Hollow Spiral Whittler's Puzzle - Fun woodcarving project!!!

woodcarving project 3 chord hollow spiral whittler's puzzle
Here I go over an intermediate project that uses a common size basswood block. you can get this grab bag of basswood on ebay from lumber4you here's the link (you can double the amount of wood for a few bucks more! www.ebay.com/itm/Basswood-Bloc...
and these knives from deepwoodsventures
the illustration for the project measurements are on my blog at schpoingle.blogspot.com/2016/0...

[@zachhalliwell7428]

"Hold on let me drink my beer..." Bahahahaha

[@schpoingle]

:)

[@marieherminette503]

Zach Halliwell

[@vladgina]

11:08

[@vladgina]

BUT HOW DID HE DRINK HIS BEER WITHOUT HIS HANDS?!

[@lchardison]

Ha! I totally my missed it when I watched this the first time! I'll bet you're wearing one if those hats with the beer holders and a straw.

[@scoota4232]

3:41 I was like whoa, he's gonna cut the end of his finger off! I like how you pushed on the blade then realised it was the sharp side you were pushing, hahaha. Funny.

[@eirikstorvik2413]

I just realized that I am a hobo at heart. I really like how you 'teach history' while your work goes on in the background. It makes it more fun to pay attention, and you learn more than one thing at a time. Good work dude! Looks beautiful!

[@sc00ts]

I'm very excited about this series. I have a pile of those assorted blocks I've just been staring at for a couple months now. Thanks for the great vids, they are extremely helpful!

[@schpoingle]

+sc00ts thanks. i'll get on vids for other projects for those blocks!

[@alwayslegit]

Hey man. I found your video, and used it as a guide to start my first project. I just finished it. Took me about 6 hours of carve time over 7 days or so. But it’s beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration! Going to carve a ball in a box next! Thanks again!

[@liamabbott4528]

Ive started to get into wood carving, and I just want to thank you for making these. I cant tell you how helpful its been

[@schpoingle]

well thank you so much for letting me know a neural connection was made. i appreciate that

[@girthillbill697]

Love this. You explain things very well. Thank you

[@anthonycrowe3775]

Very very good video. I grabbed a block and my favorite blade and went right along with the video. Very good tutorial. Thanks. Make more like this with other designs.

[@DebbieBuckland]

thank you so much for this - my 1st hollow spiral turned into a 4 cord/cable twist..... lol loved the result

[@kiethbiasillo4678]

I dont whittle, and dont plan to. but I stumbled on your video and found it interesting enough to watch through. You not only have a gift with wood, you seem to have the gift of gab. I found it interesting just listening to what you had to say... great job on both fronts..

[@markwilliams515]

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[@jodyjg]

I remember doing this and the ball in a cage in Jr High back in the 70's. Cut myself a few times but loved them, I might have to try again. Yours looks amazing, very nice.

[@rickatica]

I have made several of those, used to make them small enough to make ear rings with them., Good fun.You are doing good.

[@ZubAirT]

I like it how you say, it's really simple stuff at the end. lol. I wish I had the patience to do that.

[@WilliamDickinson_Design]

Regarding getting 3 cables from two lines: If you think of it as a rectangle paper, and try to divide the paper into three sections, you would use 2 lines to do so. When wanting to know how many lines you need to draw for the desired cables just say: [Cable Amount] - 1 = [Line Amount]

[@ChrissyFellmeth]

I like listening to you talk its very soothing

[@monikasturm2575]

I used to hate the awkward sized basswood packs when I first started and was watching tutorials. Now I actually pick them up when I have a bit of a creative block so it gets my brain into gear with trying to figure out what to make it of the block.

[@jackwise3367]

You are a VERY talented young man. Thank you so much for not putting the usual rock music or unnecessary noise in the background to "enhance" your video.

