Carving a Christmas Stocking

[@SoeCarpeDiem]

It's essential to get out of your comfort zone! Since I started, I have never repeated the same wood carving subject! I am constantly exploring and learning a lot!

[@marymay155]

It's fun, isn't it?? Merry Christmas!

[@SoeCarpeDiem]

@@marymay155 Merry Christmas to you and your family ☺

[@gahassanflyeh3963]

Thank you Merry Christmas From California

[@marymay155]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@chrissykitagawa5301]

Medicine Hat ,Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦 love you craving and lessons .🎉

[@marymay155]

Thank you!

[@MessickGreg]

Nice stocking Merry Christmas Mary

[@marymay155]

Thank you! Merry Christmas!

[@tonyjoe5707]

I hand whittle and have some half inch by 3" wide basswood that I'll scale down. Thanks for sharing this 👍

[@marymay155]

Enjoy! You can make this into a Christmas ornament!

[@timlist4173]

Dayton, Ohio. Just getting started in carving and exploring the different areas of carving. Love your videos.

[@marymay155]

Thank you!

[@mellanieb2416]

You did a wonderful job on the stocking and bear. Your knives are so super sharp, you go through that Basswood like butter. I have watched your video on sharpening, and tho my knives and gouges are sharp, they aren't as sharp as yours it seems. I'll keep trying to get better tho. Thanks for your natural way of sharing what you are doing and thinking... Thanks for sharing.. Mellanie from Pennsylvania

[@marymay155]

Thanks so much!! Merry Christmas!

[@VinceEspositoJr]

Cute is a fit. Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas.

[@marymay155]

Thank you!! Merry Christmas!

[@ericwasson4255]

Nice piece

[@marymay155]

Thank you!

[@tpobrienjr]

Nice how-to!

[@marymay155]

Thank you!

[@donaldmiller107]

I like it Thanks

[@marymay155]

You're welcome! Merry Christmas!

[@ga5743]

Thanks for the lesson. You’re the best.

[@marymay155]

Thank you! Merry Christmas!

[@geosav9754]

Great instruction in all detail. Is there a sketch of the outline somewhere? Many thanks. Best wishes!

[@marymay155]

Thank you! Join my school site as a 7-day FREE trial, and you can go to that lesson and download the template. www.marymaycarving.com

[@SoeCarpeDiem]

I'm glad to see that you've been back for almost a year! I've been inspired a lot by your techniques since I started almost 4 years ago! But I only practiced intermittently, but this year is when I'm really taking off! But I still have a lot of learning to do and I know that it will always be like this and that's good! But one question remains... Why use gouges or eyefish please? Thx !!!

[@marymay155]

I like the larger gouges because it is easier to control and much safer than the smaller ones because I hold them with both hands. Not sure what "eyefish" means? Maybe you mean fishtails? i like them because the fit into corners nicely.

[@SoeCarpeDiem]

@@marymay155 Thanks, I mostly use straight or angled chisels. But maybe I need to get more comfortable with gouges?! Thx!

[@timokuhmonen5215]

Thanks for the video. Could propably try to carve something related to christmas time... I have carved some small items like a autumn leaves on small piece of wood. Attempted also carving small figurines from Moomin characters (Moominpappa).

[@marymay155]

You're Welcome! Merry Christmas!