Reto Odermatt, Master Woodcarver Part 1 - Presented by Woodcraft and Pfeil Carving Tools

First in a series of interviews and demonstrations with Scott Phillips, host of The American Woodshop and Reto Odermatt, Swiss Master Woodcarver who studied at the Brienz School of Woodcarving in Brienz Switzerland.
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[@mhennek]

Fascinating! I am in the process of choosing some Pfeil tools to begin some woodcarving. I currently do contract sculpting for giftware and collectables companies, but that's all done in wax and clay. I thought I had a good collection of Pfeil tools picked out, and was about to order them, then I watched Reto use a couple gouges that were much larger than I would have thought. I especially loved how he shows how to get more cuts from a single tool.

[@curiousgeorge555]

What is the name of the thing around his wrist? "spoon"? What is the purpose and what is the material important? I can't understand his explanation.

[@herkhaston1915]

How about a list of the chisel by items numbers of wood craft

[@guntherpetutschnig2705]

I am artist with pfeil chisels

[@adrianarencibia1408]

Can you tell me please where do buy and find your wood please tell me l really want to know.

[@WoodcraftSupply]

You can buy it at www.woodcraft.com

[@Trimere]

Where would I find that stand/holder?

[@WoodcraftSupply]

That particular carvers vice is Reto's item. We carry this one: www.woodcraft.com/products/record-power-carvers-vise

[@defiler691]

They don’t carry this anymore. All the vise/holders I think are worthwhile aren’t offered. The veritas carvers bench is the first that comes to mind. I suppose I’ll just have to get creative and try to build my own

[@adrianarencibia1408]

Or is real like a Raw big chunk of wood

[@herkhaston1915]

Darn I just did a bear out of mahogany I wished I would have seen these video before I started

[@adrianarencibia1408]

Can anybody tell me what is this is it real or fake wood like wood like from Home Depot please tell me i would really want to know.

[@WoodcraftSupply]

It's real. Most likely Basswood.

[@theresahudson9067]

@@WoodcraftSupply Most likely European lime or limewood. Same genus as North American Basswood (Tilia), but a bit more dense. Also called Linden-you often see little leaved linden growing as a street tree in the US.

[@adrianarencibia1408]

Is this engineered wood that you buy in Home Depot or some store or is this solid wood like cut off a tree. You now what I'm saying

[@WoodcraftSupply]

This is basswood, not engineered wood,

[@allan339]

It's sad that modern living puts more emphasis on productivity than art.

[@DigitalVideoFromOz]

Scott's math is a little screwy here 360-480, is transformed by Scott to 600-800 :)