CARVING A WEATHERED SAILOR IN WOOD

#aleclacasse #art #woodworking
Carving an old weathered sailor based on a portrait image of a customer's father. Be Blessed
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[@edwardhovitz1753]

Too cool. Like that sailor was encased in wood and you slowly released him back to life

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thanks Adam!

[@missmermaid6249]

This is my absolute favorite format. It’s so relaxing. The detail is incredible. Personally, I wish you had a longer version I love it so much ❤

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Noted! Thank you!!

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

❤

[@amwoodcarvingfurniturerepa9704]

Incredible job! As old wood carver with 35 years experience I can still learn from the younger one👍

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you so much!!

[@doloressophia]

Something so satisfying about watching cottonwood bark being carved. Your end all creation is always nothing short of Amazing. I love the pipe and the way you left the bark on the bottom left beard. 🙌🏻Bravo Alec! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like that little bark spot!

[@manojrasanjana1746]

I can see the experiences that the sailor had, that's the ART

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you!

[@chicfini]

Woodturning is more art than photography. That photographer is full of himself.

[@ChanceKearns]

Yeah, alot of photography is literally just using your eyes

[@gladiator22666]

Brilliant , the detail is amazing . I’ve just been asked to carve a coal miner for a friend whose late father worked the mines . If it doesn’t work out I’ll just whittle a mole lol . Thanks for the upload , learn a lot 👍

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you! That will be a fun commission!!

[@NikkijsNWA]

WOW!! I gotta get some cotton wood bark.

[@pm-positive-maker4484]

Super good 👌👏

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you!

[@kevinlavoy4807]

I love the moment when you do the details on the eyes and BOOM, he’s alive.

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you!

[@whittler0507]

Beautiful Alec ..Excellent facial structure and imagine ..Thank you for sharing

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you so much!!!

[@juancarlosbelletti6335]

LO QUE USTED HIZO es una Verdadera OBRA DE ARTE y en tiempo record. BRAVISSIMO❤❤

[@checkeredsquad9759]

So satisfying love you hands

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

lol, thank you

[@ocoiseng7061]

I like detailed work, you have shown it.

[@ccarbe3878]

Amazing

[@vllad74]

👏👏👏The final result is great!

[@darlenelaubenstein627]

Thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@shaneschmidt4310]

Awesomeness!

[@Hellnback303]

Wow! Cool!

[@TreeBug88]

Brilliant

[@Jonasolsenwoodcraft]

All i can say is this is incerdibly impressive! Love the soul you captured in this sailor.

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you Jonas!

[@user-vq7lj2zo6f]

I am blown away by your masterful carving skills!! You are an amazingly talented wood carver! Thank you for the video!

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you very much!

[@melodymacken9788]

Spectacular.

[@yeahyeahyeahyeah1111]

Respect for doing this freehand! True skill indeed!

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you !!

[@giuseppeciancio5580]

Meraviglioso ti seguo dall'Italia

[@lovedede2002]

Amazing dude 👏

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you!

[@stansteel8]

Very, very nice work, I appreciate your keen design sense and well-honed craftsmanship. I'm at last eagerly returning to sculpture and carving after a long career in television, and you've further inspired me. I mention television only because I can further compliment you with some authority on how well lit your videos are and how good your mic placement is -- especially for the wood carving genre! Being able to so clearly hear the wood shave off is priceless for gauging the pressure you're using, really feeling the density of the wood you're working on, etc. Despite academic training in sculpture and design, I expect I'm going to learn a thing or two from you. Thanks so much for making these videos and making them with care. They're a wonderful resource.

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Really appreciate the encouragement! Especially from someone with your background! Thank you!

[@intlassocofwoodcarvers]

Fantastic Alec!!

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@dannycarlyle1223]

Great carving but the red on the hat brim brings back memories.

[@ArthurRedfield17]

Epic 🎉

[@juancarlosbelletti6335]

EXTRAORDINARIO envidio (ojo pero bien) su habilidad como Ebanista. Ahora ustedes son como bichos raros. Ahora todo en mundo está con la dichosa computadora. Se terminó la cultura de trabajo.bueno dígale a la computadora si puede hacer eso.lo FELICITO DE VERDAD. 👏 👍 ❤

[@Martin_A7]

Very nice work

[@massimilianoromani9271]

Che meraviglia!!! Bravo, 👏🏻ottimo lavoro!!!!

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you!!

[@MrMaxkingone]

this is cool

[@976charlie9]

Thank you for this.

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

My pleasure!

[@sameerahmed-gx8js]

❤❤❤

[@elizabethyozia1124]

Que maravilla de escultura 👏

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you!!

[@omkar8423]

Great job

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you!!

[@jonmarston4166]

Beautiful work ❤️👏

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@user-mq6zx2xx6s]

Giant piece of cottonwood, wish I could find some that size in my area.

[@christopherazzopardi2062]

Excellent carving. It must be really difficult to carve such soft wood.