[@schpoingle]

thanks so much man

[@youremybiggestfan]

Very interesting to hear about the hobo art.. I googled it and found some wooden chains. Ive just started wood carving and i love it.. one of the first things i made was a skull with a hollowed out mouth cheeks neck area and eyes.. Kinda hoboish if i may say.. Great video! You have a new subscriber.. Cheers bro

[@michaelmcdowell6792]

Wow...This video is helpful. I did it (sort of) three days 3 bloody fingers, but it is done. Having flunked sandbox 101 twice I am poor at following directions. Lacking in patience and experience, i selected a 2x2x12" piece of cypress to carve this project. Massive lesson in humility and perseverance. I stopped and restarted the video numerous times. Thank you. I should have recognized the way you sketch, that I had clearly skipped a few too many Art classes to take this on. Never the less, I am proud of the results but humbled by the process. Oh and I wound up with four columns, skipped Geometry as well. You sir are a gift to KZbin.

[@schpoingle]

Hey thanks so much! It’s really cool to hear you picked up a knife and wood! Yeah, that’s huge! Very cool. Email me pics or questions at [e-mail] my real name is daniel

[@gawni1612]

awesome man, this is great for getting ideas when just starting out, keep it up dood.

[@malcolmoxley1274]

well done mate,art belongs to the maker and you are an artist,nice video and please ignore the negative comments they are simply jealous of your work cheers malc

[@DreamCatcher201]

Wow... I'm doing this in basswood (from those wood kits), but I only have a swiss army knife. Its not very apropriate, but it is woking (also working on my fingers lol). I think the wood is too tought to make the hole in the middle. Thank you for this video! i'm proud of this project :)

[@lungboy42]

That is super awesome! I am a beginner and have only done a few projects so far. A couple little wizards, bears etc. I have done a ball in cage and a chain link as well and those two are the ones that people are absolutely amazed with. It is very satisfying after hours and even a couple of days to finally break everything free. I love this one and predict my wrists will be sore for a couple days! Thank you for the videos.

[@schpoingle]

+lungboy42 awesome comment man, thanks. send me some pics of your stuff some time at [e-mail]....or if you ever need anything don't hesitate to ask.

[@lungboy42]

Thank you very much.

[@unblinkableeye6178]

you are a talented wood carver and ya have a unique name i subscribe to ya years ago .

[@teslanicola3923]

It's comes out better with stone.. good show and nice skills sir.

[@tomo-zb1dj]

i really like it! and inspiring!

[@ll_CHA0S]

You are an amazing woodcarver serious talent my friend

[@schpoingle]

thanks man

[@oldedominion8782]

Delightful video, thank you.

[@michastasiak1800]

I almost finished :) Just last details. I hope i won't break anything... :) It took me three evenings alltogether. i couldn't stop the session.. Two hours was like 15 minuts.Thank you a lot for inspirations. I am very fresh in whittlering and projects like this give a lot of satisfaction.

[@schpoingle]

no problem! thanks. and good job on tackling this!

[@mackandbay1315]

holy shit.....your voice is so calming.....this is my first time watching I really enjoyed it

[@schpoingle]

thanks. i watched allot of bob ross growing up.

[@Urn0tfr33]

Thanks for the video and the info helped me do my first. appreciate the knowledge

[@smoberdeen]

That turned out nice Daniel. I know what you mean about taking time and relaxing. I get in a zone and forget about time when I'm carving. I was surprised I didn't see you having to break out the alcohol and water in the spray bottle; you must have had a nice piece of bass wood.

[@schpoingle]

+smoberdeen thanks man. allot of times i can't find my spray bottle and so i'll soak a rag or paper towel in water and then pour some alcohol on it.....it's not very professional looking so i do it off camera. But i don't think i did use any on this one. it's not just the wood. most basswood is harvested and put in the kiln immediatly. they have no reason to store it or take a chance that it might crack or discolor. But the truth is wood that drys naturally, even if it's just for a little while before the kiln, is much nicer to carve. I only learned about this recently from wood turners and it's totally true. when they put that wood straight in the kiln it doesn't have time to naturally adjust at all....it basically crystalizes it..making it a bit more brittle. if you order from guys off ebay it's way cheaper and you'll feel the difference of that natural drying time. how much time the wood has spent drying naturally will vary but you should check it out. there's a few sellers on there that i've used, most are good people. i've been using lumber4you lately but just search 'basswood carving blocks' on ebay. take care man.

[@NikhilKhandekar]

You are so lucky to have beer to drink and wood to carve!! You must also have a lot of those wonderful knives that make wood carving an adventure. You know what, you should seriously consider applying some kind of a high-gloss or matte lacquer finish or at least a wood stain to your spiral. It will look just magnificent once that's done.

