Rick Jensen is an internationally recognized author and award-winning carver.  He has been carving for more than 24 years and instructing for 15 years.

This 1 hour and 44 minute DVD is absolutely EXCELLENT says Pop!  Divided into 9 chapters and covers everything from Safety concerns, roughing-out, carving in the windows and doors, adding detail and so much more.

You may be familiar with Rick's 'best selling' book "Illustrated Guide to Carving Tree Bark" published by Fox Chapel.  The book and DVD compliment each other to provide you with a complete carving course right in your own home that you can watch over and over again. 

Work with Rick through this step-by-step carving project of carving a Magical Tree House in cottonwood bark.  You will Love It!

Don't expect a glitzy movie theatre style video here!  But you can expect a home workshop video that is one of the best we have seen for instruction.  And I can assure you, Tony's style and zest for life is catching.

Pop says:  Tony has a way of teaching that not only makes learning easy, but one heck of a lot of fun.  Tony is a laid-back fella from Northern Alberta and if there is one thing he lives for (besides his wife, children and grand children) it is carving.  I daresn't say that Tony is one the pioneers of bark carving.  In fact it was Tony that taught Joyce Buchanan how to carve in cottonwood bark ~ Joyce is the author of the book Carving Wood Spirits in Bark and pulls no punches as to where she learnt her craft.

If you are just  beginning your carving hobby and need some basic tools to get started
Pop suggests:


Flexcut Palm Set FR404.  This is a set of wide palm size tools perfect for Bark Carving Spirit Faces.   Or either the SK106 or SK107 Interchangeable Sets on the same webpage.  Click Here to view


For a woodcarving knife we recommend our Basic Woodcarving Knife.  Click here to view