Recent content by Jeeves19

Thanks to all of you who responded to this thread. Sorry to be tardy in acknowledgement but I tend to use an iPhone for email access. Every time I write anything and submit on the wretched thing it declares ERROR so then I curse and pledge that I'll boot my hundred year old laptop to repeat but...

….and I thought lime and basswood were the same thing?! I've stumbled across Jelutong? Haven't bought any yet as its difficult to source but I will get some next week and press on. Stabbed myself quite badly yesterday btw.

Thanks. Here’s a link to the lesson if you have time to take a look: https://youtu.be/41JmTFjCLPM

Thanks for your comments. I’m not really sure what stroke I’m using. I create a little ridge which should be the brim but when I come from below to accentuate it shards just seem to fall off said ridge. There’s no mention of grains in the lady’s demonstration. You’d think that if this was...

Hi. My first post. I've recently started whittling as therapy for Parkinsons. Found a nice series of videos on YT that show me how to make a little man in stages. Trouble is, whenever I achieve a particular stage the knife strokes on the following stage tend to destroy the previous. For...