How to Whittle a Simple Dog - Step By Step Beginner Wood Carving Project

[@CarvingisFun]

What you will need: 1" x 1" x 2" block of basswood (2.5 cm x 2.5cm x 5 cm) Your preferred whittling knife (sharpened) Pencil Protective gloves and/or finger guards Knife used: Flexcut Whittlin' Jack - links to Amazon and Ebay below: amzn.to/30W699B | ebay.to/3ahrScx More Pocket Knives for whittling: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHjGiJWkfbCGgsk If you want to give me a gift as a thank you, you can send me some Pokemon cards! I've been collecting them since they came out and always enjoy getting new cards! You can use my Amazon Wish List to send me a booster pack or two :) www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1ZTOOLYLZ7C48

[@frenstcht]

Clear instructions, real-time demonstration, no superfluous information, no asides or channel chat, and the still image of each carving step. One wonders what the six down-voters were looking for.

[@CarvingisFun]

Ha! Maybe they wanted a different dog :) Thanks for the kind words!

[@savageboy22]

They didn’t like that he was carving a dog but has cats lol

[@frenstcht]

@@savageboy22 lol

[@jackdon4482]

A big thank you for the way you present your carving! I am in early stages of my new hobby and you have been terrific with your clarity.

[@CarvingisFun]

I'm glad you found the videos helpful! My goal is to help people learn in as easy of a way as I can :)

[@colemansmith4704]

I just want to say thank you to carving is fun, I discovered the channel a couple weeks ago, no carving experience at all. Today my beavercraft spoon carving set comes in the mail and I am so excited to start! Thank you

[@evangallagher4825]

Got a set of knives for Christmas figured I would look for something easy. Didn't end up with a dog but I have a pretty passable monkey...

[@CarvingisFun]

Thats how it is sometimes!! I usually just roll with it :)

[@irenealcazar1422]

Your channel popped up in my "recomended" secction, i dont have wood or craving tools so i tried to crave this dog into soap with a regular razor, it turned out so good, your instrucctions are great and I enjoyed the craving! I'm willing to try it again.

[@CarvingisFun]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Soap carving is a great alternative to whittling, it's just as calming and you can do it with some basic tools in your house :)

[@RAUL7487]

Many thanks for your patience. You have a talent to teach.

[@KweAK47]

Man I have to say the side picture is super helpful during the video. That is great idea. Earned a new subscriber here. Look forward to seeing more of your content

[@CarvingisFun]

Thanks! I wanted to make my how to videos as helpful as possible for everyone and know that I personally benefit from having a still image to use as reference. It takes more time to do (video editing itself is 2 to 4 hours per video) but I think it makes for a helpful guide.

[@AcamInc]

Great tutorial for my first time whittling, thanks!

[@jessetheunicorn9960]

You’re a great teacher, i managed to make my first lil sculpture all thanks to you and i love it

[@Barngodess]

You are a GREAT instructor !!!

[@CarvingisFun]

Thank you!

[@cookiebeast6797]

I'm new and this helped me a lot

[@michelegrand3921]

Bonjour et Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo. Malgré le fait que je ne possède pas encore le « flexcut » j’ai pu, avec plus de temps que vous, réaliser mon premier chien assis. C’est agréable de pouvoir travailler le bois avec vous.

[@fabricelemay3533]

thank you for this great tutorial accurate and not too fast really top for beginners good work

[@andrewgward7]

Really awesome!!! I carved the bunny you designed and gave it to my cousin for easter😁. It would be really cool if you could design a simple sloth to carve, I've looked on google but all they had was statues and chainsaw carving. My mom collects sloths, so I want to carve her one. I don't know how to go about it though.

[@EmmaOki-ff8fq]

Hey man, i was wondering, could you maybe make an ball-in-cage step by step tutorial? Would be great!

[@CarvingisFun]

Its on my list to do! Just gotta make time for it

[@EmmaOki-ff8fq]

Tysm! I already made from your account the gnome, the bear, the bunny, the dog and the chess horse! You are the best!

