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

Follow along as we go from a fly fishing adventure chasing rainbow trout to a handmade replica wood carving from start to finish!
My Catch2Carve Series showcases my efforts to catch as many species of fish in Washington State with a fly rod, and then carve a replica of each to remember the adventure. Hopefully this video will offer some tip and tricks to help you carve your own replicas. I hope you enjoy the video, and please consider hitting that SUBSCRIBE and thumbs-up button for more videos like this!
#carving #flyfishing #rainbowtrout

[@TheFlyFishingFilmmaker]

Wow the scaling is crazy! Such a good project and such talent.

[@fedupwithem6208]

I don't know why you don't have more views but I enjoyed your video. I love carving and fly tying, good luck with your channel.

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thank you for the kind words. I think I'm really just getting up and going with the channel, content-wise, so hopefully more folks will head this way to see how to blend their love of the sport with other hobbies as well. It's always fun to share what's in the shop!

[@robertvoogt1417]

Greetings from Cape Town SA. Love your trout carvings

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Hello Robert! Thank you for the kind words, and I hope all is well in SA! Cheers!

[@FlyFishDan]

Now that is pretty darned cool - very nice work! Cheers!

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@bowmadman9562]

Wow man this is incredible! You are quite the craftsman! 👏 👏

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

[@stevethistle7974]

WOW what a great sculpture, fish and mouting look awesome. you are very talented.

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thank you very much!

[@leonidasleon3987]

Gracias por enseñar amigo, fabuloso trabajo, felicitaciones🐟🐟 que hermosa trucha doos mio increible.

[@andrewdg90]

All I can say is Wow! Really looking forward to more in this series. Gorgeous location there in WA! Gave me goosebumps. Love a good adventure! Amazing carving and good background music. Just all around great. Keep it up!

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thanks Andrew! I feel really fortunate to have some awesome places to hike and fish close to home up here. The fish might not be too big (at least the trout), but they sure are gorgeous and add to the adventure for sure. Up next is a westslope cutthroat trout that's in the works. Thanks for watching!

[@andrewdg90]

@@RiverbendWoodworks yeah, trout fishing is one of my favorite here where I live. You can really go far with this series as there is a decent number of fish species haha. Do some more trout and then move on to bass and panfish. It would be cool to see you carve some walleye, Perch and Pike as well. Very unique mount design by the way!

[@austinczerwinski4342]

I love this series man. Appreciate the great content.

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thank you!

[@CFOR-finarts]

Absolutely insane

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thanks for watching! More fun carvings to come, so check back soon!

[@СЕРГЕЙСОБОЛЕВСКИЙ.Воблерыручно]

Привет Друг .С наступающем Новым Годом тебя и твою семью .Давно не было твоего видео .Вот щас крашу на заказ воблер и пересматриваю твою работу .

[@johnnoble3119]

Would using a graphic proportion grid make it easier?? Great craftsmanship

[@sfleisher1]

Dude Soo good! I really dig the concept. The attention to detail is amazing. Such a talented person. I can not wait till the next one!

[@tommyschutz9008]

I really admire your videos. It has been a while since I began carving. Now I’m woodturning on a lathe, but I want to return to carving, except I want to do power carving. I kind need the basics from you, like what kind of wood, do you make a pattern, etc. Let me know, thanks Tommy Schutz

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Hey Tommy, you can honestly get to carving with any material you choose, from figured maple to Tupelo, but for realistic carvings you can’t go wrong with bass wood as the material choice. My patterns are directly referenced off catch and release pics I have taken, which really helps inspire the carving accuracy. I often sketch the pattern in pencil and refine, refine, refine until it’s just right. Then I use carbon paper to transfer the pattern onto a wood block and get rolling!

[@johnnoble3119]

Master piece!!!

[@rrost54]

What kind of paint are you using? The labels go by to quickly to catch. Thanks for the videos, they are very helpful.

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

I primarily use paints by a company named Golden. Their air brush paints are really, really great to work with. They also make some high quality acrylics for hand painting details as well.

[@urbanhogs6777]

really detailed nice work

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@jorgegarcia7490]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@JoseHernandez-tp6xn]

Que genial encontrarse con estos videos, gracias por enseñar amigo, seria genial que este subtitulado en español, un abrazo y saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱. Te ganaste un subscriptor 😃

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

¡Muchas gracias por vernos! Haré todo lo posible para subtitular en español los videos futuros. Gracias de nuevo por mirar, José.

[@chrisschlievert8703]

Love it!

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Thanks Chris!

[@leonidasleon3987]

Soy su seguidor number 1

[@garyhughes7737]

Looks awesome! Do u do any carvings for "customers" ?? I caught a 20.5 inch male rainbow the other day and my very next cast I caught his hen at 18.5 inches.... I want to get the 2 of them mounted together for a tabletop display with a small section of riverbed material underneath them and maybe a piece of driftwood placed in behind them. Your work looks like its top notch to me, what would u charge to do a 2 fish carving as I described??

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Hello Gary, I have done quite a few tables with this exact design and they turn out very cool. Right now I have a pretty full lineup of carving work, but can certainly see what exactly you'd like for your home and give you an idea price wise. If you'd like to check out some of my past table designs you can check out my Instagram page at this link bit.ly/3x8xT6u and scroll through my images for inspiration, or you can email me with any details you'd like in a table at: [e-mail] Thanks for the kind words and congrats on the awesome fish you caught!

