Thank you so much for taking your time to show us it's really appreciated

Best beginner video. I'll be putting this on the top of my bookmarks.

I really enjoyed your video! It is a lot of very good information!! Compared to many other videos, yours was detailed and comprehensive. I have subscribed and will be watching many more of your videos! Thanks so much for sharing your experience and wisdom with us . . . and all for free, too!

you're like the bob ross of wood carving, this is so soothing to watch and reassuring for when I start carving

Great ! Very useful information Scott. Had joined the National Wood Carvers Association before Christmas. Glad to see their quarterly publication on display. Keep up the great video's!

Awesome video I learned more right from the beginning than I have in several other video's I have watched,

I just started carving and this was very informative. Thanks

I’ve been carving for years and I have many bad habits. It’s amazing I haven’t needed stitches yet.

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the content. I found this very helpful.

15:54 : "Oops. What if I didnt want that?" made me laugh so hard.

Thanks my friend. Sharpening is my challenge now. You've affirmed that I think I'm ok on theory and now just need to practice on my cheaper knives first. I have stuff leftover from other hobbies, like sandpapers and polishing powders, but also purchased a 3-stone Smith's 6" Tri-Hone sharpening System. It's just $25 or so at Wally World, a modest 3-stone kit that does suction to the table. It has two synthetics and a fine "true Arkansas" stone (hopefully not True Limestone eh? hehe...) but they don't list the actual grit # like more premium products. I think it's more up to me right now than needing a more expensive stone set, though. Thanks for really getting into sharpening with valuable comments. I, too, have noticed the little micro-burrs when you're done with a coarser grit (which no one else mentioned).

Excellent video. Thank you

Have you tried the ceramic sharpening stones? I do chip carving and I use them, they work great.

Thank you Sir.

I've stabbed my left palm and sliced into my right thumb so deep that one could see my bone. It was my very first carving knife and I was making a downward cut with my elbow. I'm hoping I've learned my lesson.But they healed nicely minus the scars. I'm looking into thumb guards and full cut proof gloves now until I get better control of my blades.

Love Rockler! Love Flexcut

How would you hydrate dry Basswood, please? Thanks for the video!

Amazing video!

What if i dont have tools other than the knife which ones can i do can i still do de gost in the pumpkin?

Handy tips thanks

Excellent information

Thank ypu very much

I don't know much about wood carving, just getting into it. But I do know a lot about sharpening blades...and a flat sharpening surface is essential.

Lovely tutorial thank you

The video was very useful. Thanks

When I subscribed to your newsletter I am supposed to get some free patterns, but I can't find them, can you tell me how I get them please.

Fascinating 👍

I would like to ask all my wood carving views if there are still political adds on my videos? I have no affiliate with any candidates and those ads come up randomly. The have offended many of my views though I assure you I have nothing to do with which ads come up. I plan to not put up anymore videos until after the election and weather the storm (though I do have one I'm burning to produce, and I may do). Again, keep watching, turn off the sound during these commercials and look away. I do love to teach people how to carve and show my techniques.

Muy buen tutorial Saludos Ojalá y pueda incluir subtítulos para nosotros los que tenemos poco conocimiento del lenguaje en inglés

The bass I always seem to get is as hard as a rock

Got link where to buy the first knife you spoke about ??

I couldn’t fine the sign in or sign up signs on your web page

this was very interesting! I haven't even got any tools yet but you very patiently and informatively explained things!! you are very easy to listen to!

Anyone know the name of the wooden template blocks? (Blocks showing the steps to make a face/eye/nose) I can't find them anywhere

What knifes do u have

Can you use pine to carve? There is not really any basswood where I live

Well, I signed up but got an error for every page I went to.

27:10 I'm Not A Carver Yet But I've Used Those Stones Too Sharpen Knives Put A Touch Of Oil On It First I Like A Product Called 3in1 It Works Very Well!:)

Does it matter which way up the block of bass is before starting to carve a figure? Is there a right way so the grain is not against your cuts.

