, sir, for your instructions. My son wants to learn to carve, but I have no idea how.. This helps a lot.

Great ,really nice for beginner ,thanks for showing

Hi I was wondering what wood should you recommend if you want to carve but you would want to stain and put primer on to give as a gift?

Nice tutorial. Exactly what I was looking for.

love it always wanted to learn you were a big help.....going to get supplies

Thank you! This video was very helpful.

thats lookin a bit... ruff

You remind me of my grandpa who died recently so I got into carving cuz he left all his carving tools thx for help and video

This is an awesome project !!!

Great starter project for me to try. Thanks so very much.

Hi Gene, love the videos. You're like the Bob Ross of wood carving. Just wondering if you remember what size the blank was that you started off with for this dog?

What kind of wood use for that? Its amazing. Very good channel

Hi Gene, I'm looking for a tutorial zu carve a horse. Do you have one in your playlist or can you do me the favour to make on. Best regards from Germany. Keep going with the nice videos!

Hi, great video thank you. What kind of wood are you using?

LEGS!!!!!!

Now that I'm looking at the wood shavings, they look like coconut pieces

Awesome Video Gene - thank you. Is there a dog template we can use for the general shape?

Do you have a recommendation for a knife or kit for a 12 year old just starting out? I bought a kids kit called adventure station whittlin' wood and the knife broke ( pocket knife style) the first day. Please send a suggestion!

What type/brand of knife are you using? How often does it need sharpening? Thanks!

Since the dog has the tail sticking out quite thin, does the grain have to be directed in the direction of the tail? What is the thickness approximately of the piece of basswood?

Would you be interested in trying a few products for GRIP On Tools and reviewing them? I have two that I can think of, off the top of my head that would probably be very helpful.

Cool, thank you. Easy but looks awesome.

What was the size of the piece of wood did you start with please

How does he make his knive cut so easily? Is it just sharp or was the wood softened a little ? Plz answer i am very curious

Where do you get your carving knife and what is the item number or name? Thank you.

And continue making cool beginner stuff too bc it really helps.

Awesome video!

Thanks Gene! Where can I get your dog pattern?

Man..., you are my masters to me

Thanks, Gene! Fascinating video.

Do you have the opportunity to make a sketch with length on the drawing? would be fun to make. :-)

Very cool, thank you for sharing!

Great video thank you!

What size was the block you started with. I have no band saw.

You make this look too easy nice job

Thank you Grant

Nice work, Thank you and God Bless....

Cool. This helped a lot!

Hello where do you get your wood from?

Okay, but where do you get the wood that's already shaped like a dog?

What kind of knife are you using gene?

What length of blade are you using?

thankyou Sir - well done

what wood did you use

What size is the wood blank you used?

Thanks for the video Gene it was very helpful, also I was wondering what type of carving knife do you use?

Beginners Question: what type of wood is best for this dog

I made it! Looks awesome, thanks!

How thick did you cut it out initially

Absolutely great for our beginners table. Thanks.keep on keeping on. Love that you share your talent.

😮 wat I did not no that but that is cool

Superb! God bless you too.

What kind of wood?

YOU REMIMD ME OF BOB ROSS, ALSO WHAT IS THE CARVING TOOLS NAME

Looks like my doggies. Border Collies

Can you please make chess pieces? I would like to make a set for my brothers 18th birthday but I haven't found videos. Love your channel and thanks!

Where can I find the patterns for the dog blank??

What inch stock wood is that?

guys i found bob ross

What is this for a kind of Wood

What are the measurements for the cut out?

Whats the best wood to use

I enjoy

What knife do you use

Want to try. do you have the pattern for download?

can u please send me the pattern for this one too

Hi thanks Gene😂

Good vid

Frick this my wood carving tools won't cut any fricking wood. I can't carve anythin

Sure, video is good and simple, but first you have to have a saw good enough and skills with that saw good enough to make that dog figure..=D Not really starter stuff... But sure the video doesn't explain safety and work with they knife, what type of knife is needed. So definitely not a starter video. Sure cute though... To answer questions of others, as looks like the maker not going to do that, choose very soft wood. Birch tree or any other soft tree will do the trick. It is easier to start with the soft wood.

No band saw though Wah

What type of wood did you use