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Awesome

Great stuff Bruce, love your carving style…would you please send me the pattern, thank you for sharing your videos!

Hi Bruce, I’m out of Ohio been just started wood carving about a month ago, I was wanting to know if I can get one of your patterns for your gnome. I tried messaging you on fb but it’s not letting me. I can give you my email, thanks Mark

Love to see a dedicated session on making that into a pumpkin. (-:

Hi Bruce, I enjoyed following this video... do you have a pattern for making the blank, I'd love to try to carve one of these. I also love that it's a little bigger - easier for my eyes to see what I'm doing. I'm not 20 anymore!

Hi Bruce, what blade width do you use on your saw? Thanks!

Ben carving sent 1975 so wen I say this the best carving works I have ever seen in my life. Thank you my carving brother. ❤

Ia that a butter knife on your tool chest? Great video. Thanks

I would love to watch a video on how you carved your soldiers. Great work!!

Hi Bruce, curious what that Americana light blue /gray color you seem to use for all your eye colors? Thanks

Do you have a site you sell these?

Absolutely Brilliant!! Thank you so much. I love that gnome and all the other completed ones too. They are all awesome.

One other question. Did you say that you used a 1-1/4" square piece of wood for the pickles?

Hello Mr. Ankeny, I just love the pickles you have carved and placed in a mason jar. I just think that is the most creative idea. Thank you so very much for sharing. If it is ok with you, I would like to give them a try and see how well I do in carving them. Did I see these pickles in WCI magazine? I thought they may have looked familiar. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for sharing this Bruce! This has been a fun series seeing how you do these.

Thanks for sharing your technique!

I know it's a old video iam a little slow LOL Love your style of carving 👍😬

Looks good Bruce!! Always exciting to see your work!

What color did you add to the flesh color to do your face?

Great paint job Bruce ..I like the wash and color mixing ,,Thank you

Thx for sharing, very nicely done…

Thanks for the video! I’m determined to have a jar of pickles. Quick question: What surface are you putting your paint on?

Great, I’m so glad you posted this. Thank you 😊

Hey Bruce, thank you for showing this. I’ve been making pickles for Christmas gifts. Is that Elmers glue? Please consider making a video where you paint a pickle. I never new about the glue dots. How do you finish them? Thank you 😊

Hi Bruce is that regular wood glue? Or what type glue are you using?

I love eggplant man

You are so daggum talented. I love this piece 😂.

Bruce, I would love to see you paint a gherkin! What color paints do you use? How do you get the blush on the faces. It would be really helpful for me to see how you paint them. Thank you, Mark Cahoon

Hey Bruce do you have video on carving the yelling civil war soldier? Thsnks

Love it 😊 thanks for sharing

The way you set up the faces is fantastic!

Bravo ! a very good job 👍✌

Thanks for this video Bruce. I am a new carver & a new user of a bandsaw. What size of blade did you use for this cut out? Is it a 2 inch square block of wood?

Do you cut your own blanks?

great video.. keep up the good carving.... can't wait to see part #2

Bruce is there a way I could get a copy of the pattern please. I’m dying to give these gnomes a try. Thanks

Hi Bruce, thanks for sharing! Curious what spraying with water before applying does?

Bruce I am a senior beginner and I’m in awe of your prowess with knife and wood. I too would benefit greatly from the pattern if there were any chance you could post it somewhere. Keep them coming. 👌

Was that a black paint you lightly brushed the carving with at the end or a different dark colour? Does that give it the antique look? I just discovered your channel & really enjoying your videos. Very informative & helpful to me as a new carver. Thanks.

Quality! ✌️🇬🇧

Wow Bruce! Amazing pieces. Loving the injuried soldier with mustache and the other one injuried with full beard. I would love to learn how to do a face like that. Chapeau.

Thank you for posting this Bruce, it’s great information for any carver especially someone who is just beginning. What type of bandsaw do you use?

Thanks for a great tutorial! Just finished my first one and had to start another one. Great expressions!😀

Bruce can i get one of your patterns

Just found your channel . Thanks for a great video. Love the idea .

Love your work thanks for sharing.

Great nose, really like the size of it

Nice very enjoyable

They look like so much gun to carve !! You might want to get a hold of Blake Lumsford at the International Association of Wood Carvers . It would make a great meeting topic on Zoom !!!