I'm carving with a Gerber tanto assisted switch knife lol

New subscriber. Also subscribed to your newsletter. Received the “book” of carvings but no patterns. 🤷🏻‍♀️

What types of wood can you carve

Man, what did you sharpen that knife with, a rock? At 30:59 that blade is a mess.

You're very good teacher :) I wanna begin woodcarving. Which set do I should buy? How is Narex 5 pices set for beginner?

Why does it say page does not exist when you use the arrow down in your video

Can you carve with soft pine or...?

for anyone not interested in the info-dump (i.e. most of the video) 18:30 to about 22m for the first part of carving then 58:10 to end

Would a simple carving set work?

knife or chisel? or both?

The sharpening section of this video is not the best. Never ever use a sharpening stone without a liquid. Without a liquid taking the swarf (ground off bits) away, you'll scratch the edges as you whet. And may even cause enough friction heat to ruin the tempering. The edge of an 11 degree blade is seriously thin and heats up and cools down very quickly. And never grind one side of the blade several times as much as the other, like in this demonstration. You'll end up with a blade where the edge vector isn't parallel to the blade. Make sure you grind the same amount on both sides. And unlike what's said here, the Flexcut Slipstrop (purple odd-shaped table) is made out of wood, with two patches of ground leather glued on. But the main part of it is purple stained wood - it's made for sharpening chisels and gouges against the wood, using a compound, and the ground leather parts are for softer stropping.. The purple stain is just so you can easier see if you need to add more compound.

geeze louise i love to chat

A dull knife is a dangerous knife!!!

Is this whittling ?

You sound like the Hulk in human form😂

bro google maori carving i went to carving school to learn this style i think u will be interested some intricate stuff

Scott, went to your website and subscribed. Free patterns= dead link. ABOUT=dead link. CONTACT= dead link. What's up with that?? Bruce

I don't know it seems my knife doesn't cut, i tried sharpening it but still

I got my knifes from Michael’s arts and crafts

Yes We can hear the chipping lol

10:21 the ASMR portion of the video starts here

this could have been 3 separate videos

Do only with chisels '

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give me some basswood goddamit

Accatually starts at 10:20

Sir, not to be rude but i will try my best to learn from you. It is not you that is the issue, it is me. I hope i dont fail you

