Whittle Pup tutorial

[jmischel]

It took a lot longer than I thought it would, but I finished it. If you want a fun little carving, check this one out.

Carving the Whittle Pup

I plan to make a single-file version (a PDF that you can download), but that's going to be a few days.

Any feedback appreciated.

Happy whittling!

[A_Swope]

Jim,
Great tutorial. I'm definately going to try one of these

Alex

[Joggernot]

Thanks for the help. I'll need the .pdf to take to the shop, so I'll wait.

Joggernot

[Dougie]

Good job on the tutorial Jim.
Doug

[uvawyo]

Great tutorial Jim, I have one of your whittle dogs, a whiskey (barrel) pup that you sent me in one of the exchanges and have been copying it. In fact in a wedding scene i posted a couple weeks ago one was included in the scene.

[jmischel]

A few updates to the tutorial, and the PDF is now available. Go to Carving the Whittle Pup and you can download the PDF from there.

[jmischel]

Thank you all for the nice comments. Making that tutorial was quite a challenge. I've carved over a hundred of those little dogs, but it's something entirely different figuring out how to explain it, step-by-step. I hope you find it useful and others can learn something from it. I've certainly learned a lot by following the tutorials that others have posted here.

Herb, that Whiskey Dog, if I recall, was quite a bit different from the Whittle Pup. I don't think I kept one after the carving exchange. Silly of me. I'd like to see what you've done with the design.

Anyway, I used the bandsaw to cut out a blank for the Whiskey Dog. Those were fun, but I liked the challenge of carving these from just a branch or a dowel. Definitely a different experience.

I'm currently working on a Whittle Cat, which will be the subject of a future tutorial.

[Nomad]

Heckuva job on that tutorial! Very nicely illustrated.

[Bob K.]

Spectacular tutorial Jim! Your hard work and dedication really show! I've tried downloading the PDF but I just get another copy of the tutorial...there is nothing to save. Maybe I'm doing something wrong Any suggestions?

[Ron T]

Hi Jim,

Thanks for taking the time to make the tutorial. I can see a lot of thought and time went into it.

I still have the Whittle Dog you carved for me and, yes, I still like him a lot. He feels so good to the touch.

I am looking forward to your "Whittle Cat" tutorial.