Hand Carved Bald Eagle and American Flag - Tutorial

In this video I describe the steps that I took to carve a bald eagle in front of an American flag.
00:00 Intro and Block Out
01:17 Rough Out
03:18 Beak and Eye
05:43 Feathers
08:33 Flag
11:18 Burning Details
11:52 Finishing the Eye
12:33 Stain
13:22 Reveal

[@stanpeters8893]

What an encourager you are... to me and to others, young artists who may have a piece of wood and do not know what hey should carve; THEN they stumble onto your Tutorial video, now probably carving their hearts out, and starting to save monies so they could buy some more great wood for future carvings!!! I have been carving ever since I was 13 years old, until 1990, when I had a severe case of Spinal Meningitis, nearly died, BUT I TRUSTED GOD THE SON, JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH; NOW FOR OVER 41 YEARS LATER, STILL AM!!! That bout took all my 19 art forms from me, but want to pick up my tools even with memory problems; BUT WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE... for me!!!! Here's a hint, since your Eagle is looking to the right, carve a shallow hole slightly to the left in it's eye, it will make it stare more realistically, just saying, AWESOME CARVING, KEEP IT UP!!!, Living here in Thomson Center in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Stan Peters.

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thanks for watching and for the kind words. Glad to hear you're healthy, keep feeling well!

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

Simply amazing!!!

[@lynfletcher4712]

Brilliant Tom, thanks for sharing 👍 x

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thanks Lyn!

[@davebauerart]

Nice work, and it was really great to learn about your process.

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thanks, Dave! I always like seeing how different carvers approach a project too

[@dw_carvings]

Turned out great! Thanks for the video!

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you! And thanks for watching!

[@smcintyre41]

Great job and great video. It helps to see others work so I know I'm not doing it completely wrong. Thanks and please keep making these videos.

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

lol I'm learning as I go, too. Thanks for watching!

[@halflingcarvings]

Awesome job!

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thanks man! I appreciate you checking it out!

[@arnauddoremus8704]

Really, really, really nice 👍👍👍

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you so much!

[@BumiKaryaJati]

artistic greetings from Indonesia made from quality teak wood

[@manyfeather2knives423]

Great carving. Just subscribed.

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@usmangani7542]

Nice work

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you!

[@whittling]

Well done Tom! I'm going to feature your channel and this video in my next episode of "Wood Carving Weekly".

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Awesome, thanks! Just subscribed so I'll check it out when you do!

[@whittling]

Thanks Tom, I appreciate the sub!@@wilkinsonwoodcarving

[@mikefesta5239]

wow amazin😵

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Thank you!

[@tonisaunders3420]

Maybe put rubber or that no slip RV cabinet material under your saw hoarse legs.

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

I just added some more lol

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Always frustrating having to keep drawing your design back on repeatedly as the layers get carved away! Great video and awesome carving

[@wilkinsonwoodcarving]

Definitely! But it's definitely an important part of the process. Thanks for watching!

[@buckbeans1]

@@wilkinsonwoodcarving Make your line drawing on a piece of clear plastic and you can lay it on top of the carving when you want to re-reference. Use a small V tool or U gouge to outline your drawing instead of the knife. Makes your borders much cleaner.

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