You obviously know nothing whatsoever about pocketknives, so you really shouldn't talk about them one way or the other. Anyone who calls the CLIP POINT on a Barlow a machete is whistling in the wind. It is NOT a blade that's too long for woodcarving. It is a a CLIP POINT, and anyone who doesn't recognize a clip point knows very, very, very little about knives. The short blade is a PEN BLADE. The Stockman, which I mention below, has a pen blade, a clip point, and a sheepsfoot. The sheepsfoot, which has a straight edge with the point at the bottom, is extremely useful as a carving blade. I've known a couple of dozen professional woodcarvers who use a pocketknife for almost everything. Usually a medium Stockman. It's all a beginner needs, and it's all a professional needs. Tools are a matter of choice at any level, not a firm rule. In fact, some of the best woodcarving I've ever seen was done with no knife other than a Barlow. If you start off as a beginner using a dedicated woodcarving knife with a handle that long, you can probably never adjust to using a pocketknife for large, complicated projects. But if you begin with a decent pocketknife, you can soon work wonders with it, and the switch to a dedicated knife is easy. But some decide not to make the switch, ever. A dedicated knife is good, as is a complete set, but it is not necessary, and where steel is concerned, you can now get better steel in pocketknives than in carving knives. But you don't need it, either. If you know how to sharpen a knife, almost any steel will do, ranging from 440a stainless, up to the latest crucible "super" steels. 440c stainless is fine. 1095 carbon steel is fine. 1095 CV steel is more than fine, it's one of the best carving steels. Or you can, of course, buy laminated stainless that's used on many carving knifes. Personally, I don't much like it, but it does work well. Again, personally, I think the more expensive brands of carving knives are overrated and overpriced for what you get, but I've paid five times that thirty-five dollars for a pocketknife, so I can't complain too much at paying thirty-five, even if I think the knife isn't worth more than half that. If you have to sharpen a boxcutter out of the pack, you need to find a different brand of boxcutter. They come from literally sharp as a razor, all the way up to four times as sharp as a razor. Carpet cutters are the sharpest, and really cost little more. But sharp as a razor is more than good enough. As for sharpening, the only reason you're getting a sharp knife at all is because you're wearing the entire blade down. The grits you use mean you'll never get a knife as sharp as it should be, but you get a moderately good edge apex because you're treating the entire blade as a bevel. 1000 grit is not only wrong for a strop final edge, it's nowhere even remotely close to what gives the sharpest edge, and your technique doesn't change this. The sharpening stones I use, and that every other professional sharpener I know uses, go up to 1600 grit with Arkansas Oilstones, and up to a minimum of 6000 grit with Japanese Waterstones. Some go up to 10000 grit with the Waterstones. My stopping grit STARTS at 12000 grit, and goes up to 100000 grit for a final polish. You don't know anything at all about sharpening, and certainly not about sharpening stones or grits. That sharpening stone is pure junk. Those "ridges" you're talking about are called a "burr", and you should not be done just because your knife forms a burr. Contrary to what most sharpening videos say, you don't actually have to let a knife form a burr, but if you do, you need to know the grit you're using. This is what determines whether or not you're done. If you're using a grit course enough to remove a nick without working for a long time, you are not done. You should move up to the next stone. Standard, quality stones are 600, 800, and 1000 grit for good sharpening stones, such as Japanese Waterstones.. Then you go up from there. For Arkansas oilstones you measure not by grit, but by hardness. The three standard sizes are soft, medium, and hard. Then you go to translucent and black. You can sharpen a knife with quality sandpaper, but using a grit as coarse as 600 the way you do is not how you get the best edge. It's as bad as using 1000 grit as your final stropping grit. I'm sure you're an excellent woodcarver, but it's stunning that you've been at it for so long without learning anything about sharpening stones, or about good stropping grits. It's no wonder you have to lay the blade flat, and thin out your entire knife, just to get a reasonably good edge, and it's nowhere close to the edge you should have. Technique doesn't beat science, ever. You're simply are not getting an edge that's as good as it should be, or close to it. You're also shortening the lifespan of your knives, you're making them more prone to chipping/nicking, and you're making the tip much easier to snap off. I understand knowing nothing at all about knives other than carving knives, though you're missing some extremely valuable knowledge, but not know anything about stones, grits, or strops means you simply haven't done any real research on how to professionally sharpen a knife of any kind, or you've chosen to ignore it, which means you shouldn't be trying to teach beginners anything at all about sharpening.

I sound like Kermit

Good video, but cutting TOWARD yourself is not safe and not advisable.

You are showing beginners, where is your glove

I would have stayed if I could have understood what you were saying every time you left the table to grab another tool -- makes me wonder if you listened to this before you posted it. Oh well - not being critical (I appreciate the effort) - just want you to be aware of your audience. Thanks

Why don't you use a knife that people can buy because they run the busness so people have to be lucky to be able to buy one of there knifes?????????????

Your voice keeps fading in and out as your face changes directions. Use a lapel (lavalier) mic.

omg... 10 mins in and you haven`t put knife to wood, and how many of those tools we aren`t going to be using today did you need to explain? don`t you think a marking utensil like, oh i don`t know, maybe a pencil is right up there with the number one tool? could you explain the knives as you use them? i like the rest of your style but my god man are you orienting this to children? i`ve been playing at whittling since 1976. i`ve done wooden chain, various styled whittlers nightmares, and other fun stuff. i understand that others may need a good explainations of the tools, however, i think filling their thoughts with tools they aren`t going to use for a while is really out of order and may cause brain stall. i`m always looking for new styles and tricks by listening and watching the experts like you. i am going to subcribe and watch your stuffm but i may have to speed it up, all due respect...thanks for your willingness to share your skills.

i'm really sorry, but this is just so boring. i get some things that he says but its boring

This guy is an artist. This video is very uninformative! You’re bragging Bub, no offense, STOP and instruct....slow down please🙏

to much talk about things that have nothing to do with beginning HOW TO. Scott Im sure you are talented, but not as a teacher. WHY did we have to see all the things you have done?

Too much talking...cut it out