How To Carve A Simple Wood Spirit
Youll be using the chisel and the mallet to use the grain of the wood to your advantage and you.
How to carve a simple wood spirit. Cut into and along the marked lines you have drawn around the nose and eyebrows then carve out the top using a stop cut. Try to carve your own Wood Spirit and let us know how it goes. Cut the wooden blank following the lines using the detail knife.
The cane measures a hair over 35 inches from the bottom to the top of the handle. All facial features and hair. Heres one meant for beginners.
Part 1 I had a lot of fun putting this woodspirit instructional video together yesterday afternoon and I probably spent about 20-25 minutes shooting all the clips. This one will function as your general guide regardless if there will be a slight movement on your carving in the latter part. Using the tip of your knife.
The handle is 5½ inches long. Im carving a simple wood spirit using just a mallet and a normal bench chisel. Draw a wood spirit hat and carve it all around using a Compact chisel.
If you have any questions or comments post them below. Home Wood Spirit is here to help everyone who wants to learn this fun and creative hobby of Wood Carving and Whittling. Go grab some paint and add color to your new wood.
The eyes mouth and nose are the most important areas that you want to mark. Feb 3 2014 - a photo essay on how to carve a simple wood spirit using only a knife. Once you somewhat have a plan for your carving proceed to draw on the wood.