Woodcarving a Native American Face in Basswood 

+One Mule Woodworking thanks Gary!

Thanks Kevin! I like doing projects like this one. Even if I never carve one like it again, I learn from it.

@@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net I know what you mean, I learn every time I carve.

You're welcome. :)

Thank you Paul.

Made by the Gods themselves. :)

The book is good. I think it would be good to start with general wood spirits. There are plenty of free tutorials online. Good luck and have fun!

+DIY AtoZ I used boiled linseed oil as the base.

@@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net in India it isn't available.. I have Raw linseed oil. Can I boil it and than use it?

@@DIYAtoZ no. It is called boiled but it has some chemical driers added to it to make it dry faster. Tung oil would work or really any other oil finish that will dry. Things like mineral oil won't ever dry. Hopefully you can find something that would work.

I can't remember all the tools I used but here's what I usually use for something like this: 25 mm gouges - #3, #5, #7, #9 15 mm Fishtail gouges - #3, #5, #7 Large and Medium V gouges Some Smaller "U" gouges - maybe 3 to 5 mm Also, some #1 gouges various sizes - probably 15mm and like an 8mm I like using the longer, full-size gouges for roughing out and then a combination of longer and medium sized gouges for the final details. I will even use a set of palm gouges for some of the work. Some of those will have really tiny veiners, v-gouges, and other sweeps. Like clamps you can never have enough. :)