Bear pendant wood carving | from birch burl

This is a wood carving video where i craft a wooden bear pendant out of birch burl. The design has been made by me and this was made as a personal piece for me to wear.
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[@CopperCreekCuts]

HE SPEAKS!!!! Love the video, the bear, and the outtro! Very nicely done all around.👏👏👏

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Haha yeah i am throwing myself out there. i am not superconfident, but i will keep experimenting with it in future videos :)

[@JuanDiaz-eo9tb]

Love the way you showed changing the sand paper and the drill, it really helps people who dont know much about dremels and stuff

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Yeah i do so in other videos as well. it can get repetetive for previous subscribers, but i see in my analytics that most of my views are from new people so i figured i could let it be in there :)

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

No Robyn ofcourse i do not. It was just an experiment in this video where i wads trying to make a very relaxing and slow video just to see how people would respond.

[@devinbattaglia6432]

Most satisfying part was the initial cut and pushing the shape out of the rest of the material!!

[@stephenrock-wc6xt]

Hands down the best bear pendant carving I have ever seen " Bravo "!!! A brown bear is my totem animal!!!

[@BobbyDukeArts]

Beautiful man!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thanks Bobby 😃 much appreciated

[@saracosta3089]

Oh, hey Bobby!

[@oddlylostfox9719]

BOBBY WOBBY

[@birdwatchingwithdrrajasaur4410]

Two legendary carvers ❤❤❤

[@batuhanuyar3471]

I want that

[@GarrMatey428]

These have inspired me to try my hand at nordic-style pendants down at my local lapidary. Can't wait to show off a finished product. Thank you for the inspiration!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you and wish you good luck on your project! remember to use most time on the designing phase :D

[@lyohapopov259]

like all previous work, aerobatics! A thousand fingers up!

[@gifts_in_wood2294]

You are very talented. I loved this and the wolf pendant video. Very inspiring as you make it look very easy. Great job.

[@Elvanius]

Your videos are my therapy, thank you

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much! i appreciate this comment and i am really trying to make the videos pleasent and relaxing to watch :)

[@videofan469]

These are fantastic, I’m really glad I found your channel! These pendants are inspiring make me want to learn some woodwork myself

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much! yeah you should really go for it. it is very fun especially when you are making things for yourself

[@Turri_Moreira]

The and result is simply Marvelous!!!! You are very talented man! What beautifull wood veins OMG!

[@MRcustomcrafts]

A perfect job, the color of the wood very beautiful. *Regards!👏👏👍*

[@MRcustomcrafts]

a question. What type of wood do you use?

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

It is birch burl :) Thank you so much :D

[@amy7189]

I love how calm your videos are, we really see the care that goes into making your projects =) And the location of your workshop is beautiful! Aah, it would be amazing to work out in a forest *dreaming*

[@lovejoy5774]

All of your animal pendant carvings are reminding me of the old Brother Bear movies :D

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Haha i must agree with you. i work with very minimalistic designs and perhaps that is why since most characters in that movie is very minimalistic :)

[@georgebrown6540]

Great crafting and video, very relaxing, I really enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing.

[@Peg-ee5ei]

That's beautiful! I really appreciate how are you show close up how are you did the carving. I am just beginning two cars small items, and I learn a lot by watching Master Carvers. Thank you!

[@PlabsUnderscore]

Of course I enjoyed it! I ENJOY ALL YOUR PROJECTS! Can't wait for the next one!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :D i am so glad you liked it and cant wait to share the next one

[@jeronimo8824]

very nice! you are very skillful not just carving but also video editing and design/drawing of your projects!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :) my day became better reading this

[@appleyanimator6541]

Just like big Soviet bear! Good job comrade.

[@susankeable588]

A horse ring or pendant with the horses head and a flowing mane, Susan here Thanks Your bear is gorgeous wow

[@adsertheblade]

wow, i can't believe you made that with a sanding drum. great skills! also your choice of stain was perfect.