[@voliteon]

Thanks! This (like all your vids) is great. 👍

[@kellyperry9943]

Thank you so much !! Your tutorial is awesome.

[@LittleBuggyBug]

I just found your videos and I really love your channel. I'm about to give whittling a go and I'm glad to have found you :)

[@CarvingisFun]

Welcome to the world of whittling! I'm glad you are finding the videos helpful! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

[@josephwade5436]

I love this channel it makes carving seem so simple

[@margaretcraig5264]

Just discovered your videos! Just perfect to help me figure how to give depth of and make carvings more 3 dimensional. Thanks so much!

[@clivegreen5492]

Excellent and easy to follow video..and brilliant idea of having the picture at the side

[@CarvingisFun]

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful :)

[@chrisstewart1863]

A lovely project to make, I have just the person I would love to do this for. Thank you. 🙏

[@CarvingisFun]

You're welcome! Hope y'all have fun!

[@fishindude72]

First time here, Liked and Subbed looking forward to watching more of your carving.

[@CerealKiller669]

i wish i could give u a big hug🥺 i love theseeee u make the best sculptures 🥰💖

[@brain.yogurt.5.56]

This is like watching low polygon 3d modelling

[@_joemidd]

You have a natural talent for being a good teacher.. I learnt something new and actually made it! Thanks for the Tutorial, you have got a new sub and keep up the amazing content!

[@CarvingisFun]

Thanks!!!

[@leonmorgans4250]

Excellent video. Clear instructions and a great style.

[@CarvingisFun]

Thanks!

[@gregmarsh4283]

Very much enjoyed following your videos, and thank you for all your efforts putting them together..Greetings from South Wales UK.. Stay safe Brian.

[@CarvingisFun]

Thank you! I had a good time making them. Doing my best over here, stay safe on your end too!

[@steveshepherd2712]

Very good easy to follow vid, perhaps a pooch chess set ? 🐶😁

[@CarvingisFun]

That would be a neat little chess set!

[@Kayleethepizzaman]

“ should we take our dog to the vet, our dog is made out of wood” “I wood”

[@fadvart9757]

Cool dog and great teacher !!!

[@CarvingisFun]

Thanks!

[@zachariahreynolds8082]

Great video! On this one my wood has been splitting off quite a bit and I'm careful not to cut up across grain. I'm using a Flexcut and BeaverCraft basswood. I have ordered more that's air dried on eBay. Hopefully as my technique improves I'll find a way to prevent this.

[@CarvingisFun]

Practice practice practice. You will eventually learn to work with the wood and just naturally know how to slice into the wood without realizing it. Good choice on the air dried basswood, I have yet to find any that is as nice to carve as this stuff :)

[@phyllisstone3089]

Great video. After Christmas I will have to try this carving. Thank you.

[@CarvingisFun]

Thank you! Hope you have fun carving and have a wonderful Christmas :)

[@phyllisstone3089]

@@CarvingisFun you're welcome. Have an awesome Christmas.

[@whittler0507]

Very nice carving video

[@CarvingisFun]

Thanks Gene! I absolutely love watching your carving videos :)

[@daryldawe3943]

I just shared this on some whittling Facebook pages I hope it bring more traffic to your channel you deserve it!

[@CarvingisFun]

Thanks, I really appreciate it! I haven't gotten around to looking at facebook for whittling and wood carving groups, do you have any good recommendations?

[@phyllisstone3089]

Thanks for sharing this Daryl. I saw your post and went to the video. This would be a great project for kids in the hospital at Christmas time.

[@daryldawe3943]

There are a ton of groups. I like “Helvie Knives”, “whittling club”, “whittling and woodcarving”, and “carving friends” are a few good ones. You will see some of the same people in different groups

[@phyllisstone3089]

@@daryldawe3943 yes, I agree. I'm on several of them myself. I love my carving, been doing it for several years.

[@CarvingisFun]

Excellent! I'll be sure to check them out when I get the chance. Thank you!

