Learning to use your woodcarving knife

Basic cuts carver's need to practice w/ knife !. Stop, Relief and Chip cut ! http://www.myspace.com/allengoodman1969
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[Codenamebravo]

Great I've just started thanks for the post.

[allengoodman69]

@Codenamebravo No problem,these cuts will be great to practice over & over. This will improve dexterity and the same cuts come up so many times in an actual carving. Good luck & thanks for watchin' & commenting !

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[MrWoodworkn]

Learning from this practice video a month or so ago enable me with a new skill set. Thanks to this video, I can now enjoy a new hobby for life.

[allengoodman69]

@MrWoodworkn Thank's,glad this helped...makes the all the videos worth doing !

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[nightwalker2830]

I'm new to wood carving where can you get wood to carve with? I know I can get tree branches and stuff but I don't know if they sell wood block or anything.

[allengoodman69]

@nightwalker2830 Hi & thank's for watching,I put a supplier up at 7:01 (near the end of vid.). They sell the best basswood I have ever used. It's not that expensive even w/ shipping and they also have different sizes to choose from.

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[aulddiy]

Thanks you put it across well.  So well even i followed it.

[gbthejoiner]

Allen, Great video,Thank you fopr taking the time to make it

Graham

[allengoodman69]

@jesustokesxx haha,no problem,keep me posted on how it works out !

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[jesustokesxx]

@allengoodman69 alrighty, thanks for the info :D very helpful

[allengoodman69]

@jesustokesxx Thank you for watchin',unfortunately a lot of tools dont come sharp & "ready to carve",but don't give up,learning to sharpen correctly is an artform in itself. For hand sharpening I use a quality brand, course diamond stone (for heavy stock removal) Then I graduate to a med. and then a fine diamond...the reason I like to have all 3 grits, I might not always need a course stone. The last stone I use is an Arkansas oil stone. Hope this helps.

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[jesustokesxx]

This helps alot. I have a question though. I just bought the only wood carving knife i could find in a story around here and it didn't come with a sharp edge. My regular knife sharpeners dont get it sharp enough. What all do I need to buy to get a razor edge on my carvin blade?