How to Wood Carve a Sleepy Owl

Hi Everyone - I'm finally back with a new tutorial. I hope you enjoy it! - Mistersplinters

Step 1 Laying out the measurements - 1:17

Step 2 Roughing in the head - 6:08

Step 3 Shaping the profile - 12:26

Step 4 Carving the belly - 21:06

Step 5 Shaping the wings - 27:24

Step 6 Defining & Carving the head feathers - 48:04

Step 7 Carving the eyes - 58:33

Step 8 Finishing the head & fine tuning the body - 1:03:33

Step 9 Carving the feathers - 1:14:03

Step 10 Detailing the feathers - 1:28:52

Step 11 Carving the branch & claws - 1:32:47

Step 12 Signing your work - 1:42:56

Step 13 Ready for it's bird bath! - 1:44:56

PLEASE NOTE:
It is not necessary to use the exact size tools and/or materials that I used in this video.

MATERIALS
1.5" (38mm) x 1.5" (38mm) x 3" (76mm) block of basswood
also known as: Linden wood
Rags
Thin card stock (for example: index cards)
Bar of soap (perfume and fragrance free)

TOOLS
Pencil
soft artist type eraser
Combination square
Transparent Ruler
Dial calipers
Carving knife with a 1.5" (38mm) blade or longer
Hobby knife
#2 gouge 5/8" (16mm)
#3 gouge 5/16" (8mm)
#5 gouge 1/8" (3mm)
#7 gouge 5/32" (4mm)
#7 gouge 1/4" (6mm)
#7 gouge 3/8" (10mm)
#8 gouge 1/8" (3mm)
#8 gouge 9/32" (7mm)
#9 gouge 3/16" (5mm)
#11 micro veiners 1/16" (1.5mm)
#11 micro veiners 3/32" (2mm)
#11 micro veiners 1/8" (3mm)
Skew chisels 1/4" (6mm) & 9/16" (14mm)
Circle templates 11/32" (9mm) 11/16"(17mm) 1-1/4" (32mm)
Profile contour gauge
outside calipers
Dividers
Dental pick (to remove excess wood in hard to reach areas)
Soft bristle tooth brush
wood burner unit with micro 3/32" (2mm) skew tip pen

Видео How to Wood Carve a Sleepy Owl канала MisterSplinters