[@martinohagan196]

Great video, genuinely inspired to try this out. I can't wait till my supplies arrive to give this a go. Could you do a video on how to whittle a dog in a laying or curled position too?

[@CarvingisFun]

Thanks! I have it on my ideas list to look into doing later :)

[@zetascorpii49]

I like this

[@durdywormz]

Your content is so good mate !

[@CarvingisFun]

Thank you!!

[@fipsi1965]

Great video. Thank you so much...greetings from Germany Uta

[@CarvingisFun]

Thanks! I have a quick question for you, what whittling knives do you have available to you over in Germany? I have been finding that many knives I have found are primarily sold to the US but not worldwide.

[@nanoka25]

Thank you for this tutorial!!!

[@CarvingisFun]

You are so welcome!

[@Kaaskophardebasspindakaas]

Nice men i will try one aswel soon

[@CarvingisFun]

Have fun!

[@famstgo]

Great tutorial, thank you!

[@CarvingisFun]

You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful.

[@dougmcraydejr8026]

Thank you for having this channel! Someone who is new to whittling definitely appreciates it, I will be watching more of your tutorials. So glad I subscribed! Now for my question: the cut proof glove you are wearing when you carved the dog, what brand is it and where did you get it? I want to stay a member of the 10 finger club!

[@CarvingisFun]

Welcome aboard! The glove used is the DEX FIT Level 5 Cut Resistant Gloves found on Amazon here: amzn.to/3eJgHMy For more details check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWPYmKOdd8xrq7c

[@RayOnRae95]

After attempting this for the 4th time, watching & pausing this countless times, and succeeding in making nothing but 3 shapeless figures, I finally did it! I'm so happy. A few questions hoping you can help with: 1. if i don't have beeswax, can i use Vaseline petroleum jelly instead? 2. do you recommend coating it with shellac/lacquer? 3. do you do anything else to thoroughly remove the fluffy/splinter looking bits and wooden dust (after patting the dog to get as much of the excess dust out as possible), especially if they're trapped in the crevices? or is that what coating the dog with beeswax alone would solve 4. Do you recommend leaving the dog out in the sun to dry it out and prevent mold? P.S. I'm gonna superglue tiny beads to it as eyes! Thanks Carving is fun ❤️

[@CarvingisFun]

Yay! Sometimes it just takes some practice to get use to the wood and blade. As to your questions: 1) Sealing it is up to you, but I would bypass the petroleum jelly. Acrylic or watercolor paints are also a good option. 2) You can use shellac if you want, but isn't necessary. 3) many people rinse in water after sanding to get the rest of the debris off. If you do this, let it dry before sealing it. 4) Yes, drying in the sun is a good idea, especially before sealing it.

[@RayOnRae95]

@@CarvingisFun thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

[@MartinOHagan84]

I got to 23 minutes and accidentally lopped an ear off. 😮🫣 Back to the start... Again. Thanks for the tutorials. Always appreciated 👍

[@CarvingisFun]

This is why I keep some superglue nearby :) More than once have I accidentally lopped off a chunk of wood that I wanted to keep!

[@abbyb8503]

Great tutorial! How would I go about a dog with curly hair?

[@CarvingisFun]

Thanks! There are several ways to do it, but if you want to carve hair into a dog with a knife, you would probably want to make several wavering v-cuts into the wood. This video at the 11 and a half min mark gives a simple tutorial on what to do: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moOQaImogt2drJo Otherwise, you could use a gouge or v-gouge to quickly make hair like this video shows: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpC6Y4KNgJ2fiZI

[@francorui2493]

Great video Going to try it absolutely Please can you do faces and eyes 👀 videos please Best Regards

[@CarvingisFun]

Thanks! I'm trying to figure out how to do a face and eye video that isnt doing exactly what everyone else is doing. There are so many good videos out there now and I want to contribute something extra and not make a video just to make one.

