In this 14 minute series of clips you can see what the full video is like. The video takes you step-by-step from the cut-out blank to the finished bird in 3 hours and 15 minutes. It is as though you were sitting next to me in the 5-day class when I teach the wren in person.
Most bird woodcarving instructors show how to use power carving tools, but this video shows you how to carve it with nothing more than a bench knife and 2 gouges. The video comes with the first 4 pages of the 23-page booklet so that you have color references, materials list, and patterns. The 23-page booklet is available separately.
Since most carvers feel that they need help with painting their carvings a full hour in the video is spent on painting.
This is definitely a step-by-step instructional video so that a beginner with just a basic knowledge of carving will be able to follow along and make a good bird. It does not instruct on basic 'how to carve' skills.
Menu:
Introduction: why we start with a blank
Roughing: getting the general shape
Shaping: refining the shape
Detailing: adding the details
Wood-burning: making the feathers
Inserting: glass eyes and pewter legs
Painting: thin, thin, thin layers
Conclusion: congratulations
Also available are kits containing the cut-out blank with the holes pre-drilled for the legs, the pewter legs and the glass eyes. Note: this kit does not come with any instructions.
For ordering information visit my web site: woodworks-by-donna