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Raymond Kinman

Legacy Disney artist and master woodcarver who carved character sculptures and signs for Disney Parks, including at the Disneyland Resort, during a career at Walt Disney Imagineering; runs woodcarverguru.com from Grass Valley, California.

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PODCASTS

Sep 11, 2026

The Wisdom of Walt

The Wisdom of Walt

Episode 32: Carving Your Own Path | Special Guest: Raymond Kinman, Disney Legacy Artist

Sep 11 · 32m

Kristin ReinboldHOST

8:36

Yeah.

Raymond KinmanGUEST

8:37

So without going into detail, I had a pretty rough family life when I was a kid.

Raymond KinmanGUEST

8:42

Didn't know it at the time.

Raymond KinmanGUEST

8:44

was normal to me.

Raymond KinmanGUEST

8:45

But by the time I got into middle school, I was really struggling with school.

Raymond KinmanGUEST

8:50

I was, didn't know I was a full on creative and I was bored.

Raymond KinmanGUEST

8:56

I was like, and I'm kind of by nature, very curious.

6 MINS LATER

Bubba WallaceADVERTISER

15:01

Well,

The Sweep Spot - A Disneyland Show by Former Cast Members

The Sweep Spot - A Disneyland Show by Former Cast Members

Disneyland Woodcarver Raymond Kinman

Aug 24 · 57m

Lynn BarronHOST

9:49

that was your first project, I guess you could say, was for the restaurant?

Raymond KinmanGUEST

9:55

Yeah, that was the first one.

Raymond KinmanGUEST

9:56

It was painful.

Raymond KinmanGUEST

9:59

I mean, really, it was like, okay, it's made out of wood.

Raymond KinmanGUEST

10:03

Let me start there.

Raymond KinmanGUEST

10:05

I had no books, no YouTube, no nothing, right? I made it out of wood.

Raymond KinmanGUEST

10:10

So just to give you an idea, I went to the lumber yard.

6 MINS LATER

Lynn BarronHOST

16:18

Oh.