I really appreciate these longer, advanced carving tutorials. Appreciate the thoughts and mapping of how you look at the piece. Wood spirits are top level. Your approach and comments fill the video. Thanks Doug. Another great piece.

Wow Mr. Linker ..!! Congratulations on your newly found success on the sponsor… I’m been carving for a little over a year with no plans of stopping thanks to coming across one of your videos.. hope one day I will be a fraction as good as you.. thanks and can’t wait to see what you put out next.

Congratulations on the sponsorship, Doug. The magazine is a great publication, I really enjoy it. Thanks for all you do. I carve as a result of your inspiring videos. Thank you.

This is so cool! Thanks for talking about proportions, because that’s not something I’ve really thought about before.

I love the silly little projects, but this is awesome too! I'm getting extreme Bob Ross vibes. I wood 😂 sit and watch this on tv!

I really like what you are doing Doug. I missed ya. Glad you are back! Great work. Thank you sooooo much! Bob JMJ

Doug It's because of you with your simple carvings that i started carving. And to see this program it just makes me want to carve even more. I gave my neighbor your name to look up and he also is carving now. I hope your work keep's inspiring people to carve. I carved your bear design on top of a walking stick and put a wood spirt below the bear. And i use what ever wood i can see that fits my needs.

Great video Doug, I love watching you create something from basically nothing. Congratulations on the new additions to the family.

You're inspiring sir! I've just recently taken up the carving hobby, mostly concentrating on your basswood projects. I'm not very good yet, but practice makes better. Thank you for the content.

Awesome Doug. Congratulations on your sponsorship with wood carving illustrated! Well deserved. Thanks for all you do for the carving community.

Wow turned out great. Congratulations on the sponsorship. Going to take a close look into the magazine.

Doug, thanks for this carving. I am a beginner and this is way beyond me, but I really enjoyed watching it. I believe I have learned from it. The man was in there all along and just needed to be released. I am reminded of the man who had a large rock and making a horse when someone watching him asked, "How in the world do you do that?" The carver replied, "I just take off everything that does not look like a horse." That is exactly what you have done, took off everything that does not look like the man. I am amazed and in awe. Thanks again.

Awesome as usual Doug! Congratulations on the sponsorship as well.

Absolutely AMAZING carving! I have collected a lot of beaver sticks but nothing big.....The hair looks awesome going up the beaver chew area.....You Rock Doug!

Amazing, I’ve been hoping you’d do a tutorial on this for along time. I can’t until after work and I have time to sit and watch this.

Wonderful he even has a mischievous grin.

perfekt video. its rare i see the hole video without skipping steps. iam before beginner, and it was good to see the tool sizes that you use for wood in that size.

Congratulations on the new grandkids and the sponsorship! I’ve been watching your videos for quite a while and decided to dive in and I’m really enjoying it. I don’t plan on being great at it but your videos have been a huge help and inspiration. So a great big thank you to you!!

Doug - Another great video! Your enthusiasm for carving really comes across in these videos and is contagious. The variety of subject matter plus your easy going relaxed style makes for a very entertaining and educational experience. Sometimes I feel as if you're carving right next to me and I've learned a lot by watching you. Also, your videos of trips to the bush and scrounging for wood are like a breath of fresh air.

I would like to learn to carve these, so I've been watching your show trying to learn how. Thank you.

I've watched this a few times, and still really enjoy it. Best wishes From Wasaga Beach ⛱️

Fantastic video. I love carving faces also. Congratulations on the new little ones and your sponsor. Carving illustrated is great

I love your work. I learned a lot watching this video and the others you have made. I am already a subscriber to Woodcarving Illustrated and can't wait to see your work there also. Thanks Doug, Your awesome.

Thank you!Watching while I shovel off the porch!👍( thru the screen door)😂Have a beautiful day,I am.Good to see you!!!👍Ok let's be honest,I am actually only leaning on my shovel now.hahaha👍

I like that Doug good job good job on the face keep up the good work

Awesome video Doug. I am retired and work at a ski resort here in Maine so I get away from carving in winter, but my winter goes fast so I enjoy my the rest of the year carving. This video really put the bug back in me. Couple more weeks and I am done for winter and can’t wait to get back to it! Thanks Doug!! Also subscribing to carving Illustrated. Congratulations! 👍👍👍

I watched every second of this! Love the long videos! So much to learn, thanks for sharing!

More more more please absolutely love watching your work

Awesome carving!! I could listen to you talk and carve all day long!! Congratulations on the new grandbabies! I'm in kansas, we have beautiful 70° weather one day and the next they are calling for snow!!

Love the end product, love even before the end product,great face,thankyou for sharing. :)

Very nice carving. I carved one with leaves for the hair. I should have kept it but my brother-in-law wanted it. I gave up carving, but am thinking on returning to it. Keep up the videos for they are good tutorials.

Excellent as always. One more for the beaver...

Watching in London England. Hi Doug, a BIG Thank you! You are an inspiration! The best carving I've ever seen, period. You taught me so much, just incredible. Love these detailed tutorials.

As expected! Amazing and awesome earthlings!👍👏 Linker! 🌹🍀 Have a great day! 🙏

Love watching you carve, and the commentary is great.

