Wood Carving Sea Turtles - Art, Sculpture, Woodworking

I carved a few more sea turtles, this time from maple. I used reclaimed cedar and a poplar dowel for the bases.
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[@laurawerner]

My thought process while watching:
Sees torch: "Oh no, he's burning them! Why has burning things gotten so trendy?"
5 seconds later: "Oh, cool! That's a clever way of adding their markings."
Also, I'd never thought of using a disc sander to compensate for not having a jointer. Clever.
I was snorkeling on a vacation in Hawaii about ten years ago (at a public beach near Kona / Kailua on the Big Island) and a sea turtle started swimming along with me. They're amazing animals.

[@CammiesGarage]

Very cool, Laura. My wife saw a few in the Galapagos Islands last year too. Thanks for watching.

[@WoodenItBeNice]

Hi Cammie, They are amazing. To torch the wood and then relief carve the shell is just brilliant. Fantastic work. Cheers, Huw

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you.

[@williamellis8993]

Those are great, Cam. They're so realistic I was waiting for them to crawl off of the table!
Bill

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you, William.

[@JolienBrebels]

Damn Cammie, I love them so much! They look wonderfull! I bet they would be a hit to sell for charity!

[@CammiesGarage]

I hope so. Good luck trying it.

[@lauriemcconnell4172]

Amazing Cammie!!! Your work is always incredible. I particularly love these turtles. I started knife carving about a year ago. I had been doing woodworking for over 40 years. I can no longer do it do to health reasons. I had to sell all my big tools. But I couldn’t just stop. I’m really enjoying this hobby. I’m not sure if I will ever be as good as you. I probably don’t have enough time to ever get there. You are an inspiration for us all my friend. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with with us all.

[@CammiesGarage]

That is very sweet of you to say, Laurie. Thanks for watching.

[@genecooksey3871]

You see chainsaw artist, but I have never seen a grinder artist, that is truly amazing,,so real,,thanks for sharing, Gene Cooksey woodworking

[@CammiesGarage]

Thanks for watching, Gene.

[@pwclem]

Sweet looking turtles!

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you.

[@rhondaincredibleking9852]

The best thus far.

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you.

[@arnoliapberg9047]

Nice!

[@CammiesGarage]

Thanks!

[@kris_kreations]

Very nice

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you, Kris.

[@timporter6857]

Great work Cammie.

[@CammiesGarage]

Thanks, Tim!

[@markdmaker3173]

Absolutely beautiful. You did a great job!

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you, Mark.

[@philliprowland2161]

Great job man! I love the finished carvings like this!

[@CammiesGarage]

I thought you might like this one, Phillip. ;) Thanks for watching.

[@LaughingMantisStudio]

Omg I never noticed your face shield before. 👍👍
Great work as always!

[@CammiesGarage]

Thanks, Daniel. There is a video of me making the face shield mod somewhere in my video list.

[@spindlesworkshop9744]

Bravo!
Awesome job!

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you.

[@MarkMcCluney]

They're super and such an enjoyable vid. Thanks mate.

[@CammiesGarage]

Thanks for watching, Mark.

[@mikepettengill2706]

nice work Cam, they look great!

[@CammiesGarage]

Thanks, Mike!

[@ParkBuffer65]

Great video! Very good work! These turtles are beautiful!👏

[@CammiesGarage]

Спасибо, Алексей.

[@AndyCPugh]

You make it look so easy!

[@CammiesGarage]

Thanks again, Andy.

[@michaelpotase]

Amazing work once again Cam. My heart skipped a beat when you knocked off the support piece off after rough grinding.

[@CammiesGarage]

Thanks, Michael. Yeah, the 2x4 was temporary simply to hold it in the vice.

[@xylemslicer3446]

Great techniques. Sweet finished product.

[@CammiesGarage]

Thanks, Xylem.

[@thomebenisterie]

Very cool work !

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you, Thom.

[@kjirstenboucher9682]

Beautiful work!❤ I am inspired to try a project like this.😊 Thanks for sharing the video!

