Whittling Tips – The 8 Basic Cuts to Master
Those of you who want to get into whittling may find the task daunting at first, but once you learn the basic cuts that make up the vast majority of any whittling project, it becomes easier to do!
This video goes over the most common and most useful cuts for you to make in whittling to help jumpstart your new hobby!
00:00 Introduction
00:31 Rough Cut
01:08 Push Cut
02:04 Sweeping Cut
02:43 Stop Cut
03:27 Paring Cut
04:59 V-Cut (first version)
05:21 V-Cut (second version)
05:57 Pyramid/Stab Cut
New to whittling? Check out these videos for beginners!
Complete Beginners Guide to Whittling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cghNbdy0xtc
Step By Step Beginner Wood Carving Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG88Ny-hNOc&t=1361s
Identifying the Wood Grain for a Better Carving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3aaH2Ttz3M
5 Ways to Whittle Faster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ak7k4j468Y
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Is there a trick if you would want an limb that is thin, to cut without it breaking off?
May I know, which kind of wood for carving by small knife?
Ironically video games are starting to bore me, and carving wood seems much more entertaining. …
Is there any type of wood i should use as a beginner?
Idk but I’m suddenly interested in carving
Hi your blades are so sharp how do you do them have you donen a tutorial on this subject cheers james
Do you have any specific tools you recommend? Would love to have a valuable hobby!
Thank you
Anyone 2025
If you are ready to get started whittling and want a full beginners guide, check out this video: https://youtu.be/cghNbdy0xtc
What kinda wood do you use here? It looks very soft. Don’t think it is birch?
Thanks for sharing! I will definitely check out your beginners guide video.
Can someone tell me the name of the tool being used…?
don’t have these tools right now but I want to learn this.😄
Hi what is your opinion on hand carving Oak.
Who uses gloves
Very nice video!I haven’t had my tools or done any carving for over a year now so I’m a bit rusty so this video is very useful since I’m trying to get back into it. I ordered small bushcraft knife to try to do some whittling with (mora eldris) but I was curious if you have any suggestions of some brands or makers that are worth while to get a small set of carving knives from, or maybe a video you’ve done I should watch where you talk about something like that? Thanks for posting!
Excellent video. Thanks.
I tend to just shave
I’m just now learning to burn and whittle after over a half century on earth. Thanks for the tips!! Looking forward to trying them with my new tools!
I love painting 40k models and was thinking of picking up woodcarving as a new hobby. I’d like too carve my own stuff and paint them.
4:00 holy hyperextension. look at your thumb joint.
Thanks for tutorial 😊
What is the wood that you use in the video?
pointless
Wtf is that wood? It’s softer than rubber. We have walnut wood here. There’s no way you can do all this sħít with walnut wood lol
Your channel always inspires me. Thank you for your amazing content!
I got a whittling knife for Christmas, I’m so excited to try out a new hobby with this!
You forgot to say that no child below 3 shall be closer than 5cm in front of the operating blade…
how do i do this without all the diffrent kind of knifes i only have a dull swiss army knife and plan on buying multi puprose knife
If you only had two wood carving knives what size would you choose ?
what wood are you using? or what wood do you recommend to beginners?
Thanks for this 😁
Great instructing and explaining thanks.
I’m excited as I just ordered a good beginner kit online, I wanna get a basic understanding before I actually get to start the new hobby! Always have loved woodworking of any time, wood carving will he an awesome way to do it from home
What wood ís it?
Great job! Thanks.
Thanks for the tips, I’ll be saving this video for future reference. Easy to follow instructions for different effects, this will up my wood game considerably….. By 8 actually. I’m a welder by trade and I love the look of wrought iron and wood together. Thanks again for your video.
Carving is indeed fun
I feel like the push cut is misleading, at least as I use it, and how it looks to me when others do so. Yes, the left thumb pushes, but the actual strength comes from using the right arm to apply force and the left thumb as a fulcrum with the knife as a lever, the reason for the push is to keep the fulcrum progressing as the knife slices. The only time I ACTUALLY only use my left thumb is with the stop cut, but even then, I still usually push with my right hand to get more depth.
Great, loved it,
I’m just starting to learn how to whittle, I got a little whittling kit with 3 different knifes and I already stabbed my finger once. (it went through the glove) and almost cut open my entire thumb if it weren’t for my gloves talking the entire slash. PLEASE BUY WOOD WORKING GLOVES they are saving my fingers every single day.
My mother likes to stop a pairing cut with her thumb when she is chopping onions or chili by holding it 😀
I can’t do a lot of these because the knife I’ve bought for whittling has cutting edges on both sides of the blade, I can’t push in on it because I’d probably be slicing my thumb open, I can pretty much only do rough cuts and maybe some worse versions of the other cuts
Started a few days ago and I’m picking up pretty quickly, not to mention these carving knives taught me a new kind of sharp lol I tapped my index blade down accidentally and very nearly removed the tip of my finger.. nevertheless WE CARVE ON!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thanks for the video. Just received my beavercraft set and some basswood blocks. The knives are very sharp and I hardly make a dent in the wood. All I can do is basically cut long strips off. I can’t even push the knives in to make those wedge cuts. Is it me or the wood ?
Damn you youtube algorhtym now I have to hyperfixate on this hobby for the rest of the year 😂
Hello, I just ordered some blades I saw you recommended. I’m very eager to start whittling! Maybe this is a dumb question but how do you know the direction of the wood besides trying its resistance?