Today's whittler can choose from a variety of knives available in a huge selection of sizes and shapes. If you are wise you will commence your craft with a minimum number of tools and add others as...
Posts by Hadwin Fisher
As an upcoming whittler hobbyist you may be too excited to start carving immediately you find some wood. If the wood is green (wet) what do you do? Do you need to dry wood for carving? The answer...
It's common to try craving different woods. So if you find yourself in possession of a nice piece of cherry lumber you may wonder can you carve cherry wood? In all honesty, cherry is a great wood...
As you strive to improve your mastery of the ever-demanding craft of wood carving, you will find yourself devoted to learning all the tools and techniques for carving and whittling. But in your...
Sealing wood carvings ensures that the wood within remains stable hence avoiding damage like splits and cracks usually caused by wood movement. As carvers, we would want our art to last long. So how...
Explore the Differences: Whittling vs Carving – Tools, Techniques, and More
Once things start getting serious as a beginner whittler you will get to the point you ask yourself what is the difference between carving and whittling? Many hobbyists use the two terms...