I've been fascinated by woodworking lately, I don't have a permanent place yet so in the mean time I really want to get into whittling! I've got a basic knife on the way, and can't wait to try stuff like this out. Thanks for the video, it was so enjoyable to watch!

I think I will give that a try!!

Here in Japan and I'm intrigued as to how this will work with bamboo. On the project list.

This guy explains... SO well!!! Holy crap!

Bravo pour cette belle idée de marque-page !! Merci pour le partage. Finalement, quelle que soit la saison, pourvu que le bois à travailler possède une fine moëlle et soit vert. Michèle

Seriously love this video 😍 going to be practicing loads 🥰🥰🥰

Good job greetings from Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan Canada

Гарна закладка для книги. :)

Great to meet you yesterday, and thank you for your time.

Nicely (and wisely) done. All of Canada approves of this fun little carve.

Another nice little whittling project to share with my forest school Whittlers. Thank you.

Great video! It inspired me to make an owl bookmark as a Christmas gift - basing it partly on the owl carvings on the ends of spoons (as shown in some of your other videos). I wanted to make the eyes stand out a bit more so I glued in two green cubic zirconia jewels. It looks really good and the jewels weren’t expensive - 25p each for ones that are 3mm diameter.

Great little project Neil, well demonstrated with nice clear steps to follow. :)

that looks so sweet!!

Interesting to see you saw that branch while holding it in your knee. Haven't seen anyone do this in about forty years......when we used to cut electrical conduit this way out on installation jobs. Brought back some memories. Thanks

Love it! Definitely going to try! Thanks for the tutorial!

I liked that little project. One of my times out in the backwoods this past year I was reading a book and discovered that I had forgot to bring a bookmark. I ripped the label off of a spam can and cut out the S.P.A.M. lettering and used that as my bookmark. I liked it so much that I have continued to use the bookmark at home as well. Next time I might try to make one of these. Great little project.

Thank for posting. I like to do little whittling projects like this when I am sitting around the campfire. Great little project!

Really great video, many thanks. Not the best at carving (though trying to improve) gonna try.

Welcome back! Great to see another great video. Thank you for taking the time to make this.

Only just whtched this buddy what a cracking video

A very nice carve and love the bookmark idea. What a cool little owl. Nicely done!

During this quarantine I’m doing a LOT of whittling. Always looking for more project ideas. Thanks for the awesome video! I’m going to make a couple of these today.

I must make some of these! And I can't think of a better book to use either.

I absolutely love to whittle and am definitely going to try this! Thanks so much please do more videos like this!!!!! 🙏 😝

WOW!!! Thanks for showing! i´m very impressed! I want to try it! Greetings from Germany Ralf

That’s fantastic. I’m going to make this. I really am. Thank you.

Thanks Niel super nice project.

Well I have watched this video twice. I went to the etsy shop a while ago and purchased the spoon with an owl on the top. You did a wonderful job on it! So I sat down and carved a bookmark yesterday and I screwed up the face, so later last night, I tried again. This one came better and I want to send to my mom. Thanks Neil, great information from your channel. By the way, I also purchased two of the patches. One went on my bucket hat and the other went on my haversack. Thanks again, John

soooo cute! cant wait to try it! great video, thank you

Hi. I enjoy your videos and hope you’ll do more on whittling and carving. You have a talent and I’m sure I’m not alone in saying Thank You for sharing that talent with us.

Best video I've seen so far. All other videos on youtube need glues,saws and a lot of stuff.

Nice project thanks for showing us, ive subd so bring em on,

Man that's awesome. My angles were messed up but I'm going to make another one. Awesome thanks!

Nice owl, you've made it look easy. Cheers from The Copper Coast, South Australia

Olá amigo, fantástico esse jeito de entalhar, com certeza irei fazer um para mim, obrigado por compartilhar conosco, forte abraço de seus amigos Paulinho e Gabriel aqui do Brasil!

Its awesome friend! Nice Vlog keep it up

Great video

简单又好看的书签，可惜城市生活是很难找到这样的乡村乐趣的了。感谢作者。

Thanks for a great video. Keep inspiring :)

Great video mate. Subscribed.

Very well explained. thank you

Nice channel brother I'm completely new to bushcraft and whittling is one of those skills that I really want to learn.

I finished mine (out of Chinaberry if it holds up... poor boy invasive mahogany in the yard) -- as a letter opener! THANKS!

Bellissimo!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇮🇹

Brilliant 👍👍👍

That's really cute

Do you have any carving wood project vidro... love the Owl Bookmark. Thank you. 👍👍👍

Fun! Love it!

Great lil project thanks for sharing ☕️😉👍🏼

Neil, thanks for sharing, great project 👍

i almost knew it would be something useful. will probably try and for sure go out in the woods. thanks.

Awesome little calming project 👍🏻

That was really fun. I think I'll make this for my first carving project. Thanks!

Amazing, something so simple....love it. Thanks Neil :)

And there he is 😊

Brilliant little owl , thank you for sharing 😀

Oh...💚

Thanks for a very good idea , carved my first one this morning , needs a little refining, but good fun ...

Superb, will give it a go when I go up the ponds tomorrow.

I like this, seems simple enough to make. Also you can get 4 bookmarks from one stick.

Great vid. I have just started buying equipment to start carving/whittling. My wife has a thing for owls and books so that could very well be a first item to learn. Perhaps after that I will learn to carve a teddy bear? I have just given you a Sub. Regards, Jas. VK4FJGS Rockhampton Queensland Australia

Great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

you are a great instructor and this is a great video. I am excited to try it out!

Nice work, thanks for sharing the knowledge. Take care.

Hello Sir, In a video like that, when you try to focus on your hands, what you ought to be doing is turn off auto-focus on your camera. You switch it to manual, focus on the range you are comfterble with, and stay there. Auto focus on these kind of shots will cause you a lot of pain hahaha

Bonjour Neil, merci pour cette vidéo instructive et divertissante 👍. Si le bois est frais, ne faut-il pas le laisser sécher avant de l’utiliser afin d’éviter que la sève n’abîme les pages du livre ? Pour amincir d’avantage le marque-page , j’ai ôté aussi l’écorce. Merci pour le partage et de votre réponse. Michèle

Do the pages of your book draw out the moisture of the greenwood?

This was an amazing video...thx

Hi .. really like this project and will give it a go. Did your Opinel knife come with a lanyard hole or did you put it in yourself ? Thanks, John

I started carving about three weeks ago. I've now retired from it, as my fingers are being carved more than the wood.

i love wittleing i have lots of knives and a sanpaper thing i love it im am gonna ry it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i am only 8 thuo!!!!!

Well explained. Step by step. Very instructive. You do not use a standard Opinel, right? The blade profile looks different. Did you reshape the edge? To the tip it looks not that curved.

Do you have recommendations for painting the finished projects?

More ssp (simple stick projects)

Never noticed that your Opinel is a drop point. That's been around for awhile based on the wear. Did you modify the shape of the knife? Well done!

I tried to make 2 at lunchtime. I managed to break off one of the ears both times. How do you make sure they're robust go long-term use?

Very very skillful, admire jpg.

Neal, Did you modify that Opinel.

4:10 er hat ein Stöckchen gespalten…6:00 er fängt langsam an zu schnitzen…

Miigwetch

I love watching these helpful videos but please tell me why, why, why do they always have to talk to much. They show how & where to make a cut then go into explaining unnecessary details