I like your honesty when you gave us your opinion about prices. I was watching, maybe yesterday night, another workshoper. He (as many others) They show off their jobs, but in the economical issues, it seems they don't care. Meanwhile, in the south (of América) we have to make a lot of saving efforts to be able to acquire a hand tool. Greetings from Mexico!
@LogsCarvingClub Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I try to cut costs when I can but the hobby can definitely be more expensive than expected depending on what you use. It’s too bad I like using nicer woods that get pricey but sometimes some regular pine does the trick perfectly
@danielhanawalt4998Ай бұрын
The poplar and blue gum pieces were the prettiest to me. I started doing a little woodworking recently to try and make a little extra money. Make up for this inflation since I didn't prepare well for retirement. My older brother passed away last year and I came across a cane in my shed I think he had started years ago. Turned out it's cedar. I have a cheap little rotary tool but it does pretty good. I know what you mean about those growth rings being harder. Having to be careful to not get the softer part of the wood from being deeper cuts than the harder part. Nice carvings and good video. Thanks for the info of different types wood.
@LogsCarvingClub12 күн бұрын
Thank you so much Daniel! I hope the carving has been going well. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.
@JoeMac19836 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing this video. Much appreciated!
@LogsCarvingClub6 ай бұрын
Thank you Joe! I appreciate the supportive comments.
@jamesdale82222 жыл бұрын
Bro that redheart wolf is amazing. Please do some tutorials of how you cut and finish these
@LogsCarvingClub2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I actually filmed and uploaded the wolf making a little while ago, no promises on how well I edited it though
@Smeleln2 жыл бұрын
Thank you dude!!!
@LogsCarvingClub2 жыл бұрын
Anytime!
@steveo3012 Жыл бұрын
Another FYI. Purple heart will turn back to purple if you put it in the sunlight.
@LogsCarvingClub Жыл бұрын
Interesting! Thx Steve
@majkjems11 ай бұрын
Have you worked with Ebony? It polishes to high shine-it does look like black plastic. Or Ziricote? Very pretty, polishes well. Both are hard , very hard woods. Both have their cons, between brittle with Ebony or cross grain in places (may have) with Ziricote. But the beauty they hold can be worth the effort...Also, the plywood rhino was the cutest!
@LogsCarvingClub11 ай бұрын
I’ve used ebony, but never heard of ziricote. I’d love to try it! Exotic woods are a favorite part of the hobby. I agree with the ebony it ends up looking like plastic! Have to make sure people who see it know it’s really wood when the grain is so fine. Thanks for the idea for ziricote, where do you get it?
@majkjems7 ай бұрын
I have gotten my Ziricote at Gilmers exotic wood supply in Portland Oregon. @@LogsCarvingClub
@majkjems7 ай бұрын
I buy out of the bargain barrels for the best prices. But they have many small sizes of all kinds in the knife handle supply section also. Maybe they call them 'blanks'(?)
@ag73. Жыл бұрын
Can you comment on basswood for Dremel carving? It seems to be everywhere but mostly described for hand carving. Love your channel and content!
@LogsCarvingClub Жыл бұрын
Yeah I like basswood but only for rough large carvings, like in my wood spirit video. You can carve it with a dremel like butter, but it just doesn’t finish well since it’s so soft and it’s not very pretty since the grain is so plain. I guess if you’re painting it it doesn’t matter
@EzPeasZ2 жыл бұрын
I hadnt thought of plywood
@LogsCarvingClub2 жыл бұрын
It’s a fun option but can be difficult
@kathleengroark6589 Жыл бұрын
This is great information! I never thought of using plywood. Have you ever tried using cedar?
@LogsCarvingClub Жыл бұрын
Not yet! To my knowledge at least
@Mazurecki56 Жыл бұрын
That Coco in maple is gorgeous! Are you an Animal Crossing fan or is that a gift for someone?
@LogsCarvingClub Жыл бұрын
It was a request from an early follower on Instagram back when I was taking requests, I’ve never played but I hear it’s fun
@murrayberger4344 Жыл бұрын
Try carving a songbird😮
@LogsCarvingClub Жыл бұрын
I’ve tried birds but I always end up giving up - not my specialty I guess
@blakeshipp71382 жыл бұрын
Where do you get your black walnut from? Just got into carving and trying to find some affordable wood, love your videos!
@LogsCarvingClub2 жыл бұрын
If I need very thin planks I go to Home Depot, for thicker blocks to carve I use cutoffs from a friend who makes furniture, go to a rockler woodworking location (a little more expensive), or buy cutoffs from a local exotic wood store (they’re irregular but well priced)
@blakeshipp71382 жыл бұрын
@Logan Magin Thank you!!
@mohitrahaman5 ай бұрын
How about carving MDF with rotary tools?
@LogsCarvingClub5 ай бұрын
That’d probably not work well, I don’t think it would be dense enough to get a decent product that you could sand or oil
@mohitrahaman5 ай бұрын
@@LogsCarvingClub OK, I will try myself on the dense ones. The MDF sold around my place here actually routes really well without chipping off, better than some grainy hard woods. They might as well be HDF than MDF. I will try working my dremel on them, which are relatively low RPM than routers, and see for myself today. I almost forgot that I own a dremel and thus wondered how others are doing it on YT. Your work pieces look high quality.
@tracybowling1156 Жыл бұрын
So, with the purple heart, does it oxidize quickly if you use a sealer on it? Do you have any info about that?
@LogsCarvingClub Жыл бұрын
I'm a bit of a naturalist in that I don't really mess with most sealers, I usually just use a natural oil and wax. I'm also not sure if it's oxidation or UV, or both, so a UV protectant may prevent the browning.
@pumppictures2 жыл бұрын
What happens if I carve with cardboard
@LogsCarvingClub2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@xoxUnD3R0aThxox2 жыл бұрын
what's good for a super smooth surface?!
@LogsCarvingClub2 жыл бұрын
Hard woods with closed pores, like maple, cherry, mahogany. Walnut and oak can have some pores
@almighty_goose Жыл бұрын
Did you draw a 3 on your dermal or is that from the factory
@LogsCarvingClub Жыл бұрын
I drew it on - for no good reason I have multiple so I like to know which is which