1,000+ Wood Scraps Into an Orca

Taking care of your health just got easier. Head to today's sponsor https://zocdoc.com/bmsculptures to get started and check that appointment off your to-do list! Coloring Book!!! https://link.amazon/B0359rnjI Purchase this sculpture! https://www.blakemcfarland.com/store-2/p/orca Business Inquiries: bmsculptures@influint.co Purchase other available sculptures here: https://www.blakemcfarland.com/store-2 Follow me on all my socials - Instagram & Facebook @Bmsculptures Visit my website: https://www.blakemcfarland.com/ Get 5% Discount on all Total Boat products: https://www.totalboat.com/bmsculptures All tools and products used: Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/bmsculptures Bringing this life-size orca to life required an entirely new approach to material and form. Rather than starting with a conventional single block, I bundled thousands of small walnut and maple sticks together, mapping out the killer whale’s iconic contrasting markings entirely through natural wood tones. Using tinted black epoxy, I cast and consolidated the massive bundle into a single, solid, highly dense block, locking every piece of wood permanently in place. Working directly from this solid block, I power-carved and hand-shaped the contours to reveal the lines of the orca, letting the cut cross-sections of the wood create a mosaic-like pixelation across the body. The way the natural grain patterns flow through the curves exceeded every expectation. I loved turning discarded scrap into a powerful tribute to an ocean apex predator. #sculpture #carving #orca This video is sponsored by Zocdoc. 00:00 Intro 00:17 1,000 scraps 01:00 Sticks into Mold 02:35 Epoxy Pour 03:13 New Leak Solution 03:40 Main Pour 05:05 De-molding 05:38 Carving 07:00 Carving 08:00 We have a problem 09:54 Shop Update 11:10 Water Pop! 13:34 Carving details 15:38 Fixing Imperfections 17:02 Carving Eyes 17:36 Pedestal Options 18:55 Art Critic 19:41 Fixing Eyes 20:26 NEW PRODUCT! 21:30 Applying Finish 22:20 Final Reveal