Super Simple Animal Whittles: 5 Step-by-Step Woodcarving Projects for Beginners

By Parn Aniwat

The ultimate beginner-friendly project guide to whittling and painting animals with a whimsical twist! Super Simple Animal Whittles is perfect for anyone seeking a range of easy wood carvings -- all you need is a block of wood and one knife to achieve any of the 5 step-by-step wood carving projects featured in these pages! From a blue bear t

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Release date: Jul 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9781637413005

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Materials and Tools

Only a few tools are needed to carve the projects in this booklet, and you probably already have them on hand! You’ll need a rough out knife, a detail knife, your choice of wood, a pull saw or band saw for cutting out the blanks, and a drill with assorted bits.

Other Useful Items

Cyanoacrylate (CA) glue: For attaching arms, legs, beaks, spikes, noses, or fins to the main carvings.

Gouge (optional): For making curved, scooping cuts.

Paintbrushes: For applying paint to the completed carvings. I most often use a larger flat brush for base coats and a liner brush for details.

Pencil or marker: For marking measurements or tracing patterns as needed.

Wooden dowel: For carving and attaching smaller details such as arms, legs, beaks, noses, and fins. Often, you can achieve these details by carving a small dowel or piece of scrap wood to shape.

Drill with assorted bits

Rough out knife

Gouge (optional)