Category: Whittling

Whittle along with Felix Immler as he shows you how to create a wood carved dart! Make it for yourself or share this project with a young carver who is just learning how to handle a Swiss Army Knife.

Sample this free wood carving pattern and tutorial by Desiree Hajny, author of the new Carving & Painting Adorable Animals in Wood Book.

Tom Hindes, Author of Whittling in your Free Time, will walk you through this fast, fun, and easy wood carving for beginners tutorial.

Basswood eggs are easy to carry in your pocket or pack, and this hedgehog makes a fun trail project. If you don’t have an egg, whittle a branch or piece of scrap into an egg, and start carving.

Great for stressful times or gifting to someone you love, comfort animal carvings are beginner wood carvings that have a deeper purpose.

Master facial proportions and balance, from realistic faces to exaggerated expression caricatures, with study sticks as your reference. Here are 9 tips for carving faces from Expert Carver Harold Enlow.

For a complete beginner or an expert looking for an insider tip, we broke down the basics for you with these 10 whittling tips and tricks below.

Around here we take handmade gift-giving seriously! We’ve put together a round-up of Christmas past and present and the very best gift ideas from Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine.

Carve tiny caricatures with expert small carver, Jack Price! Sample his new book, Carving Small Characters in Wood with this tutorial on how he carves hair.

How does Santa know if children have been good throughout the year? Award-winning woodcarver Russell Scott has a theory. Santa goes undercover! Preview 6 Santa wood carving designs from Russell Scott’s Carving Undercover Santas.

This simple wood carving can be done in just a few hours with a dowel rod and your whittling knife.