How to Whittle a Simple Cactus Part 1 - Complete Beginner Whittling Lesson

[@gavinmazza9869]

I was surprised to see this channel only has this many subscribers, quality deserves way more. This is awesome!

[@dywoodcarving]

Thanks! I'm glad you are enjoying them.

[@pianocrisp7070]

thank you for being so clear in guiding the actual cuts to achieve the shape, really helps me as a beginner.

[@brianjones8025]

I like this series and the projects you are stepping through. Thank you for taking the time to share these!

[@dywoodcarving]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@steverehrman6611]

I’m excited!! Am a called the cactus nerd. I am a subscriber and I read the article in WCI and now have a step by step video. Thank you for showing us beginners this project walk through. I’m marking my wood now but Java a 1x1x4 so I am taking that into account.

[@tomevans4402]

Great

[@boondox2684]

Thank you for making videos! I saw you had some of these in WCI and it’s super cool to have a video to go off from as well. I remember when I first started the lessons in a book left we scratching my head sometimes (it’s gotten easier with experience to figure it out from the books/magazines).

[@dywoodcarving]

Thanks! This one is simplified from the ones in WCI, but if you start with this, it should help with doing those too.

[@kevinmaltby4202]

Nice three part tutorial. I'm just starting out so to save on money I'm using scrap pine instead of basswood because I can get it for free. Any advice on using pine instead of basswood? I'm using the flexcut knife you reviewed and it did a good job I thought on the pine but I don't seem to be able to make as deep a cut as you do. Could it be because I'm using pine or just beginner skills?

[@dywoodcarving]

Carving pine should be ok in general. As long as the wood doesn't feel too hard or difficult to carve I wouldn't worry too much about it. It definitely does take practice to make deep cuts. Over time you develop both hand strength and also a feel for the knife and wood to be able to make deeper cuts more comfortably.

[@srcworm]

Omg this is so hard. I just got my 1st whittling kit & thought this would be a good 1st project. had to use a 4 inch wood bc I didn’t have 3 inch. And that was impossible to hold correctly and cut correctly. I had to do one wrong. I have size small hands. My hands hurt so bad. It’s so hard to make a flat cut. I think I messed up my knife from twisting so I tried to strop it and I think I made it even more dull.

[@srcworm]

And also my wood keeps peeling off before I finish the cut

[@kevinmaltby4202]

what knife did you get? And are you using basswood or something else?