[@michelegrand3921]

Hello Brian, ton site internet est-il prêt maintenant ? Je suis en train de terminer mon 15e chien. Dans mon entourage, il y a beaucoup d’amateurs. Personnellement j’aime mieux le chien qui a les pattes avant bien droites. Mais je sculpte aussi celui de la vidéo. Ce passe -temps est vraiment très relaxant et je te remercie de l’avoir partagé. À bientôt, Michèle

[@CarvingisFun]

I just got the last bits of downloadable content made from my graphic artist and hope to have everything up by the end of the month! I'm very happy that you are enjoying the hobby :)

[@kaizertube6594]

I bought a whittling starting kit with three knifes, a basic one, a hook shaped pne and a detailing one, since this figure is small sized, would you recommend to just use the detailing knife?

[@CarvingisFun]

Yeppers! The small knife would be ideal for this project

[@davidl.babsonjr.3823]

Brian: How do you finish the dog if you want to replicate a Black Lab??? Black shoe polish, black stain, any ideas?

[@CarvingisFun]

If I were to use what I have in my house, black wood stain, acrylic paint, or watercolor paint.

[@tantheasianman5841]

You should make turtorial on how to carve a bird, or a fish

[@CarvingisFun]

Oh trust me, I have a list of tutorials stretching tout to the middle of next year.

[@sanjaysoccermania3164]

Which wood do you use and which knife do you use Carving is Fun

[@sanjaysoccermania3164]

Never mind I Found it in your description

[@MisfitKing]

What if I want to do the ears up like a German Shepard

[@CarvingisFun]

I would then leave more room on the top of the head for them. So maybe a 2.25 inch tall block of wood should give you enough material to work with.

[@douglasgoh3380]

Hey there, Wonder if u could do a Cow face with this body type

[@CarvingisFun]

Im sure you could!

[@douglasgoh3380]

@@CarvingisFun Just change the face right.. But any ideas or templates to refer to?

[@CarvingisFun]

For me, I just find images on google to reference and scale to what Im doing. The more simple, sometimes more cartoony, designs usually work best for me as there is less detail to add in. It can seem challenging, but if you can learn how to create templates there is litteraly nothing stopping you from creating whatever you want

[@douglasgoh3380]

@@CarvingisFun Ah i c.. Thanks for the advice tho.. Imma start Googling and Brainstorming 🤣 I did one copy of this using my utility knife and exacto but it was a pain in the a$$ yet satisfied with the dog I made..

[@tentypek6338]

what kind of wood is that

[@CarvingisFun]

Im using basswood :)

[@monikakucharcikova3577]

I just want to now dimrnstions of the wood in cm. Im from Slovakia and i Like this chanel. Pleas answer my MOM

[@CarvingisFun]

Hi! I just started adding the metric measurements in the video descriptions, but this one is 2.5 cm x 2.5cm x 5 cm. I wish the entire world just used the metric system, it makes so much more sense.

[@fadvart9757]

Could you do a bear tutorial ?

[@CarvingisFun]

I recorded one several months ago but didn't like how it came out, so I have plans on making another one soon.

[@fadvart9757]

Ok thank you

[@Narque]

this one was going well untill i got too the nose XD it started to flake off everytime because of the way the wood grain was going and then once i got to the tail i chopped it straight off haha... all is well tho i glued it all back on :D

[@CarvingisFun]

Glue makes the world go round

[@michelegrand3921]

Bonjour, pouvez-vous svp donner les dimensions approximatives pour le chien assis et le chien courant ? Merci pour votre réponse Michèle

[@CarvingisFun]

The dog is 2.5 cm x 2.5cm x 5 cm The fox is 2.5 cm x 2.5cm x 10cm

[@joemarasco3091]

I can't figured out if this block you are carving is 1" so when i start the line for the earand draw the straight line down , this is so small i can't get an ear? How much room is it from the top of the block to your 1st line? Then the slant down is how much and the line down from the slant is in how much? I just see room for an ear. Looks a larger on the screen than what we have in our hand with a 1x1 block??

