These are the tools that I use for “casual” carving and doing small projects such as woodspirit walking sticks.

Stop motion video shows how to carve a chain out of wood

The project seen is called “Grapes and Leaves” and is a Berkeley Woodcarving instructor’s beginning project for new students. Credit goes to Sherilyn Tharp from tharphamiltonwoodworking.com for carving the wood. This is a beginning project because it uses most of the tools you will need in more advanced carving (V tool, U tool, stop cuts, .etc). To make this particular grapes and leaves appear to be carving by itself we took exactly 3233 pictures. Sheri (the woodcarver) would break up a cut which would normally be one movement into (depending on the length) 3-5 small ones. After each small cut she would have to remove her hands from the frame and I would make sure no stray dust was in the shot. One can imagine what 3233 of those must have been like.

How to set up for wood carving in a safe and effective manner.

This video teaches what knives you will need and what to start with to learn how to control you knife…very basic for the first time carver.