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How-To: Woodcarving
Story by brepettis
Published on July 14, 2008 in How-To 		Photo by nostalgiccorner

Woodcarving is very satisfying. Back in the 90s I made puppets out of wood; I would rough them out on the bandsaw and then sit on the porch and whittle the days away. YouTube's whittler0507 breaks it on down. He's actually got over 100 videos about woodcarving, which is very impressive! Watch a few and you'll be good at woodcarving in no time!


You can get started with a few tools, a nice blade and a V-shaped gouge. You can carve any type of wood, but I'd suggest getting some nice carving material, such as basswood. Once you get started, you may eventually set up with a bandsaw and more tools, but it's great to start simple.

If you've got any woodcarving tips, leave a note in the comments!

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July 14, 2008 at 5:01 p.m. Vanessa

Wish I knew how to whittle. Seems like a soothing thing to work on.

July 14, 2008 at 6:21 p.m. niceisdifferent

i've always wanted to learn how to wood carve. thanks for the link to the videos!

July 15, 2008 at 8:37 a.m. BoutiqueCandle

I remember making a few whittled projects in my elementary school wood shop class and just loving it. I look forward to checking out these videos.

July 17, 2008 at 3 p.m. elloh

I have my great grandfather's woodcarving tools. I've sadly only used them with clay so far. I'll have to try them out on basswood. Over 100 videos! That's dedication.

Feb. 14, 2009 at 12:36 p.m. risingphoenixtoys

Thanks for sharing! I've looked for videos like this before and somehow couldn't find them. I love whittler0507's personality.

April 27, 2009 at 10:47 p.m. carverswoodshop

if you ever wanted to carve a santa,or a snowman come to my site on youtube, its www.youtube.com/carverswoodshop
or come to my website www.carverswoodshop.com i new to etsy, and will post some of my hand carved santas and birds soon, thanks

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