[@CarvingisFun]

This is indeed a 1"x1"x2" block of wood. The reason why it may look bigger could be that I am utilizing the corners of the pre cut wood block to make the nose and ears. So instead of drawing all the marks on a flat surface, I rotate the block 45 degrees and have one of the corners facing me. More pictures here: carvingisfun.com/whittle-a-dog/

[@joemarasco3091]

Yes i realize that it's on a 45 degree but the ear is what i am having a problem -when you mark the slant how far is that down and the straight line down is how far in from the edge. When i do it i really have no size ear?

[@CarvingisFun]

Ah, gotcha. Let me replicate it again this evening and I will get you some measurements

[@CarvingisFun]

Some measurements around the ear: the 45 degree line representing the top ear: line starts 5/16" from the corner (both top and side) The line on the side representing the side of the ears, directly below the 45 degree line is just a little more than 1/16" from the edge.

[@spencerportrotarysignupshe8851]

@@CarvingisFun ok thanks i will give it a go again. Appreciate the response

[@zim6622]

would using 1x1x4” work instead of 1x1x2” or would it not come out right?

[@CarvingisFun]

I actually start with a 1x1x4 inch piece and just cut it in half with a saw :) You could also just carve the dog on the top 2 inches and have em sitting on a 2 inch l9g or something

[@zim6622]

@@CarvingisFun ohhhh ok that makes sense! thank you

[@notaname8140]

Does the Flexcut Whittling Jack have a lock? I'd love a whittling pocket knife but they have to be non-locking to be legal to carry here in the UK

[@CarvingisFun]

The whittlin jack does not lock, but keep in mind that it can be very stiff to open and close.

[@notaname8140]

@@CarvingisFun Awesome, I need to get one now, I generally prefer a stiffer slipjoint anyway since locking blades are (stupidly) illegal to carry, stiff ones are a little more inconvenient but they're also less likely to snap closed on your hand, as has actually happened to me before. I don't really understand why the safer knives are illegal. Thanks for your help man

[@imkputtz]

What is the tape on your thumbs and fingers?

[@CarvingisFun]

Its self adheriing ace wrap, I like it for extra cushion when pushing on the back of thr blade and to prevent accidents

[@10418]

Sorry friend, does beeswax is applied before or after I want to paint it with acrylics?

[@CarvingisFun]

I would do it after. Since it is a wax, it can melt and distort your paint. Also, if you paint it and there is no wood showing, there's really no need to apply wax unless you want to.

[@10418]

@@CarvingisFun thank you for answering me. Last question 🙋🏻‍♀️ do I have to apply some GESSO before painting with acrylics or I can go straight into it? Thank you so much for you time.

[@CarvingisFun]

If you are doing a wattered down acrylic paint so you can see the wood grain, it would be a good idea to put a preparation layer. But I just paint directly on the wood. Some others use linseed oil as the base, but its not 100% necessary

[@peterbodi3870]

May i ask where did you get your finger guard?

[@CarvingisFun]

I am using self adhering ace wrap. You can find them in most pharmacies or stores that sells bandages. I like them because they are cheap and reusable.

[@gustafson74may]

Do you have anything on carving a Turkey?

[@CarvingisFun]

I've been trying to work on one that is simple and can be done in under 40 min, but don't think it will be ready by thanksgiving. I saw that CarversWoodshop has a nice and simple turkey ornament that you can check out, I think it looks pretty nice.

[@orhankemal4137]

the video is great 1 "x 1" x 2 "block of basswood 5 cm * 5cm * 10cm measure correctly? please can you write the size in cm you are awesome

[@CarvingisFun]

Good suggestion I keep forgetting that rhe rest of the world uses logic to measure things, it would be 2.5 cm x 2.5 xm x 5 cm

[@jeffwhitehead7990]

Your thumbnail photos look like you’re whittling cheetos.

[@CarvingisFun]

Ha!!! The cheese dust got everywhere.

[@grahamparr3933]

Names on the base🤔

[@CarvingisFun]

I sometimes like to put my signature on the bottom when giving them away to friends :)

[@grahamparr3933]

@@CarvingisFun I was thinking more like Fido or Rex😉

[@CarvingisFun]

Ha! That is even better!