Carving a Tudor Rose with the Bodgers

[@smerd1]

Nice video, my late grandfather was a wood carver all his life, he could carve these without layout lines in about 10 mins flat and they were nearly always identical , I used to love to watch him work and learn as much as I could back in the 70's, I went on to be a carpenter but after watching this I think I will take up the chisels once more and see what I can do 👍🏻

[@harryrogers]

That's great thanks

[@Matt-uj6jm]

Thank you Harry and have subscribed 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@stantilton3339]

Looks like great fun! love to try new things in the hand craft field. Another great video, thank you Harry. Thanks to the bodgers for hosting as well.

[@harryrogers]

Stan Tilton Thanks Stan

[@AfricanSouthernCross]

Really enjoy this, amazing how easy the layout looks when you watch others, lol.

[@gravelcreekfarms3850]

Always enjoy the bodgers videos thanks

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Thanks for sharing this Harry it was great to watch and really makes me want to try more carving!

[@09mrdon]

Enjoyed this very much! Perfection is a direction, not a location. A pleasure to see all of you learning and trying new things!

[@dougjones4987]

I love that statement on perfection

Really interesting Harry, thank you so much for sharing, yours was one of the best works on the classroom. Geetings!

[@markthebraider6720]

Beautiful! Thank you Harry for sharing! You did good! Mark

[@nickkowal6537]

It's a rotary story stick. What a fantastic idea for mass production.

[@WiltshireMan]

That was very interesting Harry Welldone the Bodgers:) Sandy

[@harryrogers]

Wiltshire Man Hello Sandy...I have been enjoying your films. All the best Harry

[@JBGIBSON]

Excellent! Very much enjoyed this one--and all the others!

[@guillermogutierrez8996]

Nice wood carving sir. Regards from Perú.

[@harryrogers]

Thanks very much

[@Syrkyth]

That was really interesting. The Tudor Rose can result in such a nice project in either high or low relief style. Well, minus the bloodspatter :)

[@lanceleitch7539]

Well done.

[@encantadorambrosio4888]

Sí se aprende, poco a poco me gusta. Saludos de Oaxaca México.

[@gerardjohnson2106]

Very nice. Relief carving is great fun and so therapeutic. I have found leather carving patterns work very well as wood carving patterns. I especially like using belt patterns for picture frames. Include a bit of pyrography for detail and you have a masterpiece. These days carving wood is much less expensive than tooling leather. ;) Ha, and if you muss it just chuck it into the fire pit. Yes I noticed the fire bowl was being fed by the bodgers. :))

[@harryrogers]

Gerard Johnson Very good thanks I like the idea of doing leather designs on wood and vice versa.

[@jackreeves3001]

Thanks for sharing! KANSAS USA

[@ricardomarques7759]

Wonderful

[@TheSMEAC]

What was that pounce wheel thing called that he used to mark out at the beginning? I really enjoyed the video, thank you very much ❤

[@harryrogers]

I have heard it called a tracing wheel.

[@bigDbigDbigD]

How about a video on how to make a mallet out of a bowling ball?

[@anilkumargopalakrishnan4751]

What kind of wood was it made of? Anyway, good carvings...well done for a new student to learn

[@harryrogers]

Hi English oak.

[@StuffUCanMake]

Thanks for the tutorial!

[@bushcraft3602]

Great job Harry, Suggestion try carving some leather stamps. Colin

[@Padraigcoelfir]

English oak seems to be a marvel to carve. I did American red oak and white ash... I managed to do something good. White oak is nice to carve.

[@monicaparson6118]

The one thing that I've noticed with every professional Carver that I've watched on KZbin so far, is that no one tells you what you use to hold the wood so that it doesn't move so that you can carve it! As a beginner, I need to know that to even start. I have the tools I have your videos, but I don't know what to hold the wood on to the table with!

[@harryrogers]

Hi Monica...if it's flat, one of the Irwin quick release clamps is good, as are the bench holdfasts, and also a bench vice with a dog matching up to a recessed dog in the bench.

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

Any info on the Marking Wheel? Where did he get his instructions for marking out the pattern? I've looked for similar online, found nothing.

[@harryrogers]

Old Man from Scene Twenty Four Sorry no...I will ask when I next see him.

[@Wood_Slice]

definitely need a heavy duty workbench. That BD workbench doesnt have enough weight and honestly that hollow sound would drive me bonkers. lol

[@danielwilson5102]

You were walking around Knole Park at the start were you not? I love the deer there.

[@harryrogers]

Yes its great I often walk round there!

[@pepemoraromay]

thanks very interesting learn to carve the wood 👍

[@mikelamothesr.8998]

Harry, some of the carvings, for a first effort were really nice, I hesitate at beautiful but the taste is subjective, yes? Your own work was, were you given time so much more than salvageable. My first effort would end with a rapid transit to the dustbin. Your shortcomings seemed to me to be tool selection, time, and fear of something new. Carve on old son, you seem keen on it and time is essential to mastering many things. Harry, did you not offer a video on creating mallets for woodworking or am I yet wrong once again? Mike

[@tangle70]

I noticed that you have been assimilated into the Fitbit also.

[@dejw4790]

What type of wood do you use ?

[@harryrogers]

Dawid Dyllong This was kiln dried oak...green oak or air dried might have been easier. You can carve lots of woods...Lime is especially nice to work.

[@phyllismulkey3778]

you did good

[@rishikantamaharana5733]

I do this everday

[@baconsoda]

I did a carving course for 6 days with a professional carver from here called Phillip Steele (of Game of Thrones fame... he did a lot of their doors and thrones). It was fantastic but I struggled really badly on the Tudor Rose. I didn't cut deep enough and had trouble visualising the piece as it developed. I also had crappy chisels but Phillip improved them by lengthening the bevels. However, the next day we did letters and numbers and I absolutely loved it and did quite well so I was happy enough. Phillip made it look so easy and saved my hide quite a few times by deepening the cuts and getting the shape re-established. Overall, it was great fun and I will try something in writing because I loved that part. We made a mouse doorstop too... my mouse went to Casualty a few times and ended up with it's front leg and most of it's tail amputated... even Phillip couldn't put those back again. By the way, we laid out our roses using a print and carbon paper. I've just watched this and you say a few of the things I said above but I think we all have a similar experience doing this for the first time. I think you, and your friends, did really well. Best Wishes, Brendan.

[@harryrogers]

Thanks Brendan, and its a good idea with the carbon paper. I have been sharpening up my chisels...and keep nicking myself!! Best regards Harry

[@sodalines]

the wood seems a bit hard.. i like lemon wood or birch

[@rishikantamaharana5733]

I have the capacity to carv somethings

[@1959Berre]

That "workmate" is no good. A bench should be steady as a rock. A lot of the energy of your blow is lost. Oak is a very coarse wood, chips easily when very dry. I prefer walnut.

[@TheresaPowers]

Go away.

[@ElGatoLoco698]

Do the bodgers have nicknames? Can I be a bodger?

[@harryrogers]

ElGatoLoco698 There are over 1000 members spread across the UK...ans some international...look for Association of Pole Lathe Turners and Greenwood Workers.

[@medstudent585]

The blood stain😂😂

[@ianspicer3885]

Leave it to the professionals

[@harryrogers]

It's good to try these things to appreciate what is involved.

[@rokhnroll]

No one ever became a professional without starting at the bottom and working to improve their skills and knowledge.