Wood carving Carving for the first time, flower (1st project) and boat on sea (2nd project). Once i get the handlefted hook knife, then I'll try a spoon. Comments?

Carving for the first time, flower (1st project) and boat on sea (2nd project). Once i get the handlefted hook knife, then I'll try a spoon. Comments?
The interesting iridescence of this wood
Basswood supplier in Spain?
complete beginner looking for advice on tools
My first crack at woodcarving - picked up a $15 set of knives from Amazon and made a gnome!
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Carving for the first time, flower (1st project) and boat on sea (2nd project). Once i get the handlefted hook knife, then I'll try a spoon. Comments?

Posted: 16 Oct 2021 05:38 AM PDT

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The interesting iridescence of this wood

Posted: 15 Oct 2021 12:40 PM PDT

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Basswood supplier in Spain?

Posted: 16 Oct 2021 07:52 AM PDT

Hi! I am new to this hobby, and I am currently starting to whittle using flexcut knives. I went to my local supplier of woodcarving tools, which is amazing btw, and they didn't sell any basswood.

I have picked some other woods which they recommended me for being "soft". I have had some success with gouges and chisels (flexcut and also pfeil ones) but I find imposible to whittle this woods. My knifes are sharp, or so I think. I am looking at a lot of resources online and all the tutorials and guides, like the books from Harold Enlow, and I am absolutely unable to replicate their results as they all use basswood. Particularly, I am unable to perform good stop-cuts, as I can not penetrate the good any reasonable amount.

Any recommendations? Thanks in advance, this community is amazing

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complete beginner looking for advice on tools

Posted: 16 Oct 2021 05:29 AM PDT

Hi there,

I'm interested in getting into wood carving and I have 0 experience in the field. I was wondering if any of you can offer your advice on the essential tools I need to carve something like a spoon. From a bit of research I'm thinking that the bare basics are a chip carving knife (something like this?), a hook knife(maybe this?) and a chisel(perhaps this one?).

Are these tools enough to get me started? Also has anyone bought anything from toolsandtimber.co.uk and can confirm they are a decent company?

I appreciate any advice, thanks!

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My first crack at woodcarving - picked up a $15 set of knives from Amazon and made a gnome!

Posted: 15 Oct 2021 08:05 PM PDT