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you for watching. I am glad I can inspire you. Best wishes.

[@hansdegroot8549]

I'm new to your channel. I came here through Jolien Brebels from Belgium, who put a link to this video of you when she made a video on making a wooden sea turtle.
I hope you will have more visitors this way. I liked this video very well and I'll watch more of your videos. Thanks for sharing your skill. Stay safe.

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you, Hans, and welcome. It is nice of Jolien to give me a shout out. She is a wonderful and generous young woman.

[@TheMessyStudio]

Cool, Cam!
Billy

[@CammiesGarage]

Thanks for your continued support, Billy.

[@JoseOrtiz-qv3qc]

Eres un Maestro!! Gracias por compartir tus vídeos, don de mucha inspiración para mí. Saludos desde Juárez México

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you, Jose.

[@garystewart3423]

Awsome work! Amazing videos, could you please tell me what disc you are using to carve these turtle.

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you. I use Saburrtooth carving burrs: www.saburrtooth.com. Use CAM10 at checkout for 10% off.

[@loustick2688]

C'est magnifique 🥰

[@CammiesGarage]

Merci!

[@dasinc]

G'day, awesome as always! May I ask what blade you have on the grinder?

[@CammiesGarage]

It is a Graff SpeedCutter. You can get one for yourself here: www.amazon.com/Original-Speedcutter-Woodworking-Grinder-Manufacturer/dp/B07KFJ31G6/ref=sr_1_1?m=A1SXKG6GJH0JTV&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&qid=1571215834&s=merchant-items&sr=1-1

[@dasinc]

@@CammiesGarage Thanks for getting back to me. Much appreciated.

[@hiimryan2388]

We with my spoon: yeah I can do this...

[@1996SST]

really cool! what spray did you use?

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you. I used lacquer on these.

[@patriciatikalsky2007]

Hello, I love your work! May I ask what kind of saw is that, size of the blade etc. ? Thanks!

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you, Patricia. I have a 14 inch Craftsman bandsaw that was given to me by a fellow woodworker. In this video, I think I had a 3/8 inch blade installed.

[@patriciatikalsky2007]

@@CammiesGarage thanks for getting back to me. So the band saw is the one you're holding? I'm working on a very large turtle now and have struggled to say the least. Lol

[@CammiesGarage]

Oh, do you mean the yellow, hand-held tool I am using to carve? I think you are talking about the angle grinder. In this video, I used a Graff SpeedCutter on the grinder.

[@patriciatikalsky2007]

Yes that!!! 😆

[@lolamena5609]

Genial !

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you.

[@annaredd2422]

Great vid, what kind of blade is in the grinder?

[@MarkMcCluney]

I'm pretty sure he's using his Graff Speedcutter.

[@CammiesGarage]

It is a Graff Speedcutter. You can get one here: www.amazon.com/Original-Speedcutter-Woodworking-Grinder-Manufacturer/dp/B07KFJ31G6/ref=sr_1_1?m=A1SXKG6GJH0JTV&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&qid=1571215834&s=merchant-items&sr=1-1

[@FigmentsMade]

I was wondering the same thing! 👍

[@sterlingdavidgrasssr]

Nice job.. would a band saw helped you a little..maybe u didn't have one Hua ??

[@CammiesGarage]

Thanks. I have a bandsaw. I used it at the very beginning of the vid. I felt it was unnecessary for this project.

[@dancs5414]

I want one but life size adult.. floating in blue resin. Surrounded by jellyfish.

[@CammiesGarage]

That is a great idea. Alas, that would be an expensive project based on the amount of resin alone. ;)

[@user-io2eg9cc4s]

👌👍

[@saggioculo5386]

You make that look way too easy then it really is to make.

[@CammiesGarage]

Thank you. That is nice of you to say.

[@user-yn2dh4it9t]

Пылить болгаркой когда есть ленточная пила??? В остальном все хорошо.

[@FredMcIntyre]

😍👌🏻🐢🐢👍🏻👊🏻

[@CammiesGarage]

Thanks, Fred.