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Summary: Learn how to use patch putty for your woodcarving project in this free woodworking tips video from our expert wood carver.
Husain Abdul Alim, originally from Philadelphia, became an artist upon retiring as a chemistry teacher. Inspired by Joe Savage at an art fair, Husain was trained by Savage and became...read more
"my name is Husain Abdul Alim and I am here to tell you all about wood carving. So we are doing stains, putty and finishes. Putty is an important part; this is a wood putty, it is a nice wood putty because it just comes right out nice and firm. And these little debits like that I got to fill in. I still got to take more out of that but I got to fill in there and it is going to look like a sore on somebody's face so that is a divot line there. It has to be filled in and then we will go back a little later. Got some lines in here that have to be filled in. A little bit up in here of putty. I like this because it is nice and firm and you can stain right on top of it. That is good. We got another kind of putty, it is a little looser; Elmer's wood putty. It takes a little bit more for it to set up and dry, Elmer's. So you really can't stain on this right away, you are going to have to wait a couple of hours before it dries. Another one needs a little bit of, where the weather has split this one, it needs a little bit of putty. Okay, that looks good."