Learning the lost art of whittling

May 2021

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Douglas Horrell says a spoon makes a good first whittling project. Photo: Justyn Denney
The age-old craft of whittling is making a comeback, but how do you go about doing it in the bush and what tools do you need?  Contrary to the cliché, you don’t have to be an old man sitting on his front porch waiting for death or dinner to partake in a bit of whittling. […]
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