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Haha i actually have only been using the sanding drum on most of my carvings for a long period of time now, but i am starting to look for other bits so that i can free the limits of my capabilities :)

[@adsertheblade]

while my carving is nowhere near the level of yours, have you tried those rotary burrs? they're like little rasps that have different shapes and fit on your rotary tool. very handy!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

I will buy some of them 🙂

[@adsertheblade]

Jonasolsenwoodcraft I think you will find them useful. There are lots of kinds available

[@BlackCrain]

I love bears this animal is my soul animal I love that animal and to see how you carve this bear from a piece of wood is amazing

[@piyushkrdas]

Simply a beautiful piece of work done there.

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much 😃

[@Jackalopefriday]

So impressed! Can't wait to see more of your work, it's very inspiring!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you very much Friday N :D glad i inspired you :)

[@Jackalopefriday]

Jonasolsenwoodcraft have you thought about making your sketches like this bear face or owl into stickers on redbubble? Might be another source of income for you towards your goal of being a full time artist and redbubble is really easy to use!

[@dougmckay9524]

Hi you do such grest work I truly appreciate your patience and time

[@GrumpyPorridge]

Your videos are so relaxing to watch and your creations are amazing. Makes me want to move to Norway!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Haha (i get paid a lot from Norway to advertise their nature) Thank you for saying that about my video. i know most of videos here on youtube are very "hype" and fast phase, but i want to try to challenge that and make more relaxing videos for people to watch :)

[@GrumpyPorridge]

Jonasolsenwoodcraft you're doing an awesome job, keep it up!! :)

[@wood4nothing284]

Wow that's really cool it really make the colour of the wood pop when you applied the finish. Great work Cheers Tim from wood 4 nothing

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much Tim :D

[@S.Ham1929]

That is a lovely piece of wood

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Yeah birch burl is really amazing

[@synarygrose9573]

Maybe You could make a wolf or something similar to it for your next video... Very awesome wish I could do have the stuff u do.

[@ЛампаИльича-у6л]

It is breathtaking to watch how simple things (such as birch burl) turn into masterpiece! Great work, keep going and don't forget to share those little miracles with us) P.S. You have such a lovely accent, speak to us more :)

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you! Yeah i will try to do that in my future videos 😃

[@smokey13smiles]

You should do a few different skull and zodiac pendants. Skulls from left, straight and right profile, to different styles amd a Scorpion pendant for starters would be awesome. You make art good sir, keep it up and thanks for the tutorials!

[@birdwatchingwithdrrajasaur4410]

Love your signature style ❤❤❤

[@grizzlysdencreations6565]

Kinda partial to the Bears. Great work

[@michaelwasnock7281]

Wow! Beautiful. Nice work!

[@danbehrens1621]

Wow! I love the brindle that came out in that wood! Super cool. Do you harvest your own wood? If so maybe a video of you doing that then making something out of it. I like how you show us everything your doing. From reaching for a pencil to turning on the machinery. Cool man. 👍

[@StargateNeo]

Hey Jonas, really nice job, you are an Artist, I want to do stuffs like you as a hobby. Maybe in your projects you have a Raven head like the Bear´s and the Wolf´s. Keep doing it like that. 👍

[@JDurkin2811]

It's a really nice pendant, Also you picked a nice piece of wood too.

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :) yeah a piece of wood as good as the one i used in this video is pretty rare :)

[@sallyebsworth2531]

Your a very talented man, love watching the processes

[@carlodacusin1803]

You really inspired me sr, im a newbie curver, i dont have cool stuff curving materials. Just carving blade and wood, but i still wanna do it and then after an hour i make an ugly rabbit hahaha! and my hand is full of wounds, but i dont care i still want todo more and its because of your inspiring works. please make a video that you are making wood curving basic works for newbie like me

[@Alpha-vi7kf]

Love your work man it always turns out amazing

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :D

[@phillipjackson2877]

Your work is amazing.

[@EnimaAicDz]

whaaat A art man my first time seen something like this thanks for sharing this great work

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you for the comment. It means a lot 😃

[@EnimaAicDz]

im from algeria we have some arts make like yours with "Clay" but you beat them all with wood

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Oh well i would like to try working with clay one day 😃

[@harrywest5447]

WOW you really do bring out the beauty of the wood in your art, keep up the amazing work. would there be a chance youd consider doing a lynx pendant?

