Lesson 2 of 5 We recommend you start this tutorial series at the beginning. Here are the links to each previous lesson:Lesson 1 - Prep and Roughout Stage You can check out lessons 3-5 here:Lesson 3 - Carving the eyesLesson 4 - Carving HairLesson 5 - Finishing your carving In this Schaaf Tools Video Series, woodcarver Lucas Kost will take you through the process of carving a wood spirit from start to finish. In this exciting second lesson, your wood spirit's face will begin to come to life! Lucas goes over:- Shaping the nose- Refining the eye-mounds- Creating the brow/forehead area of the face- Woodcarving tips and tricks Lucas uses while carvingThe 5 gouges we'll be using today:From the 7-Piece...
Lesson 1 of 5 Did you enjoy this lesson? You can finish your wood carving project in the next videos, Lessons 2-5:Lesson 2 - Nose, Brow and Eye-MoundsLesson 3 - Carving the eyesLesson 4 - Carving HairLesson 5 - Finishing your carving In this Schaaf Tools Video Series, woodcarver Lucas Kost will take you through the process of carving a wood spirit from start to finish. In lesson 1, beginners will learn what tools they need to carve a face. Then Lucas covers an easy way to set up and mount your project if you don't have a carving vise. Next, Lucas will cover how he approaches bringing a face out of a piece of wood in the roughout...
In this article, we'll cover what tools you need to start relief carving. So you've decided you want to try relief carving. (Carving in relief is a type of wood carving where the artist essentially creates a picture “drawn” into the wood with carving tools until it stands out from the background. If you aren't familiar with the term, we suggest you check out this article here.) Maybe you saw and were inspired by epic relief carvings, like this one by Randy 'Madcarver' Stoner: Or this one, by beginner Jason Taveras: Regardless of the reason, you've chosen a great new hobby. Relief carving is a fantastic creative outlet, with limitless possibility. Many woodcarvers also describe it as a relaxing...
"I'm using all of my Schaaf Tools Sets, and I'm using them daily"- Madcarver The Gambler is Madcarver's current work, and as you know, Randy loves to tell a story with his carvings. Although the carving is still in it's roughing phase, already we can start to see a story coming together. The main character in this fantasy is a rogue gambler, wearing a cloak and flinging dice into the air. He leans over a barrel, protecting a stack of coins... In this wood carving video, Randy 'Madcarver' Stoner pulls a few chisels out of the three, signature Schaaf Tools woodcarving sets to demonstrate how he would use each profile on a personal project that's currently sitting on his workbench. The Carving Chisels Highlighted:From the 12-piece Foundation Set -...
Author: Dan Schumacher As a former sales and operations training consultant, my mindset has always been grounded in safety training. When I followed one of my passions into wood carving, I was very excited to invest in my first set of tools; a spoon carving gouge and a straight knife. Both were exceptionally sharp right out of the package. Upon carving my first project, I realized I hadn’t planned very well. Although the carving workpiece was secured, the tool skipped off the workpiece and my other hand just happened to be in the same direction as the knife (ouch)! On reflection, I realized I didn’t do my homework and discovered I was without the necessary safety accessories to compliment my...
