{"id":18946,"date":"2020-03-25T09:22:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T13:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/?p=18946"},"modified":"2020-08-24T15:31:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T19:31:53","slug":"learn-to-whittle-angelfish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/learn-to-whittle-angelfish\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodcarving Wednesdays: Learn to Whittle an Angelfish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Since many of us are spending extra time indoors these days, it&#8217;s more important than ever to stay creative and busy. With that in mind, the team at <em>Woodcarving Illustrated<\/em> will be posting a <strong>free beginner-friendly project to our website every Wednesday<\/strong>. So grab a knife and let those woodchips fly!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Whittling artist, carving teacher, and regular contributor to <em>WCI<\/em> Tom Hindes has designed an adorable angelfish that will help ease you into the summer season. You may even find yourself daydreaming of palm trees and a salty island breeze. This project is great for any carver\u2014beginner or pro\u2014and only requires one tool to complete! Check out the video below to whittle along with Tom.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_75796\"  width=\"1290\" height=\"726\"  data-origwidth=\"1290\" data-origheight=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zaTPSWKJOG0?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[button link=&#8221;https:\/\/wci.shortstack.com\/4mHX3W&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#ff0000&#8243;] Angel Fish Pattern [\/button]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxchapelpublishing.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=tom+hindes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18965 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/978-1-4971-0070-1-WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/978-1-4971-0070-1-WEB.jpg 240w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/978-1-4971-0070-1-WEB-37x55.jpg 37w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/978-1-4971-0070-1-WEB-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Also, be sure to order Tom&#8217;s best-selling book,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/foxchapelpublishing.com\/20-minute-whittling-projects.html\">20-Minute Whittling Projects<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>and his brand-new sequel,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Whittling-Your-Free-Time-Publishing\/dp\/1497100704\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=whittling+in+your+free+time&amp;qid=1585143760&amp;sr=8-1\"><em>Whittling In Your Free Time<\/em><\/a>. Both offer friendly instructions and step-by-step photos, and you&#8217;ll learn how to carve an endless array of charming wizards, gnomes, gargoyles, dogs, horses, and more!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">About the Author<\/h4>\n<p><em>Tom Hindes started whittling and carving in the early 2000s. Now retired from a career in technical training development at Ohio State University, Tom lives in Port St. joe, Fla. He carves Noah&#8217;s arks, Christmas ornaments, wizards, and gnomes. 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