Carve a giraffe - easy beginner wood carving project (FREE PATTERN)

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Your wood needs to be 2.5 cm (1 inch) thick if you are carving a bigger giraffe, or a bit less if you are carving the smaller one (2 cm).
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[@Werewolfwhittles]

00:00 - Preparing your pattern and wood 01:37 - Let's carve! (Neck, head) 21:58 - Body and legs 28:34 - More neck and head carving 31:20 - Carving a tail 35:43 - Head and horns 38:43 - Separate ears 43:01 - The inside of the ears 44:58 - Finishing touches and painting

[@user-wm1xb4xb9h]

One time I met a giraffe in my dream. We had a pleasant conversation

[@frankiesalfi3977]

What they say?

[@forestbirdmoments]

beautiful design and craft, congratulations

[@ksommertennis]

I love going to school on KZbin. Thanks for making me better! Your a great carver and teacher.

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Haha, absolutely! So nice that we can share our skills and love for craft online. Thank you for your kind words, glad that I can be useful in any way!

[@TuanTran-hz6by]

I follow many sculpting channels to learn from experience but I like your channel the most because you only use one knife to do it all

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Hey, thank you! Yes, I think it's great to have projects that don't require many expensive tools

[@TuanTran-hz6by]

@@Werewolfwhittles Can you show me how to sharpen a knife???

[@wa_no_sekai]

Your giraffe is adorable! Watching your videos makes me want to carve something myself. With a pattern I feel like I can give it a try! Thanks for yet another amazing video!

[@OrtoInScatola]

Brilliant! As I said on Instagram, you hit it out of the park! I hope the algorithm picks it up and shows it to more people!

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Thank you very much! Ah, it's very hard to find any recognition on KZbin, unfortunately... maybe one day!

[@OrtoInScatola]

@@Werewolfwhittles it really is, but you are doing a tremendous job!

[@alyona9333]

I guess I found my form of meditation: watching your carving videos. Thanks, that was really interesting to watch

[@johnjude2685]

Super great information is starting, and some of us thick heads need extra coaching And speed up as we learn watching too Thanks

[@greenockscatman]

Great technique. Trying to get back into woodworking after a break of some years, so definitely got a new sub for your channel here.

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Thank you very much! Working with wood is so satisfying

[@loribrooks6736]

Love this so much! You are a wonderful teacher and I really admire your talent and skill. Thank you for sharing the pattern.

[@Werewolfwhittles]

You are so welcome! And thank you for your kind words!

[@galazar4831]

Fantastic, thanks so much for uploading this! I hope to see more!

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Thank you very much! Glad it's useful!

[@bssn9469]

Excellent narration!

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Thank you kindly!

[@user-sc6ej1uj6s]

Excellent !!!!!!

[@SourPatches2077]

I love that you are making more tutorials.

[@zaylanakii4012]

Wonderful work.

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Many thanks!

[@John-wo5bp]

Werewolf whittler greetings hon simple is best is why I chose whittling as a hobby just a knife and a branch can make hours vanish and de stress im not good at drawing or carving animals I can carve irish shillaglahs fighting sticks and spoons and wood spirits I been carving a mushroom and wood spirits in one I has plenty of olive wood from my country in South italy great instructions cutie wolf 👍🇮🇹🦊🐾🐺

[@edday3194]

Very lovely work - especially liked the painting

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Thank you very much!

[@othmanelkettas1174]

Such a neat carving! Will definitely give it a go

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Go for it :) And have fun

[@Lemina_asmr]

Very relaxing long video, thanks! ❤ Now I can doing my hobby while watching your video and it will be seems like we are doing beautiful things together.

[@fouroakscrafts7240]

Great job! Love how that turned out.

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Thank you! 😊

[@MykolaT97]

Hi! A very beautiful giraffe! I love your wood carving technique. After coating the wood with paint, fluffiness appears, so I use a surface primer. I see you don't have this problem. Do you use an oil or varnish finish?

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Hey, thank you so much! I don't really use a surface primer, although I have tried applying oil at first before painting. Not sure if it made a difference... I like applying wax on the finished project though!

[@Disi11usi0n]

Wow! It's awesome! Your giraffe is so cuuute ^^

[@Dice2307]

It looks so hard, glad there is a pattern. Thanks

[@WhittlingWoods]

Very nice work! A great little whittle!!! 👍✌

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Thank you so much 😀 I love your videos, by the way!

[@maranwet]

Soooo unbeatably cute! ❤

[@whittler0507]

wonderful whittle ..thank you for sharing

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Thank you very much, Gene!

[@QSOutdoors]

Really really well done as always!

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Thanks a lot!

[@JoyceBoisvert-ok4fh]

I want a 6 or 7 foot one and I would paint it myself

[@ne00sl]

thank you for this nice tutorial. is there any chance to have a tutorial how to sharp knives in the future? :)

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Hey! Thank you for you kind words! I will show it in the beginning of a next tutorial then. I am a bit wary of doing a dedicated sharpening video, because it's such a controversial subject :D there are so many ways of doing it and people often argue about the best method

[@ne00sl]

​@@Werewolfwhittles awesome thank you ! yes I understand, everyone thinks they have the best technique :D

[@oblomovshina]

♥️

[@tonipolanec8551]

I am new to carving but did some mini projects. When should i start thinking about knifes edge and sharpen it?

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Well, ideally you should go and sharpen your knife right now :) I try to do it every time before carving

[@tonipolanec8551]

@@Werewolfwhittles just ordered stones and paste :)

[@Werewolfwhittles]

@@tonipolanec8551 great! It will prove very useful

[@brokdodds5662]

Is your knife sharpener from flex cut?

[@Werewolfwhittles]

Hey, no, just a brandless leather strop

[@brokdodds5662]

@@Werewolfwhittles thank you for being so patient and answering all of my questions!

[@Werewolfwhittles]

@brokdodds5662 no worries at all, ask away!

[@bernardsmith5904]

strop your knife

[@Werewolfwhittles]

it's stropped alright :D