Carving a Wonderful Wood Hillbilly

How to carve (whittle) a wonderful simple little hillbilly. Wood carving is a great hobby. My simple techniques, in easy to understand steps, takes you on an adventure of creativity. All your friends and family will be amazed at your wood creations.

[@DinghyF]

Great video, can't wait to get some wood out and start it. Thanks so much for posting!

[@frankuher6673]

I've always found that having a finished pic of what I'm supposed to be creating helps enormously in the process, being able to jump back and forth in my visualization. Would be very easy to add that at the beginning of the video. Thanks.

[@jimbates3557]

just completed one, been carving for a few months and I really appreciate your clear instructions and style. TYVM !

[@stevewicker984]

Excellent video! At 64 years old I think I have a new hobby! I just watched the video to get an idea of what needs to be done now to get my knife and block of wood out and give it a go!

[@kelleykcrowe]

Thank you so much for this video. You are a patient instructor, i appreciate your teaching style

[@jelmo1057]

Nice tutorial, I really like your simple methodical approach and teaching style. Size perspective is always tough on video, so talking through the size of wood you started with would be helpful in future videos. Great job.

[@michaelmaloney31]

Thank you very much for your time it was a pleasure watching.

[@b.k.h7094]

New to whittling, so thank you for this:)

[@janegilbert9851]

Thank you, that was very clear, I’m new to this and will be trying my first carving today.

[@jessicah2504]

Wow! This is an incredible resource. Thank you so much. Your pace and camera angles are perfect for follow along carving. I’m so glad to have found your channel.

[@diannecomeau6010]

What a great tutorial. Very helpful. Thank you. I wish you did more

[@frederickw5532]

Enjoyed the tutorial, it would help to state the size of the wood, look forward to the same , and other characters.Cheers, Billy H UK land. 😋

[@rhodrijones6321]

To me it looks like 1" square by 4. Could be slightly larger though obviously!!

[@RustyFender1]

Yes size of work piece and measurements of hat line, feet etc. would help immensely.

[@kenbeaton9871]

Great video and instructions my great grandson did great job on first carving no help from Gramp.Keep up the great job . God bless.

[@mrseanmac32]

Thank you for explaining your work so simple. I'm new and so far I've made plenty of "mistakes" so I'm getting there

[@tomevans4402]

Great video thank you!!!!

[@frederickw5532]

The hardest thing that I find in carving is getting decent wood, be it bass or pine , any way keep the hill billys coming please. Cheers, Billy H. Uk land.😷

[@stevewalkenhorst8286]

glad i found your channel. love the teaching style. i’ve been whittling about a year and have watched a lot of videos. Great!!

[@cutthatout9527]

Thank you Steve it gives me encouragement to start teaching again

[@daverowland3782]

You did a very good job of explaining what you were doing all the time, I enjoyed watching you carve!

[@curtisluker6046]

Great teacher you make it fun thank you

[@John-eb1dk]

Thank you for making this video. You explain very well in detail. Looking forward to many more! Thanks,

[@kennethpierce7304]

I think it would help if you paint a square or circle on your carving table and if your hands and carving get out of that area…we can’t see what you’re doing.

[@cutthatout9527]

Thank you for that. Great tip

[@keithwilson4466]

good work learned a lot.

[@stephenmortimer2035]

Nice job I got end result thanks .

[@jimschaffer9831]

I have some power carving equipment dremals .Waiting on Christmas for my Flexcraft knives.I really like your little gnomes and hillbilly people. Jims woodshop.

[@CathyLPN]

New subscriber 😀 Really enjoyed the technique of your presentation. Nice and slow, with great explanation! I just started carving almost 2 months ago, and have watched so many tutorials by some wonderful carvers. But, for me, they all go to fast. Thank you! You’re doing great for being new to KZbin, and sure do hope that you will continue to put out content!

[@marksexton9827]

Great video but the video was hard to watch, while your explaining details you kept going out of camera range, also brightness needs turned down. And just a little more info on wood size you use. Not trying to knock vid, I did learn a lot, enjoyed watching and learning. 👍 thumbs up from me.

