This is a great beginners tutorial. Very detailed demonstration. Those who complain about the pace haven't taken many art classes. I am going to finally whittle myself something other than splinters. Thank you.

Greetings from Moose Jaw I love your work you see outstanding. 🤟👍

I love how you break this project down into segments for the body. It really helps me with learning shapes and proportions for my figure carving. I appreciate that you assume the beginner knows very little if anything about carving figures. Thank you for taking the time to put together these beginner projects. I for one truly appreciate it! Happy New Year!

Gene, you have been an inspiration to me and, along with a couple of other folks, have inspired me to begin, learn and improve my skills carving. I dontbthink that enough people understand how LIFE CHANGING carving can be. Something about the interaction between your head, hands,blade and wood that is deeper in one's psyche than might be realized. Thank you for the knowledge you share.

Excellent job I use a two blades Barlow pocket knife a small blade for detail work and a large blade for roughing work the Barlow is ridiculous comfortable rough rider pocket knives are best cheap and like most knives need a tune up on strop or stones greetings from the uk 🇬🇧 👍🇮🇹🐾🦊

Just love it. I made a little girl yesterday. For a little 8 yr old girl. It was this video I had to think about to get started. It a wonderful teacher ❣️

I love watching this video and listening to Gene. He reminds me of listening to my grandpa, who I miss.

It’s encouraging that even a carver of your experience changes his mind or corrects things as he goes. I do this all the time.

Thank you for doing a great beginners course. The way you explained segmenting the design makes perfect sense

I'm not exactly new to whittling but bloody hell this video(series) is brilliant

Just wanted to say thank you for this video! I'm always looking for new things to do and I was trying to decide if I wanted to get into whittling or not. After watching your tutuorial, I think it's definitely something I'm going to try! :D

Cuts like butter!

You’re like the bob ross of wood carving! Love your video and you have a new subscriber!

Wonderful video, I remember my dad carved me a star wars style lightsaber to play with in the wood with my friends (the laser part was imaginary!) Thanks for making this, and Merry Christmas/have a happy new year from the uk.

I found out wittling from an app on the google store. After well googling it for a hit, i found your videos. I plan on getting into it with your winderful tutorials.

Good work, well done

great video for someone like me who has no idea about how to start. what kind of carving knifes are a good place to start? (ignore the negative posts...some people are just full of poison)

Loved this Gene you know me I have carved for years but I always learn something new from you ,thanks for sharing I'm giving a class today this will help.

Brilliant video. Just subscribed, recommended by Doug Linker. Odd that Messer is German for Knife 😀 I have a friend who is a professional chainsaw carver, named Chris Wood 😅

Nice

Thank you so much for this video! I just wanted to ask if you had any recommendations for a good whittling knife. I have a bunch of detail tools but I'm still missing that one GOOD whittling knife.

Very helpful video fo beginner such like me . I would like to ask what is the best gloves i can use because i don’t want harm my self ?

Sharon my art and you are my favourite wood carvers

Thanks Gene it's anna

Thank you, wanted my kids to get into whittling instead of electronics.

Protip: Play it on 1.5 speed and you good fam

I just began carving. I did a basswood spoon then took a small piece of clear pine and did a face. Both woods seem to be very close in hardness and texture. Would you agree pine is a very good alternative? One pine board from the store goes a long way...thanks...

I would LOVE to see a sitting Buddha or a sumo wrestler with a sanded smooth round fat bellies

Thank you for your video Gene. What is your favorite knife and where can I get the wood that you use?

You cut through this wood like butter. Mine is extremely hard. Is this typical for a beginner or am I doing something wrong?

Greetings, I love this activity, it is incredible; a question what are the measurements of that wood? thanks and congratulations

most likely balsa or bass wood

Whicg Wood is best for whittling please im sure there are a few different types ?

Great video! I looked up Mike Shipley's knives. Any recommendations for a universal blade length in his collection to start with? Thanks in advance!

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Thanks gene

What type of wood is this? What wood is best for this. thank you

hi,i am thinking about trying this,would a normal knife on a multi tool work?

what kind of wood were you using?

Can we whittle using pine wood?

Point of View: (*-See Below) In listening to the beginning measurements, the feet was marked at 'measure about 1/2 inch, then draw your line 1/8 inch past that. Make it 3/8 of an inch.' 1/2 inch = 4/8. If you draw your line 1/8 past that, it will be 5/8 inch. I don't think I missed it, but you can correct this. In all the delicate cuts developing the arms, "you can cut it like this, but it's better if you make this kind of cut." Your thumb blocked the whole demonstration. I am impressed by your results, and you come highly recommended, but everyone has their own way of carving a caricature. You take a 1 inch x 1 inch x 4 inch piece and carve face on. Almost all others who demonstrate beginner's carving take a 1 inch x 1 inch x 4 inch piece and carve by using the corner as the focal point whereby they develop the structures from there. Thank you for your instruction. I am the kind of life-long learner who will take from whatever instruction I can and apply it where I need to. (* = I am the world's foremost expert on my own opinion.)

Lord of the Rings set. Or just make hobbits

Gene would this be good for a beginner carver.

what wood is best for this?

Not watched all yet will try to. I got a pocket knife 3 blades i didn't really want a fixed blade because Cant really take it around like a pocket knife. Is it still ok doing whittling with it? I hope when i finish ill be able to do this with what i got

i keep seeing these whittlers with tiny knifes.. i use a kobun. any reason why so many people use tiny pocket knifes?

I am SO confused!!

it's not wood it's butter

Between 1/2 and 3/4 is 5/8. 3:20 Looking at the tape I think you meant 5/8 but later in the video you said 3/8 again 4:30 and 5:00 Maybe do a text over with the correct dimension?