Some readers know that I like to whittle small. Some also know that I like to introduce potential wood carvers (beginners) to wood carving by starting out whittling flat plane animals. Reasons for this are: inexpensive, just a knife, some hand safety gear, smaller pieces of wood, and the reality that after one session there is usually a finished piece to act as a motivation to continue.
Of the following examples, the howling wolf is the only one that I will use with beginners. The other might be a wee bit too small.
There are only three knife cuts introduced with these examples: STOP CUT, PUSH CUT, PARING CUT.
I am not real comfortable calling this type of piece Flat Plane. Maybe I need another word to use with the term FLAT PLANE........Any thoughts?
Thanks
Tom Hindes
Tom, I love your posts. As a beginner myself, I'm grateful to you for showing an easy way into the hobby. Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! And thanks for the always helpful and inspiring posts! Now to cut out some more flat plane blanks...
ReplyDeleteLove the blog Tom. Went back through just about every post to the beginning. Glad your idle hands are still doing the whittlers work! What a great service and wealth of knowledge you and the other folks have shared. Many thanks!
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice to see folks take the time to comment. Thank you for such a nice comment too.
ReplyDeleteIs there a tutorial on how to do them and the dimensions of wood that was used? Id love to try them out. Great work as always!!
ReplyDeleteAmanda,
ReplyDeleteGo back to an earlier blog post (April 16, 2018) and a few earlier than that one for a simple step-by-step. There's a chicken and a kitty.
Wood thickness can be 1/4 to 1/2 inch.
Thanks, Tom Hindes