15 Minute Monk – Gene Messer

I decided to follow up with my earlier interest in carving the “Old Man” face on a piece of wood. I did some research and registered for free as a member of the “Wood Carving Illustrated” forum. There is a ton of great information and very knowledgeable carvers on the forum. One of the links that I found while searching for how to carve a wood spirit, was a link to a YouTube video by Gene Messer.

Gene Messer – Carving 15 Minute Monk

After watching that video, I tried to carve the monk (“Old Man”) in a piece of 1/2″ by 1/2″ basswood. I didn’t like my first attempt, but after trying a couple more times, I feel like I am
able to carve the monk fairly well.