Whittling the Traveling Salesman

[@yobabybubba]

*Absolutely beautiful work. WOW! Love it. I noticed 3 things: 1- That you're an excellent artist. 2- that you have no eraser. 3- You have a boo-boo on your thumb.*

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you. The thumb was thanks to my dog

[@yobabybubba]

@@KevinCoates98 oh dear

[@whittler0507]

Kevin another great p[roject and carving ..Love the guy ..Thank you for sharing

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you

[@lesamos8900]

Great talent and imagination a good video thank you .

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you

[@chuckfisher1351]

Same old knife, same old pattern, same hands! Different piece of art every time!! That fish knife in anyone else's hands would just be a fish knife. Thanks Kevin for your time involved in making this and all the others.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you Chuck. This piece of wood wasn’t the best

[@randywood4782]

Very good I like 😊Thanks Kevin

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Randy

[@ginabirks4910]

Adorable little character, thanks for sharing him with us.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you Gina

[@brucekearley8971]

Hi Kevin, just finished watching your video. Great job. I am always amazed how you can take a block of wood & create a person that instills a story & image of a person selling door to door. Really enjoy all your videos & I hope to give this one a try as I continue to learn about carving.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Bruce. Keep on with the practice

[@brendancart5706]

It is always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you for this gift you are giving to all your viewers. Your work is truly amazing and peaceful to watch.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you. Glad you enjoy them

[@maddieadams75]

Wow another amazing sculpture. Love this design ❤

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you

[@riccojames1]

I will give this a go today, love it. Thanks Kevin.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks.

[@shadowfox929]

Beautiful work sir. I did notice that you carved a tie and shirt collar but they were not there at the end.....did you not like them? Either way it was a pleasure watching you a chunk of wood and transform it to something so nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@Terryclarkester]

Thanks for another great piece of Art.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Terry

[@Terryclarkester]

@@KevinCoates98 do you generally coat your carvings with Terra Nova oil before you paint them, thanks in advance.

[@rickmeisch643]

I love the well done character!

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you

[@fngrusty42]

Mr. Coats haven't seen you in a while must be KZbin. Bountiful work as always. Thank you for sharing

[@KevinCoates98]

Russell, I haven't had a lot of time lately. Thank you

[@robcarr1899]

So much detail in such a small figure. Wonderful work sir.

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you

[@dancarpio8130]

Another beautiful figure, the roughed look, wrinkled pants. . . loved it

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you Dan

[@WienArtist]

i am just curious as to where you purchase your wood from. It looks like white pine. I live in Vienna, Austria (formerly an American), and have bought some kiln-dried wood from stores similar to Home Depot in the State (some kind of pine/fir) that is quite dry, brittle, and a challenge to carve. But your wood seems relatively easy to work with. Just wondering where you get it from. 🙂

[@KevinCoates98]

I get it from a Home Hardware store. They get it from here on the east coast of Canada. Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. Not quite sure which province. For the most part it’s pretty decent.

[@markkortekamp389]

Your rough knifes where from been looking for them

[@joebtemp]

It's been a while since we've seen a full blown character from you and this one is outstanding. Easy to do eyes too :)

[@KevinCoates98]

Thanks Joe. I have to make time. The eyes are easy

[@lesamos8900]

WHY is the face allways last to be done and i think the easyest to stuff up, is that a piece of pine wood ?

[@KevinCoates98]

Good question. There's no particular reason why I do it last. It's just how I did it from the start. Yes it's pine I use

[@ohblimey21]

How do you do the bag? I’m unsure how it would be attached to hand? Glue I suppose?

[@KevinCoates98]

I carve the bag separate and attach it with a little strip of leather

[@ArthurRedfield17]

What are u using to carve with?

[@KevinCoates98]

It’s a fish knife that has been modified a little

[@augusthermann2421]

Hej, he looks a little bit like a member of the Corleone Family in the 50th. What is in his suitcase?😉

[@KevinCoates98]

It says trinkets but I’m doubtful 🤨

[@lindawithers1917]

Looks wonderful

[@francescoorlandi6553]

Complimenti,che legno stai usando

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you. It's white pine

[@user-tf1qb1ty3x]

Нужны основные размеры и пропорции в миллиметрах

[@KevinCoates98]

Not sure. I grew up with the standard measurements of feet and inches

[@tilenkosir4968]

Is this spruce??😮😅

[@KevinCoates98]

It's white pine

[@gizzardpuke4056]

This is a really cool character Kevin thanks buddy 👍 😊 I see you have your good old reliable fish knife nice 😊

[@KevinCoates98]

Thank you. That good old knife but that piece of wood wasn't really good to whittle