Book- Complete Starter Guide to Whittling: 24 Easy Projects You Can Make in a Weekend

You can whittle just about anything—the only limit is your imagination!

Inside this comprehensive whittler's starter guide you'll find:

24 easy-to-make whittling projects

Step-by-step instructions

How-to photos

Ready-to-carve patterns

How to whittle classic toys, useful gifts, and fun displays

Whittling techniques for twigs and branches

The 4 basic knife cuts that most whittlers use

What to look for when choosing a whittling knife

How to sharpen your knife for safe and enjoyable whittling

It's so easy to get started in this relaxing and rewarding hobby.

All you need is a knife, a twig, and this book!

We've assembled a team of 12 leading woodcarvers to bring you a complete starter's guide to whittling.

They present 24 easy whittling projects that you can make in just a weekend, complete with step-by-step instructions, how-to photographs, ready-to-carve patterns, and helpful tips.

Start off with fast and fun projects that build confidence and teach fundamental carving techniques, like a simple flying propeller or a

5-minute owl.

Then move on to create whittled wonders like a musical frog

or a slingshot.

The authors show you how to whittle complex designs in easy steps, so that you'll soon be carving attention-getting favorites like chain links or the classic ball-in-a-cage.

96 pages.