Woodcarving a Native American Face in Basswood

[@mversantvoort]

Well done Mark, it looks great!

[@scottlawrence2015]

Great work

[@niteshad99]

Lovely job Mark, your skills are improving by leaps and bounds with every video.

[@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net]

+One Mule Woodworking thanks Gary!

[@ElysianBelabour]

Amazing!

[@denysephenix2349]

ts very well done. thank you for showing this .

[@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net]

You're welcome. :)

[@sdmcustoms]

Great job, it looks really good

[@juliethomas5559]

Would you include painting ideas for your carvings? I'd like to know how to thin stains to use on unpainted areas of my carvings to give it an antique look. Thank you.

[@baldcreations8044]

that is wicked mate I love it

[@stevesoutdoorworld4340]

Very Cool love it!

[@brianday9216]

Great job , I've done one as well , my dad has done about a dozen , I loved the book as well great resource. Keep up the good work , remember it's not a mistake, it's a design change. It's just a piece of firewood until it's done. Happy carving

[@ConsciousCreativeLife]

Wow Mark - totally amazing :)

[@stevew585]

This Man is a Genius!

[@fxpestoperator5527]

Awesome Job

[@jollyroger9470]

wow great it's fantastic! nice job and tnx for sharing!

[@stixandstonescarving]

I remember doing that project myself years ago out of that same book. I think yours came out better than the one I tried Mark. Great Job!

[@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net]

Thanks Kevin! I like doing projects like this one. Even if I never carve one like it again, I learn from it.

[@stixandstonescarving]

@@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net I know what you mean, I learn every time I carve.

[@PaulCHarris]

dang, super talented and modest to boot.

[@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net]

Thank you Paul.

[@sandraadams7913]

I like it!

[@rios4175]

Awesome!!! I subscribed to your channel

[@kaibilbalam7151]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 BIUTIFULLL maestro!!! How many hrs did it take to carve? Thank you%!

[@wood4nothing284]

I really like this, I'm wanting to try something different instead of woodspirits so I can have some different content on my channel. Thanks for the inspiration and that book looks quite good that you used. Cheers Tim from Wood 4 Nothing

[@brianmolter79]

I'd buy it

[@AbamAdy]

woww...woww...wowwwww

[@561union]

thanks

[@DIYAtoZ]

Amazing finish. What you applied befor paint.?

[@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net]

+DIY AtoZ I used boiled linseed oil as the base.

[@DIYAtoZ]

@@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net in India it isn't available.. I have Raw linseed oil. Can I boil it and than use it?

[@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net]

@@DIYAtoZ no. It is called boiled but it has some chemical driers added to it to make it dry faster. Tung oil would work or really any other oil finish that will dry. Things like mineral oil won't ever dry. Hopefully you can find something that would work.

[@BillHartCooks.]

Looks Good. I am Going to have to try the "Greek Gods" Yogurt finish....

[@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net]

Made by the Gods themselves. :)

[@Benegun]

Hi Mark,could you please write list of all tools which you have and specially you used on this project.Thanks

[@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net]

I can't remember all the tools I used but here's what I usually use for something like this: 25 mm gouges - #3, #5, #7, #9 15 mm Fishtail gouges - #3, #5, #7 Large and Medium V gouges Some Smaller "U" gouges - maybe 3 to 5 mm Also, some #1 gouges various sizes - probably 15mm and like an 8mm I like using the longer, full-size gouges for roughing out and then a combination of longer and medium sized gouges for the final details. I will even use a set of palm gouges for some of the work. Some of those will have really tiny veiners, v-gouges, and other sweeps. Like clamps you can never have enough. :)

[@tangirtasing5020]

Very very nice .i reqest you pls upload face carving so that i may ale to carve better i am beginer sir.

[@elithedragon1]

Awesome!! I need to get the book,I’m interested in carving human faces,can you give a recommendation?

[@shamankenlore9113]

The book is good. I think it would be good to start with general wood spirits. There are plenty of free tutorials online. Good luck and have fun!

[@alabaiantalyacodorov1837]

good

[@Wingman115]

👍🏻👊🏻

[@sandraadams7913]

Skinwalker! Yikes!