Resources
Useful Resources
The British Decoy and Wildfowl Carvers Association – The Association for Bird Carving.
The British Stickmakers Guild.
A YouTube video on sharpening gouges and the V gouge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9VR1lK4WqM
A YouTube video on sharpening gouges using s Flexcut Slip Strop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHvxtAa4D_k
Positively Creative, is a website of Unique woodcraft and mechanical models by Ivan Morgan.
Positively Creative, Ivan Morgan’s YouTube site.
www.youtube.com/user/positivelycreative/featured
Lora Irish’s site. Here you can download free carving patterns and tutorials.
https://www.lsirish.com/tutorials/woodcarving-tutorials/
Mary May’s carving school. Here you can join a free membership scheme to view tutorials.
https://www.marymaycarving.com/carvingschool/
Ian Norbury’s site. Here you can download carving videos for £ 10 and there are also some free videos.
The free bandsaw demo is worth watching if you want to prepare for a new carving.
http://iannorburyshop.weebly.com/free-videos.html
Chris Pye’s site. Here you can watch some free carving tutorials.
https://www.woodcarvingworkshops.tv/videos/sample
James River Woodcarvers projects. A menu of basic wood carving instructions to download as PDF files.
http://www.jrcarvers.com/projects.htm
Mychipcarving.com. A YouTube page demonstration of basic chip carving techniques.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs-G-VdvA7I
Woodlandstick. A YouTube page with links to videos showing stick making techniques.
www.youtube.com/channel/UCpSIaX2pnjW-4q07iSrfjrA
Wood Carving Illustrated Magazine. An American site with 58 pages listing free articles on projects.
www.WoodCarvingIllustrated.com
Woodworkers Institue. The website of the Guild of Master Craftsman Publications. It has a wealth of articles on all woodworking topics, including carving projects and reviews of new tools.