[@garyhughes7737]

Sounds great I will email you with a picture of what I had in mind , I have several pictures of the 2 fish from that day so I will include some of those also. I had tossed around the idea of a regular skin mount but I think a wood carving would be the way to go for longevity.

[@garryderish2465]

Nice job bro , i didn't see a LATERAL LINE , did you forget?

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

I did, actually! On some carvings I do seem to get moving along too fast and have missed it before, especially smaller carvings. Certainly something that should be accounted for.

[@leonidasleon3987]

Muy buen video

[@misterb1897]

excellent video.

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Glad you liked it!

[@misterb1897]

what is that putty brand you put around the eyes? looks like some kinda of two part epoxy. Glad to see you’ll be making more fish carving videos.

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

It feels great to be back at some fish carvings these days, and the next one is going to be something really, really cool! Stay tuned! As for the putty, it's a product called Sculpt Wood, which is a two-part epoxy putty. I didn't mention it in the video because it was the first time using it, so I want to make sure it can hold up. That said, it's great! Sands easy, primes and paints great, too. I recommend it over the usual Bondo.

[@danreed2189]

Nothing short of excellent! How long would you say that took you to complete the whole thing? How long for just the scales? Also, what did you use to attach the fins? Thanks for showing your craft. Lots of great techniques.

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Overall, I'd say I have roughly 16 hours into the carving as you see it. Making the mount would add to that a bit, so around 20 hours total might be on the high end. You can figure the rough carving of the fish (from block of wood to rough shape) was about 1.5-2 hours. Scale details about 4 hours or so (and tedious work), finish prep sanding, etc. is another few hours, painting took about 4 total (it's faster than you may think, then mounting it takes an hour or so. The fins for this were attached using a product called SculptWood. It's on Amazon and worked really well! It's a two-part epoxy that has a nice medium wood color to it and carves very well. Hope this helps, and thanks for watching! I have another installment in the works, so check back soon!

[@danreed2189]

@@RiverbendWoodworks Thank you!

[@danreed2189]

@@RiverbendWoodworks I forgot to tell you. I love your mount. One of the most creative mounts I have ever seen and it really sets the fish up well. Your creativity as an artist really shines through.

[@heliomouraleite3116]

Qual é a madeira que você usa ?

[@mikejessmax]

Would you consider doing this type of work for customers? I have a wood carving of a rainbow that I would like repainted. Trouble is finding someone good enough to do it correctly.

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Great question, and I use to be able to do such requests, however nowadays time is the limiting factor. I’m afraid i just don’t have enough time, currently, to be able to take on projects right now (though it sounds cool!).

[@TC-eb6vi]

You use a Dremel? What Dremel or number set up is it?

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Hi Thomas, Yes, I use a Dremel 9001 setup, but I would actually steer clear of it for the type of grinding needed for carving like this. I've been unable to get replacement parts for this unit at all, and it literally was mothballed for over a year and they still have no common-wear parts like the hand-held unit and the flex shaft. What you see is a cheap Chinese model flex shaft that I Frankensteined to fix and function (barely). I highly recommend going with something like a Foredom flex shaft. These seem to be the gold standard for woodcarvers, and parts are readily available. A small handheld Dremel is helpful as well, however.

[@juanmanuelzacarias4867]

hola, puedes decir que pinturas usas?

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Hola, uso pintura con aerógrafo de una empresa llamada Golden. Tienen muchas buenas opciones de color y fluyen muy bien en el aerógrafo. ¡Espero que esto ayude!

[@jasonnester9514]

The math !!! U lost me when I saw letters lol

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Oh yeah, that happened to me the first few times as well....that, and having to ask my science teacher wife what I was doing over and over before it sank in :-) Thanks for watching!

[@leonidasleon3987]

Ok, porque la traduction solo sale en inglish de bajo de los videos

[@leonidasleon3987]

Hello amigo, ven a pescar ala patagonia chilena sur de chile

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

¡Hola! ¡Seguro que me encantaría algún día! Qué aventura que hará. ¡Espero que todo esté bien en tu camino!

[@leonidasleon3987]

@@RiverbendWoodworksconocer la carretera austral, pesca de truchas y salmones y el king salmon en las aguas mas puras del mundo

[@hfdennycheng9010]

I WANT TO MAKE A GIANT RAINBOW TROUT SCULPTURE AND THEN PUT IT IN A GARDEN. THIS FISH SCULPTURE WOULD BE 35 TIMES BIGGER THAN THE REAL RAINBOW TROUT. IT MEANS THIS GIANT RAINBOW TROUT WOULD BE AS BIG AS A DRAGON BOAT. SOME FLOWERS AND PLANTS WOULD AROUND IT I KNOW A SIMILAR GARDEN EXISTS IN USA. THERE ARE SOME GIANT FISH SCULPTURES IN THIS GARDEN. IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS GARDEN, A GIANT PIKE FISH IS A FISHING MUSEUM INSIDE.

[@leonidasleon3987]

No podras subtitular en español los videos porfa

[@RiverbendWoodworks]

Lo intentaré con subtítulos de KZbin en español y veré si funciona.

[@leonidasleon3987]

@@RiverbendWoodworks ok gracias