[@giuseppeforesta5215]

Spettacolare! Congratulation ❤

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you so much ! ❤️

[@GeoffdelaVega]

Your very talented

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you very much!

[@Leo.nardo.392]

hi, why do you prefer to use cottonwood bark compared to other types of wood? congratulations for your job

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you! It is very easy to work! Soft and holds detail fairly welln

[@Leo.nardo.392]

@@AlecLaCasseArt io ho a disposizione solo legno di ulivo, mandorla , ciliegio noce o quercia, legni pregiati ma molto duri

[@ramonmoran3448]

Mis respetos a un gran artista.

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you!!

[@artfx9]

Sir. Fucking keep this up! ❤

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you!!

[@iskusstvo.okhoty]

🤝👍👍

[@doncharles9742]

👍👍

[@artemenorainda]

Que madeira é essa????😮

[@franziskajaeger727]

❤

[@SWARUPNATH-ve4ob]

What kind of wood it is????

[@seven_eleven87]

What kind of wood is that? Looks so soft or is your tools extremely sharp??

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Both are true! The tools are sharp and the wood is soft! It’s called cottonwood bark.

[@dschafar6679]

Hello, maybe it seems a bit weird to ask: how do you fasten/fix your piece of wood onto the easel?

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

I screw the piece of wood to a plywood fixture and then clamp the plywood to the easel using 2” spring clamps.

[@dschafar6679]

@@AlecLaCasseArt thank you :)

[@lesliecrowther7004]

Absolutely superb bit of work. Very very impressive indeed great skill and vision and not a pencil line anywhere. Definitely something to aspire to and maybe one day be able to achieve the same end result. Question if I may 🤔 what type of wood are you using ??? Or is it one of those very thick barks that is like a wood ? Any advice or help greatfully recieved. Cheers Les.

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you very much! It is just bark! Cottonwood bark!

[@nevillesmith9795]

Awesome master piece. You are seriously gifted👌🏼 what wood species is that that is so soft

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you so much! It’s cottonwood bark!

[@nevillesmith9795]

@@AlecLaCasseArt wow...awesome. never seen anybody work on wood like that. But nonetheless itscool to know. Thank you for the feedback sir. Bt tbe wsy im new to your channell. I will try to watch all your videos.

[@mnprimeproperties9753]

What wood do you use .

[@mamiejo2281]

How did you know that this old sailor was hidden in this piece of wood ? 😉😁😘 Mamiejo from France

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Haha! It came to me ;)

[@pastuh]

You practice on clay or wood only?

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

I do sculpt in clay too!

[@daverobinson-tq4yk]

Ca you please do a Mario Lanza Bust?! (want One!) Dave...

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

I’ll look into it!

[@ludoman05]

что за дерево такое мягкое?

[@sezginhastan7472]

Çok güzel. Ağacın adı ne

[@FolagbadeAlamin]

men, i can go a day without watching your videos sir

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Glad to hear that!!

[@wolfdanielowski1288]

great work ... love this guy .. the carving that is. Are you working from a photo or are you letting the wood talk to you?

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

It is a commission and the customer requested his father influence the face of the sailor. So I used a reference photo!

[@Martin_A7]

What kind of wood you use for this?

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Cottonwood bark!

[@pescariaexucrismo]

Capitão do Titanic!

[@RonnieHill-yn4qt]

What type of wood did you use?

[@user-zo8el5jh4p]

I believe it is cottonwood

[@garyknights3181]

Amazing skill, what kind of wood is it, anyone, please.

[@troyqueen9503]

Cotton 🪵

[@joshuataylor1035]

What kind of wood. Answer me.

[@elpapaupa838]

Hi Alec I'm one of your subscribers can you tell me where do you buy your bark wood any web site plz 🙏

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

I have had good luck with BC cottonwood bark!

[@genedelcourt366]

What kind of wood are you carving here? Your chisels must be uber sharp because it looks too easy!

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

It’s cottonwood bark!

[@PieroMudadu-jh9iw]

Ma che legno è?si può sapere?

[@LAWRENCESmannjr-tm5kn]

What is going on with that wood. Ive never seen it cut and break up like that

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

It’s actually bark, cottonwood bark

[@BASE5NYC]

Made that look way too easy.

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you!!

[@raytaaffe6588]

You have fabulously artistic carving skills and the guy has just the character and expression needed. I was thoroughly enjoying the watch and looking forward to the finished product when the video ended abruptly. What's the idea of that? I feel completely cheated! In future please either finish the thing (preferably painted as well) or warn us in advance. I WOULD have subscribed.

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you Ray! And sorry you felt that way! The carving was finished by the end of the video and I don’t paint carvings very often but that may change in the future! Thanks

[@squirelad28]

Old treebeard

[@augustwest8559]

Very brittle wood. I’m not familiar with

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Cottonwood bark

[@cattleNhay]

Can you put your weed in there?