[@SheldonHerringWexler]

Man that looks so good!!! You got some skills brother! Just subbed and supporting you on patreon!!! ALOHA 🤙

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Wow thank you so much Sheldon! That truly means the world to me 😃 cheers! Ur a big part of my morivation

[@juspher4381]

You should make a big Betta Fish! That would be awsome! Rather hard I would imagine haha. Keep up the good work!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Hmm that would be really nice looking if i made it from birch burl :D

[@monanisimo]

Super cool!!!!!! I want more videos!!! 😀😀😀 send you good vibes👍

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much Alejandro 😃

[@Archer838]

Beautiful work!!!

[@sallyeveritt9039]

Maby you could try doing the thing where you stick coloured pencils together and fill in the gaps with resin then sculpt something out of it. Not sure what it is called but I think with your skills it would turn out pretty good. Btw only a idea 💡

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Hey. i have resin and i have a lot of small wooden pieces i could do this with :) thank you for the tip :D

[@prime_time2253]

hey, really well made! Good work, looking forward to your next video, Jona!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much 😃

[@elcelebro2012]

I love your art man amazing work

[@sergeushuvaev6369]

Very good! That's cool! I like your work!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :D

[@Tsalmaveth]

Would love to see this, your wolf, the saber tooth and the rest of your animal heads made into wooden masks big enough to be worn. Very totemic.

[@alphawalrus71]

man you should try a boar, I made one after watching your wolf video and I would like to see your version, beautiful work as always and thanks for the video

[@user-qb5yl2ud1g]

I love the way you working. Just incredible work! Could you try to make a elk or moose? Im sure it would be wonderful

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you! Yes i would like to do that very much in the future. But i have to wait untill i get some more material for that :)

[@user-qb5yl2ud1g]

@@Jonasolsenwoodcraft Ill wait. Im very excited to see if its done someday!

[@Cetoniinae]

Akkurat det eg hadde håpa på at skulle bli ditt neste prosjekt - veldig flott utført!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Tusen takk :D Tror næste prosjekt blir en ørneskulptur :D

[@bakedpepperoni4016]

Do you make all your stencils? I am trying to find some to practice with, I like the wolf stencil you have because it shows where you need to add depth, any tips on making stencils or where to find some to practice with??

[@iainpennington403]

Great work as usual. Ignore all the negative comments. People have nothing better to do all day I guess. When I use my Dremel or ROK rotary tool I find the sanding drum sleeve "tears" apart where it is joined sooner than it wears out. Am I just pressing too hard?

[@cherokeecelt]

Beautiful! When working on something of that size, other than aesthetics, do you think that the direction of the grain has any impact on the finished piece? Thank you for sharing your work!

[@woodworksgeek]

Great video, mate! Relaxing. I think if you make black panter mask pendant would be awesome. Keep it up!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much mate :D Having great focus on making the video relaxing is a good strategy i think :D

[@duncanjunctionsthemadman7418]

Another amazing piece. you always have such great detail in your work.

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :D i really apprecaite that :)

[@duncanjunctionsthemadman7418]

I am letting you know once I get the new forge up and running I plan to beg for a collaboration on a idea.

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

That sound really cool actually. Are you thinking about a knife?

[@duncanjunctionsthemadman7418]

Yes a little casting of one of your pieces then a blade made around its style. Not for a bit my forge isn't up and running like it should.

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Oh so not a collab, but an inspired piece by me?

[@artemisgryph2082]

I would totally buy something from you, except I don't have enough money and you always seem to be out of everything when I check, although you make such amazing carvings that I'm not surprised. Anyway, you deserve much more attention for your masterpieces.

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Hello and thank you so much :) I currently have a lot to do so i only have time to make videos for youtube. i will make sure to announce it in my social medias when i upload something in my shop :)

[@sujeetsoni3593]

Ossum Art bro..... Please tell me, which type of tree best for wood curving, because i also want to work in this arts.

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Hello and thank you! i am only familiar with birch wood so i do not know how good it is to carve compared to other types of wood? there are tons of information on google about the subject if you are interested :)

[@Andrea.S.Alvey12]

Gorgeous!

