Video Files

There are an increas­ing num­ber of video files avail­able online for wood­carvers.  Most are ful­ly free, some are excerpts from for-fee videos.   This list is for the use of the carv­ing com­mu­ni­ty, and may not be dupli­cat­ed else­where with­out pri­or permission.

Joe Dil­lett, The Carv­ing Shop, Somonauk, IL —  Joe Dil­lett, well-known carv­er and author of the “Ask Joe” col­umn, pro­vides a series of videos on sharp­en­ing, basics of carv­ing and a vari­ety of projects. Fees — none   Click HERE

Lynn Doughty, Out West Wood­carv­ing, Jay, OK — Lynn Doughty is anoth­er car­i­ca­ture carv­er nation­al­ly known for his blog, Out West Wood­carv­ing and his dis­tinc­tive style of carv­ing west­ern car­i­ca­tures.  Lynn pro­vides a vast library of project videos HERE. Fees — free  You may also vis­it his blog HERE.

Pete LeClair. — CCA mem­ber Pete LeClair, nation­al­ly know car­i­ca­ture carv­er and teacher, pro­vides a three part video on his method of paint­ing a car­i­ca­ture bot­tle stop­per.  To view each part, click Part 1,  Part 2, or Part 3  Fees — free

Mary May’s School of Tra­di­tion­al Wood­carving — Charleston, NC — Online and in per­son lessons, and more — some free, some for-fee — click HERE

Don­na Menke, Wood­works By Don­na, TX —  Carv­ing The Wren With­out Pow­er Carv­ing.  “Step-by-step instruc­tion in mak­ing a real­is­tic wren with only 2 gouges and a knife. Most bird carv­ing videos use pow­er carv­ing, but I pre­fer the qui­et of hand carv­ing. In the 3 hour and 15 minute video you get all the details that you would get in my 5‑day class. Pat­terns and mate­ri­als list, are includ­ed.”  Also avail­able:  Carv­ing The Mouse and Carv­ing The Hum­ming­bird.  Fees — yes.  Infor­ma­tion at woodworks-by-donna.com

Last update 2–8‑14