Basswood

Basswood

There is a warning about skin irritation on the bottle, but I've never had an issue. After it dries I don't think it would be a problem at all anyway, but individual reactions could vary I suppose.

@@dywoodcarving Thanks for the quick response! I went ahead and started applying it, and yeah that seemed more like skin irritation from application to me! It's already looking lovely, my girlfriend is going to love it! :D Thanks again!

Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you are enjoying the videos.

On my simpler projects I often just paint the untreated wood and then finish with the Howard's Feed N Wax. I like this method because it's easy and worry free for beginners. That said, I do sometimes use Boiled Linseed Oil prior to painting. I do this on my gnomes and several of my other carvings. It's a nice effect, but you do have to be careful if using BLO (some use walnut or tung oil as a non combustible alternative). I have an older video on using BLO if you're interested.

Basswood

@@dywoodcarving Thank you.

I would say expect it around October but don't trust my word for it like gospel. When I ordered mine I remember seeing the website say still working on orders from March and thinking okay that's only 3 months ago so I placed my order and expected it to arrive in December because that was 6 months later. It arrived at my old address on the 5th of June but I was still in contact with the people living there so I just got it open today on the 16th. Thsi knife is so beautiful, so high quality, and very very sharp. It took probably a year to get to me but I'm just glad to have it after how this past year has probably been for the drakes.

Thanks for watching and glad you are enjoying the videos! Sorry, I don't have any full birds or chess piece videos. I have patterns for several other small cacti in the summer 2023 issue of WCI foxchapelpublishing.com/products/woodcarving-illustrated-issue-103-summer-2023 .

@@dywoodcarving thanks

Hi! Thanks for watching! I have a video on v tools that shows how to keep them sharp with a strop.

That's great! Thanks for the kind words and encouragement.

The finish on the complex spirit is a mix of boiled linseed oil with a small amount of burnt umber oil paint. I am not all that familiar with the pfiel sets, but assuming you are talking about the palm tool sets, I would likely think so. I don't actually use gouges much aside from a few vtools and mini gouges for texture, but the pfiel tools are a great set.

Thank you!

Thanks! Part 6 has the hair and beard details: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ-0lnhtmbZqipI

Not a bad question at all. It's basswood. I have another video on wood with some suggestions and links in the description: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpqTZot5fbKGr6s

@@dywoodcarving Thanks so much!

Try thecarvinggloveguy.com . You can order from him directly, he supplies the gloves to a lot of woodcarving shops.

I use basswood that is specifically for carving. You can, of course use found wood, but the predictability of using precut sizes and wood that is intended for carving is much easier. I do have a video on wood as well if your interested.

Thank you for pointing this out. I've removed the link that is no longer working and added a few others.

@@dywoodcarving Welcome! This video helped me pull the trigger on my 3rd OCCT knife (1 3/8").

​@@dywoodcarving since I think I've checked all links and they all usa based- do you know if there is occ t knives sold in the EU? Reason I ask is that I've yet to find a whittling site based in USA that will even have a "outside usa" options in the order form, sadly enough. It makes so little sense to me since it's not a small market and yet "smaller"/specialized us sites seems to have this reoccurring problem for me in Sweden. Any advice would be appreciated! 👍

@@JKS_Crafting I don't have a lot of experience with this, but I would suggest checking out Chipping Away ( www.chippingaway.com/ ). They are based in Canada and I believe they offer international shipping. You may need to contact them to inquire about your specific needs, but I've heard of others using them for international orders successfully.

@@dywoodcarving thanks! I will check them ooot!

Haha. Doug is definitely the best, but I appreciate even being mentioned with him. Thank you!

Thanks. It's a hard question because so much about handles is personal preference. I don't have the A handle, but I do have one of the "curvy" handles which is somewhat similar. I find it to be generally comfortable and have no problem using it for extended periods of time. I wouldn't worry about the point on the end as the DHK handles tend to be fairly large and your hand is not likey to slide off over the pointed area.

The Badger State Blades are great! I have several and have been using them regularly. I just haven't had time to make a video on them yet, but hopefully soon.

I'm not sure. It was the handle they used to sell at Treeline USA, but they are only selling direct through their website now. The one that looks closest to it there is called a "Mini T", but it's a little different.