How to Carve a Brook Trout - Catch-2-Carve

[@lukelabonte6869]

Another masterpiece 🍻🎣

[@anterogomes6659]

Always enjoy your stuff great job

[@dspaul666]

Stunning

[@steveboom9175]

Great job!!!

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thank you!!

[@andrewdg90]

Finally catching up after our road trip! Got a love Brookies and underwater releases!

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thanks! I'm working hard to get more underwater shots like that in the catch segments, so long as I don't unnecessarily stress the fish out too much.

[@andrewdg90]

@@RiverbendWoodworks same! I eventually need to invest in another GoPro that can stay in the dome

[@lancespencer1894]

absolutely beautiful. i can do some descent carvings but your work is amazing, your painting abilities really capture the beauty of the fish. thank you for sharing

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thanks Lance! The beauty of the air brush is it just adds up in layers and comes together much more quickly than you think! Thanks for watching!

[@timsmith1558]

Awsome work ! would love more info on how to apply scales !! different methods n tools etc ....

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

That's a fantastic video idea! I know I covered it in my series on carving a wooden trout, but I think it was mixed in with a ton of other things in that part. I will certainly have a video cover this in detail in the near future.

[@HillDogTV]

amazing man

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@PokeWitty]

awesome work! i wish my carvings looked half that good

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

I've got many many hours in on figuring out my style and...ya know..."reference sampling" fish out there on the water, but everybody has their own approach and style to carving, so I know yours would be rad and will evolve over time, too! Thanks for watching!

[@robertvoogt1417]

Was waiting for this one! Looks amazing. Keep on going!

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thanks! Will do!

[@mooney411]

Again some amazing work!!! I’m really interested at giving it a try!! You make it look way to easy!! Oh and that table is fantastic!!

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Oh man, you have to give it a shot! I started out with basic hardware store chisels, a hammer and handsaw, and went from there. With Dremel tools and nicer chisels so accessible, I’d highly recommend hopping in and giving it a shot!

[@cristiansandoval420]

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[@RiverbendWoodworks]

¡Muchas gracias! Utilizo principalmente pinturas con aerógrafo de una empresa llamada Golden. ¡Funcionan muy bien! ¡Gracias por ver!

[@leonidasleon1753]

Me gustan muchos esas truchas

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

¡Son preciosos seguro y muy divertidos para perseguir!

[@leonidasleon1753]

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[@CFOR-finarts]

Looks amazing! What fish are you playing on carving in the future

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Kinda got a backlog of fish that I’ve got on camera, actually! Caught a giant German brown trout on the fly, a big smallmouth bass, white crappie, and should get my hands on a big ol’ largemouth bass here shortly. Thinking I’ll switch up to the smallmouth bass for the next one. What would you like to see next?

[@Danny_Harris-Arts]

beautiful work! im about to paint my first wood carved brook trout. wondering why you carved the tail separate instead of one piece with the body like you did for the dorsal and anal fins? was it grain direction?

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Hi Danny, for most of my carvings I prefer the separate tail approach because of the flexibility it gives me in cutting out the initial body shape on the bandsaw and because I usually don’t have the full picture of how I want to mount the carving at that point. It gives me a little more freedom to detail the fin without having a really delicate part attached. If the fish is much smaller than this however, i almost always carve the tail as part of the design. Grain direction does factor in for basically all fins because it sure can save a lot of headache if you get the grain right from the start. Just wanted to note that I love your work on your channel! You do fantastic breakdowns of the process!

[@Danny_Harris-Arts]

@@RiverbendWoodworks I used to do them separately but the fit and finish was harder than the rest of the fins for me. But I’m new to wood carving, 3 years now so I’m still learning. Been following your channel for a year or so. I enjoy your work.

[@Dnps807]

I think you should carve a jumbo trophy size bass. Closed mouth pose. Obviously don't expect it to be a catch to carve.

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

As a matter of fact I have a Catch2Carve of a giant smallmouth I caught on a fly just a few weeks ago! That'll be in the works shortly. I tried my hand at largemouth the other day and lost two fish over 5lbs on popper frog flies! Soooo bummed.

[@Dnps807]

@@RiverbendWoodworks I'm thinking along the lines of really big. Like a 15 lb fat bellied sow kind of big.

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Oh man, I'd have to start fishing' in a whole new kinda place for that Catch2Carve :-P Would love the challenge of that though!

[@Dnps807]

@@RiverbendWoodworks you could skip the catch part, and it would still be a great project. Can always just use a smaller fish for a model, and you definitely have the skills

[@СЕРГЕЙСОБОЛЕВСКИЙ.Воблерыручно]

Привет .Сам делаю воблеры .И перед тем как приступить к работе .Всегда смотрю твои видео как ты работаешь .

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Большое спасибо за просмотр! Я очень ценю это!

[@steveford5189]

What tool are you using on the ends of the fins? Some sort of burning tool?

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

I do use my Colwood woodturner for the fin tips because you can get a very fin edge and it also hardens the tips in preparation for paint. Works great.

[@steveford5189]

@@RiverbendWoodworks Great. Thank you!

[@mooney411]

What type of wood do you like to work with for carving?

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Honestly, I prefer tupelo because it holds a great edge, but lately I’ve been getting my hands on bass wood, which is also a great option.

[@KateJolly11]

I wish I could apprentice

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

I appreciate you stopping by and watching! 👍

[@workhardplayhard801]

Did you know that the ol 'Square Tail is not a trout , but rather a char . I don't believe that Lake Trout (Touge round my neck of the woods) is either, also a char. Don't even get me started on Striped Bass !!