I’ve never tried my hand at 3D stuff before, and this looked fun. Carved out of basswood.
Here’s the tutorial I used if anyone else wants to get started.
From the thumbnail I got concerned that it was a grand wizard instead.
Oof, thanks for the warning. I was wondering if I should stain him, I think I will.
I keep thinking about getting into whittling, but I’m pretty sure I just want an excuse to get a cool knife. Hm, maybe that’s okay. What knife do you use?
I’m not sure I’d recommend the set that I got; it was pretty cheap, but I wanted to try a bunch of styles like whittling and chip carving. I’ll get good versions of what I like.
The guy in the tutorial I used recommended a 1.5 in (4 cm) bench knife.
You should definitely get into it though! It’s a lot of fun so far. Get gloves for sure.
In the video you linked, he mentions Doug Linker’s video on making a wood spirit, and I recommend going and watching that one too.
Now carve an orb
Paint the hat red and the beard white, and you’ve got the great wizard of the north.