[@schpoingle]

Nikhil Khandekar thanks mate

[@zoehancock]

It looks great as it is. No need for shine or stain.

[@NikhilKhandekar]

@@schpoingle , you decide if you want to have a lustre to your spiral. Of course, it's good the way it is - for just the hard work and patience you put into it. However, if I were you, I'd want my work to endure for as long as it can, and therefore I'd certainly consider applying some kind of a protective layer to it. Just saying. Entirely your call.

[@damonanthony6369]

I could watch you do that for hours

[@fasthead]

Shawn Anthony you just did or it seemed like hours to me !

[@aerobyrdable]

Your left middle finger, first knuckle. Mind sharing how you got the scar? :)

[@ArtbyAmberLynne]

Totes gonna have to try this myself.

[@othrerir_jussi]

Cool stuff, dude. Ya should do a vid of the kinds of knives and stuff you use. Also, that pencil caught my eye as well, mind sharing the brand?

[@Alex3010100]

great job, just wondering can you make a video on making pipe tampers , i looking for a castle or knight chess pipe tamper shapes

[@WoodworkingVideos]

Amazing!

[@seifabdennadher2987]

this is wonderful :D

[@TheJofrica]

Thanks for the duck tape sandpaper tip!

[@salviasefi4620]

Thank you so much. This is awesome!! I could make one :)

[@josejaviersalinas822]

Filisitaciones por esos trabajos

[@olghal.9815]

Verry beautiful félicitations !

[@time-lapseartwork2827]

really good video thanks for sharing!

[@schpoingle]

Time-Lapse Artwork thanks man! Your transition to wood looks good! Can't wait to see what you do next

[@asderqwertybum]

cloth backed sand paper is called emery cloth or emery paper it normally comes on a roll that is here in the UK i dont know if the US is the same

[@colem9396]

It kind of reminds me of a spring.

[@NikonErik]

Great "reality" video!

[@giannisasimos8828]

πολύ όμορφο bravo !!!!

[@CranberryCake]

AMAZING!!!!

[@krisyrannis132]

where did you buy your tools

[@willgonzalez8593]

Wow I’ve been looking for a video that only used a knife and not any power tools thank you

[@schpoingle]

You're welcome. i explored many styles of carving in first years....i guess i'm a purist snob.

[@jinx6493]

Hi Daniel, I've subscribed and watched most of your videos over the past few days and thanks to those extremely informative and inspiring videos I have now ordered my knives, sharpening tools, compounds, gloves and wood and all purchased following the excellent advice provided by your videos on those subjects. I also enjoy your ramblings and philosophy on wood carving and art that you on discuss on most videos, together with your articulate and structured format, great job! I will definately take on this project and I also especially like the idea of a piece that is not just artistic but also interactive like the ball in a cage and the chain links. I've seen a few variations on the ball in a cage i.e two balls, a ball in a cage within a cage and the circular ball in a cage. Could I please ask that you maybe do a video on a similar piece as I would love to see your take on a piece with moving parts or a piece that makes the viewer thinks wtf? how did the carver do that? Many thanks!

[@schpoingle]

sorry for the super late reply but thank you so much for that wonderful comment. i really appreciate it. i may do another 'whittler puzzle' but nothing too super complex...it's just hard to film it and edit longer and more delicate procedures. but go check out this guy's book called woodcarving magic by Bjarne Jespersen. you'll be amazed. i've done only the most simple ..the guy is a maniac. take care, daniel

[@ianhathaway8252]

hey I've been trying to put one of these onto a walking stick but it's kind of taken on a different shape, I was wondering if I could send a picture of the project and get an opinion. I don't have much experience carving.

[@FAHRENHEIT451JL]

I'm in stichessssss. I kept skimming through vid and got dropped into hobo whittling art. Too funny but such a great idea

[@user-xg7gq6qz3n]

You are a talented guy. No doubt. I was wondering if there is a way to make this same design but using power tools so that you could make larger pieces but in less time?

[@MrHPT3]

Very cool. I made a pipe in woodshop to smoke pot of once.

