Hey there, heard of whittling?
Yup! It's the art of carving shapes out of wood with a knife!
Yeah, my grandfather used to whittle pieces of wood when we went camping together
Was he a casual whittler? You would use like a pocket knife for that.
He used a hunting knife that he carried with us, I guess he done it as a past time while camping
Whittling
Whittling may refer either to the art of carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife or a time-occupying, non-artistic (contrast wood carving for artistic process) process of repeatedly shaving slivers from a piece of wood.
Background of whittling.
Casual whittling is typically performed with a light, small-bladed knife, usually a pocket knife. Specialized whittling knives, with fixed single blades, are preferred for sculpting artistic work. They have thick handles which are easier to grip for long periods
: A knife with a folding blade that springs out of the grip when a button or lever on the grip is pressed.
- Utility knife: A short knife with a replaceable triangular blade, used for cutting sheet materials including card stock, paperboard, and corrugated fiberboard
- Wood carving knife and whittling knives: Knives used to shape wood in the arts of wood carving and whittling, often with short, thin replaceable blades for better control.
- X-Acto knife: A scalpel-like knife with a