How To Whittle With A Knife
Its a fairly simple activity to get in to as one only needs wood a knife and a little creativity.
How to whittle with a knife. A Good Whittling Knife. Have you ever wanted to try whittling. If youve ever pared an apple by pulling your knife towards your thumb then youve already mastered this cut.
As you push through the wood angle the knife up ever-so-slightly and you will have shaved off a bit of wood. This is distinctly different from something like carving where one uses a chisel and mallet. To make sure your knives are always in optimal condition youll need to add a sharpening stone to your wood whittling kit.
In order to keep your pocketknife as sharp as possible consider whittling a backup for less demanding duties. In this video tutorial Little Book of Whittling author Chris Lubkemann demonstrates this simple task using a pocketknife and some sandpaper. A low-quality knife will make it harder to produce clean cuts and carvings as the blade edge dulls faster.
Theyre portable versatile strong and inexpensive. Youll want to hold the wood in your left hand and position the part of the wood you want removed between the blade and your right thumb. You can absolutely whittle with a Swiss Army knife.
Using the knife cut away from your body to decrease chances of injury. This is probably the technique youd see most people using if you went around watching people whittle. This will make your whittling smoother and faster.
First the knife has to dig into the surface of the wood a little bit. A sharp and strong blade. Use thinner knives They will glide through wood easier.
