Almost any wood will work fine for whittling. If you’re anxious to get started and are curious about whittling techniques, just find a stick or piece of wood and start slicing away. If you want to ...

It’s not every day I get to encourage our readers to play with knives, but whittling wood might just be humankind’s second oldest playtime hobby — right after throwing large rocks into bodies of water ...

Whittling 101: whittling a spoon. The ancient art of whittling and carving bowls, mugs, spoons and other handy utensils has been going for many thousands of years. A craft born out of necessity, these ...

The coronavirus pandemic has challenged all of us in big and small ways, but one of the toughest parts has been the isolation. Many people found creative ways to cope as they wear masks, work from ...

NEW BRIGHTON — For one New Brighton man, a simple hobby is the best stress reliever — the intricate, woodcarving art of whittling. Cliff Glenz, 62, started whittling in 1988 when he took a ...

1. Make sure your knife is sharp. 2. Your knife must be really sharp! 3. Don t try carving with a knife that isn t sharp ... You get the point. For more than 30 years, the good-humored Lubkemann, who ...

Growing up in western Queensland as World War II drew to a close, young Ted Barraclough would carve toys for his brothers out of the timber that grew on his family's farm. Ten-year-old Barraclough ...

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The pandemic affected us all in varied ways. One 87-year-old woman spent almost all of it completely alone, whittling. "I don't know what I would... During The Pandemic She Whittled Away At The ...