[@TheSuperarmoredbear]

Omg I love this pendent

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much Taj :D

[@oshmbk3173]

Well done man .. you are an artist 👍

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much! I appreciate that 😃

[@philwalker4821]

stunning

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you very much 😃

[@elainehoward8822]

Absolutely stunning xxxxx

[@ethanarnold8031]

Hey Jonas, i am just recently getting into carving and i am trying to figure out what the best wood for carving is. What wood do you usually use for your awesome carvings?

[@grahamparr4710]

Have you tried using hand tools to carve, I would think it takes more control with the machine carving, one slip and goodnight Vienna!

[@leonwilliams1899]

Amazing work!

[@tellmemore8136]

i always love your works.. ❤❤ good job

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much 😃

[@DubSquadOfficial]

amazing work :D What type of blade do you use for the scroll saw? i am looking to buy a scroll saw but i do not know what blades to use for achieveing the same result as you

[@Neymarjr-xu1mk]

Ficou muito bom cara belo trabalho

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :D

[@danielaalvarado1522]

Great job! I can't wait to see more of your beautiful masterpieces! :3

[@prahladsolankipd445]

Great job sir 👍

[@ahmedalbasyouni371]

You should make more videos....I love your videos 💙💙

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :D i will try my best to fullfil your wish :)

[@blamo4423]

Great work as always!

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you i appreciate it :D

[@browill9]

Wow! That is outstanding bro.

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thanks 😃

[@ernestoalfredogabaldonmuno5955]

Amazing job, i like all of ur videos! A question, u have the plans of this? I cant find it anywhere :/

[@MissGroves]

Stunning

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :D

[@kk_kk]

Awesome work as always, thank you very much :)

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :D

[@johngoodall7097]

Jonas I was sending you a comment yesterday but my mouse which has extra buttons messed me up!!! I loved the video of the Bear pendant and the construction of it, it has a style that no-one else seems to be doing, of course I could be wrong. You seem to like the Chestnut colour for a lot of your and it does work and brings out the beauty of the wood which I`m sure you know. Good luck with your next video I look forward to whatever you decide to make. Cheers from John in England.

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much John! It means a lot that you aknowledge that my designs are unique. that is probably the most important thing for me :)

[@josealbertogascaguerrero6113]

Beautiful

[@s.rivera9568]

I was expecting a music solo there for a moment on the crystal. LOL j/k good choice with the wood. No offense but I almost like the back of that piece more than the front. Those markings are soo pretty! All jokes aside, good overall piece.

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you! and yes i many times find that the back of the pendants look even better than the front :D it can be hard to see what piece of the wood will be best to use for the best result :)

[@cyrushomazaad3781]

amazing

[@UndeadPumpkin]

Awesome work

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :D

[@sarahbisset5281]

Wow! This is so beautiful!!! I love your style :)

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you! I appreciate it 😃

[@РезьбапоДереву-г1ф]

очень красиво и профессионально

[@vonhanke8874]

again beautiful work

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :D

[@stuckluca]

what brand tool do you use? beautiful work

[@luis_x6x5_7]

What du you think about a little bull? I love those animals und I think that this can be a nice projekt. ( sorry for my english, i come from Germany)

[@gavincheddarparker]

Very cool

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :)

[@Pucciboy]

I will try this great thing

[@shiyazameshimazu4207]

beautiful

[@sallyeveritt9039]

You always amaze me

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Thank you so much :) i appreciate that :)

[@logandayman3163]

That's awesome keep it up

[@antoher6]

Молодца, продолжай дальше!

[@natureknowsnotofmercy]

great work! and holy hell you are extremely handsome.

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Haha thank you so much. I appreciate that 😃

[@djalilesfahani6825]

You’re doing beautiful things. Thank to showing to us.is for sale this one you just make it.

[@AdamWiktor]

Beautiful ! Could you please write what kind of wood it is? There are also birches in Poland, but probably different. I'd like to get some wood like that

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

Hey. this is birch burl wood. I have not worked with many different types of wood so i cant tell if it is better or worse than other types when it comes to carving it