I enjoy whittling.  Mostly I whittle handles for my handmade baskets.
I casually whittle using a small bladed knife.
Me too!  What brand do you use?
just an ordinary pocket knife nothing fancy.  What do you use
Just an ordinary knife as well.  Have you every whittled soap?
No soap for me, I like wood.
Well, if you ever try it you can make fancy guest soaps for the bathroom for just the price of a bar of regular soap.
whittling" is a historical, decorative technique in Norway using an ax to create a herringbone pattern.
Safety.
It's a good idea to protect your thumb with a leather thimble, and your holding hand with a cut-resistant glove.
Wood types.
While any type of wood can be used for whittling, there are woods which are easier to work with and whittle better than others. Soft woods with a small grain, such as basswood, are easier to whittle and are relatively inexpensive. Hardwoods
July 1960 Fleming wrote to Chopping to ask if he could undertake the art for the next book, agreeing on a fee of 200 guineas, saying that "I will ask [Jonathan Cape] to produce an elegant skeleton hand and an elegant Queen of Hearts. As to the dagger, I really have no strong views. I had thought of the ordinary flick knife as used by teenagers on people like you and me, but if you have a nice dagger in mind please let us use it. The title of the