[@kathyperry863]

i love this. i tend to do more spirals or Maori style carvings. :)

[@schpoingle]

+Kathy Perry thanks.

[@questioneverything2488]

Brilliant! Many thanks. Can you do a short video of how you sharpen your knife? Many thanks 🙂😁🌻

[@VA_QUALITY]

Love your videos. I was wondering what are you using to sharpen your blade at 12:00 min mark?

[@ilostsomethingonce]

I see a lot of comments about the almost mistake at 3:40 . Maybe color the dull side with a sharpie or put some duct tape? Just spitballing... It's called "Poka Yoke" - not to be confused with hokey pokey :)

[@millersaenzvalencia7095]

Que madera se utiliza en Colombia ? Gracias

[@ozancoskun7077]

How can ı find tools for that project?

[@gianbattista]

dove posso trovare lo strumento che affila il coltello a me sembra una lima

[@groverbundy899]

Amazing, subbed

[@schpoingle]

Hey thanks!

[@jean-pierresurge2074]

puis je obtenir le plan de ce magnifique travail? Can i get the plan of this superb work. A french admireur

[@youremybiggestfan]

Btw the Chip Carver you were thinking about i assume are Wayne Barton.. Actually i watched a documentary with him today, weird co-incidence.. I love your video,. You make it look easy and understandable. Yet very cool.. Without having to own a lot of tools and expensive materials. Most videos end with me thinking, yea i wish i could do that some day. But this made me feel like i gonna have to try this formyself one of these days.

[@schpoingle]

Tito Perez yeah I think ur right on Wayne Barton. Thanks for appreciation man. Email me if you wanna talk shop or send me money. [e-mail] you wanna buy a piece? Or some tools? I got some extras for cheap. The tools. Not the carvings. Love D

[@Someone-ig7we]

You got the three because intead of getting rid of the middle one, you just made the other 2 smaller and put gaps in between.

[@ThyReturner]

Dude put a quartz in the middle of that spiral and a hole for the quartz to sort of like drop out from the bottom and then inscribe some symbols at the top. You have yourself a bad ass chain. Great work.

[@tritian5874]

you should make a really fancy chess/checkers set with all or some of the pieces done in styles like this. could probably sell it for good money on etsy and stuff?

[@KenStentiford]

Omg how many hours did this take

[@kingfisherblues57]

Sandpaper with cloth backing is called emery cloth.

[@richramirez475]

I just made one mine looks a little different. I'd like to show you but not sure how

[@mackpadoza3330]

You could have made a candle holder of that one, put a candle in the top of it, nice job ;)

[@101_furniture]

this type of carving is different ...but make me stick to watch till the video ends ..good job

[@ihabhamadeh6694]

Wow

[@bgail7669]

Beer and sharp knives, good combo LOL

[@JNLouvet]

Félicitations

[@3sc4p1sm]

looks to me like your vertical perspectiver from top and bottom is different; if I were you'd I'd focus on symmetry/perspective.

[@getfastfish5020]

That's impressively efficient, I'd love to see you create a hand made chess board and set with that technique

[@schpoingle]

RodBendingTechnology I think some viewers have done this but I never saw pictures. I personally don’t have the time, but it would be sweet. Thanks for watching!

[@dyvel]

Any musical inspiration from schpongle perhaps? I wouldn't be surprised if it's their music in your intro...

[@schpoingle]

definitely an old favorite. That's my music on intro! thanks man

[@ESCAGEDOWOODWORKING]

that was cool!

[@schpoingle]

+ESCAGEDO WOODWORKING thanks man. i'm checking out your site now!

[@ESCAGEDOWOODWORKING]

Cool, I appreciate it!!

[@ShengTheCraftsman]

it would be stunning to look at if is over 2 feet long

[@schpoingle]

Kraftsman Sheng hell yeah it would! I just might attempt that sometime. Thanks buddy.

[@matarisambia8771]

** Nice **

[@hakandeme6665]

MÜKEMMELSİN

[@schpoingle]

Teşekkürler!

[@NeesyPlaysGuitar]

can anyone recommend sellers for this? I'm struggling to find anything on ebay that has mixed bags like this

[@alaaaladin5868]

GitGudGalio .. did u know to get them.. if yes please share the name of the wood or items on eBay or link .. thanx

[@WillliamChaverri]

Which knives are those ?