It’s nice to find someone on the internet that’s not all doom and gloom. Thanks Doug. I appreciate the effort.

Love the sound of sharp steel in clean wood. Thanks Doug.

Favourite Dougie video!

You can’t know how much I enjoy your videos Doug. So much fantastic information that you share with us all. Thank you so much. Oh and this fellow is definitely main course, that’s no doodle.

Absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing your time and talent.

Another beauty, you have captured Nick Zametti's hair to a tee. He is a UK woodturner. Thanks for such an entertaining carving tutorial.

I would give that a "10" Doug...

I dont know if it has been mentioned yet by others but I feel one of the greatest maybe unintentional teaching moments in this video is you are just using larger sized tools so what you do is virtually the same on smalls...the best is when you do the eyes on this carve, on the smalls it is very difficult to see the angles clearly but with this carve you can. Please continue with your craft I look forward to seeing more of your down to earth humble journey.

Amazing. If I could start my life over, I would want to be one of your carvings, or learn to do this. 🎉

Doug when you go in the woods to find your Piece of wood you should carve a spirit in a tree for someone else to find. They would be blown away. Just a thought God bless. And great job.

Thanks Doug for another great video! And congratulations on the new additions to your family and your sponsorship!

Doug, I think you just created a new carving catchphrase :"TRUST THE BEAVER!" I look forward to seeing it on your t-shirts.😄

Great video I would like to see more thing like this

That's the most appropriate sponsorship on KZfaq and good on Woodcarving Illustrated for doing that with you. I love their magazine it's a great read.

Thanks again Doug ! 👍

Absolutely brilliant. Love it. Congratulations on becoming a Grandfather. Gives you more toys to Carve/build. Love to your family. 👍😎👍

Loved this!!

I also appreciate the final analysis that you provided to help us newbies see the big picture. I feel like I'm getting a lot from your videos. Thanks again sir

Supertastic Wood Sprite sculpture there Doug!!!! Always enjoy your videos!!! Many Blessings on You and Yours!!! 🤗🌿🌳💖- Mindi

Incredible Doug 👍

great work,love to watch carve

Looking good! Thanks for the info about 3rds and 1 by 1 and a half, still wayching...

great work, Doug. Thanks for sharing

Incredible work

Thank you so much Doug, another one belted out the park. So pleased you have yourself a sponsorship.

Just terrific !!

Enjoyed Doug

One of my favorites yet! Bravo!

Love this

WOW Doug, awesome video, loaded with good news and great carving. I give your carving a 10, it turned out great. Congratulations on your great news on Woodcarving Illustrated, definitely a match made in heaven for you. The best part is the new grandkids. Thanks as always for sharing and it is always a pleasure to watch your video's. 👍🏼

Love it! appreciate your artistry.

Outstanding!!!!

Excellent!

Awesome as always!

Thanks for filming Doug! 👍😁

I dig it!❤

Like your approach in teaching, you are lucky to have soft found wood where you are, all the found wood around here is as hard as concrete, it's diffficult to get started carving found concrete for sure.But I will try.

Thanks so much for sharing, good work as always

Really enjoyed it.!!!

Thanks Doug, you are a natural teacher

Love it especially the hair!!!!

Great vid. Sweet Jeep.

A great piece of work! Fun-tastic!

As always..stunning

Fantastic

Love this tutorial. Suggestion: Linker Logs. Think about it. Eh!? Eh!? Pretty good name. Lol.

Doug I have to say this is one of my favorites,Thank You

Outstanding Doug love your tutorial videos and well done on your sponsorship keep on carving

Just starting out and I found your videos, really glad I did. Thanks Doug!

I really like your Channel I wish I would have watched you before I bought some of my tools cuz I know I'm never going to probably use some of them didn't spend that much thank goodness but now I've got the proper ones coming.. have carved little people out of clay never done with before I'm very excited it looks a little difficult but I'm up for the challenge you make really good videos

Thank you for your great video’s and the time you take to help us all learn!

loved it, these longer how tos are awesome. Thanks for sharing your talent with us all.

Wow, just brilliant, been watching you for years and I'm still trying to master face/eyes. I always seem to miss something and spot it too late, but learning all the time and still enjoying it. Thanks for all you do and the inspiration you give.

Cool, never thought that Quaking Aspen made good carving wood. A similar wood that's white and soft from my area might be Port Orford Cedar. And it smells like incense when its carved.

As always awesome video and Thank you for sharing. Love goes informative it is

You are a great teacher. Thank you for the great content!

great video great content love the spirit face very informative thks Doug

Great video and demo Doug. Take care Cheers Harold

Excellent Doug thank you! Watching your videos has helped me tremendously Thank you sir.

Thanks for showing the eyes in detail that is I'm weak spot. awesome job and Thank you for the videos 👍

Amazing Doug, l’m speechless! ✅✅✅👍👍👍💯💯💯🤩🤩🤩

Nice carve Doug 👍

Sei un grande!!!!!!

Outsanding Doug, this has to be one of my favorites. So useful. Many congrats on the new additions to the Linker clan.

It's a Piece of Art !!! Beautifull !!! Thank you 😊😊😊 !!!