[@raymorris2655]

Great video ! I learned a lot. Would like to see more videos from you. Thank You !!

[@kennethpierce7304]

PIP is kinda in the way of the carving.

[@cutthatout9527]

Thank you for letting me know that so I prevent that from happening in the future

[@Doodlebug48]

This is so cute. Thanks for the patience and step by step working. From Texas I just found you and subscribed today.

[@rayclaudiadupuis1929]

Awesome ,, Learned a lot, loved the way you explain simple things,, Thanks,, RayD

[@michaeldonahue2308]

great carvering.

[@stephenwhittier6439]

Nice, thanks !

[@kevinknuth6495]

Nice teaching technique. Fairly new carver, so it always helps to know why you’re doing the cuts. My main problem so far is thinking ahead and thinking in 3D. You could keep the carving in frame a little more. Kept drifting out of sight toward the bottom. Looking forward to more instruction.

[@michaelwray4359]

Wow love it

[@usernamemykel]

We know what you look like from the "intro", so the "insert" of you after the intro is nothing more than distracting Thank you for the tutorial.

[@fernnewell6032]

Really like you patience in teaching. First time I have seen you. But I have subscribed.

[@richardmarsh3933]

It would be so much better if you kept what you are carving in the centre of the screen because people starting to carve cannot see what you are doing thanks

[@scottstafford3550]

Great video. What knife are you using and or recommend. Thanks. Scott

[@mynortherneveryday1902]

Nice work.

[@cutthatout9527]

Thank You. Just catching on to this but liking it.

[@jimmme5880]

Thanks for this video. I've done three 'billies so far. A little better each time. BTW, some KZbin teachers put a piece of tape on the table to remind them where the center of the camera view is.

[@georgekerr904]

Go

[@vilod]

Look more like gnomes.

[@paulie2685]

I like your work but the hillbilly you didn’t let us know what size would we need and where are the measurements should be for like the head and the arms the chin

[@stacygerlich5807]

This is a great video. I love your teaching style. I am a new subscriber and look forward to learning more from you. Just one comment, you are often out of frame when working on the bottom of the piece. Maybe just move your hands up or reposition your camera. Thank you sir. Excellent

[@mikefastuca8834]

thank you

[@woodenjoseph1537]

hello,I gave you 1000sub, congratulations and best regards

[@Watcherrye]

Hopes you also carve Mountain Folks, such as women folk and chillen folk (children folks)

[@cutthatout9527]

I'll see what I can come up with. Thanks for the idea

[@davidjodell5223]

What kind of knife are you using? I like the wide blade. The video was great.

[@Houtsnijden-met-Peter]

Hello ....... Great job on that hillbilly. We don't have em in the Netherlands.B.T.W., what is your name? I started 3 month's ago, and learn every day. Beautiful video gear you have. Greetings from Holland.

[@whittler0507]

Is that a old Ron Wells knife ?

[@cutthatout9527]

Yes so lucky

[@kenkoscielski1409]

Hi there3 just subscribed! I like you’re idolige. Could you do one on ho to tell if your knife is sharp enough and the on stropping.

[@zhaoandy2099]

牛逼啊

[@hitrocksolid9422]

What carving knife do you recommend?

[@jimriggs4451]

great video.....did you start with 1" x 1" x 3" long wood?

[@cutthatout9527]

Yes Jim it was a 1" X 3" piece of bass wood

[@RustyFender1]

It would be very helpfull if you put size info in the description or mentioned it at the start of the video. Great video by the way I picked up a lot of useful tips, thx for putting these out,!😂

[@marilenagrimod9918]

Hi! What kind of wood are you using in this video? Thanks!

[@chriscoomber1462]

Hi I have trouble with my measurements, and I noticed that not many carvers give you the measurements I wonder if they could give measurements of the line’s you put on the wood thank you

[@RustyFender1]

Hi Chris there are two guys I recommend on KZbin that give out measurements and have great beginner videos: ddalo and Doug Linker happy carvin'

[@dennisholtby2140]

Where can I find your other videos?

[@runningriverbushcraft]

Good video but most of it is shown while you carve is hid way to low can't see it .

[@ronjones6860]

No measurements