[@dimagrigorov8116]

Bushcraft Costa Rica William Chaverri u can get them on Amazon...

[@MonkeyDluffy-fw8lt]

Bushcraft Costa Rica William Chaverri

[@joshuadouglas2135]

what knives do you use?

[@ussu35]

Hi , its very cool job! İ wanna ask something, what kind of wood do u prefer? Ayous? Maybe?

[@schpoingle]

i'm in america so basswood is the easiest wood. but i like many different kinds. i use wood that i find in parks and cut from people's property. allot of woods that are too hard too carve can be carved easily when they are fresh cut or just fallen.

[@rudyhidalgoperez2894]

what kind of wood is that

[@marekwiech8256]

SUPER PRACE............

[@Spartonpenguin6]

what is that sharpening thing called? and where can i get a decent one?

[@schpoingle]

+Spartonpenguin6 i think you are talking about the 'strop'. it's a peace of leather with a compound put on it..it's maintains the knife and keeps it sharp. you can get one from deepwoodsventures.com along with some compound or you can get one from flexcut anywhere online or you can make one your self by using some good leather and then...okay you still have to buy stropping compound to rub into it.

[@SujuMySoju]

How do you sharpen your knife?

[@loveyourmother4362]

Nice video. Check out the book "Education of a Wandering Man" by Louis L'Amour. I think you'll like it. It's his memoir. Not a cowboy story. "From his decision to leave school at fifteen to roam the world, to his recollections of life as a hobo on the Southern Pacific Railroad, as a cattle skinner in Texas, as a merchant seaman in Singapore and the West Indies, and as an itinerant bare-knuckled prizefighter across small-town America, here is Louis L'Amour's memoir of his lifelong love affair with learning-from books, from yondering, and from some remarkable men and women-that shaped him as a storyteller and as a man."

[@schpoingle]

awesome.. sounds cool. thanks for watch and comment. will def check out.

[@LoeCity]

What kind of wood, it's so soft, i alway have to do hard one :(

[@schpoingle]

i was worried myself. all the ones like this i did before were harder woods. This is 'basswood', 'tilia americana'. doing the 3 chords of the helix made it not break. i think that also some woods can bee too hard and may be brittle nad break easier than a 'softer' wood. Also, the shorter the helix is, the less chance of breaking. good luck!

[@brianburgess752]

what are you using to sharpen? every time I want to sharpen it is a big ordeal. hopefully you will even see this comment. looks great!

[@Ho1yhe11]

Brian Burgess its just a cheap plastic backed diamond stone

[@Ho1yhe11]

Then he strops on a piece of leather glued on a wood block after applying stropping compound

[@mary-piergaudet3323]

I want to begin wood carving! what tool should i buy?

[@schpoingle]

get a scalpel knife (straight edge) from deepwoodsventures.com, some wood from lumber4you on ebay (grabbag) and get a strop and compound from flexcut or just get deepwoodsventures strop with the 'light' compound to keep your tool in shape. email with any questions or picutures nosubject13 at yahoo dot com my name is daniel :)

[@traceford4904]

schpoingle what about an exact knife instead of a scalpel?

[@Tripp-bv4yq]

@@traceford4904 exacto knife will work great

[@Matt_Does_How_To]

Neat

[@schpoingle]

Matthew Begue your neat. Show me your fluffiest animals!

[@boyahg1305]

I trying to get into woood carving. the only tools/materials I have are a box kinfe and some sticks I found in my yard, its really fun but I think I need some better tools.

[@boyahg1305]

its really hard to carve with a bow knife

[@boyahg1305]

its really hard to carve with a box knife

[@schpoingle]

W3ZARDMAN yeah....get a depwoodsventures scalpel and some basswood off eBay. It’ll make things easier to learn...otherwise it’s hard to tell if your wood or knife is no good. After you get some reference you can try other wood and tools and know what it should feel like.

[@trentmorris4816]

If you have a look at Hyezmar’s design in his Woodworking Bible, you can get a great alternative design for this.

[@schpoingle]

oh, i've seen much nicer for sure. i'm not familiar with the book you speak of. perhaps you could make a video of it? i'd love to see it!