Complete Starter Guide to Whittling: 24 Easy Projects You Can Make in a Weekend (Fox Chapel Publishing) Whittling for Beginners with Woodcarving Patterns, Step-by-Step Instructions, and Carving Tips

Got this for my husband and he’s obsessed. It’s super beginner-friendly and breaks everything down without feeling overwhelming. The projects are actually fun and doable. Definitely recommend if you’re just starting out or want something relaxing to do on the weekend!

I love this book. I am going to try and do each of the products in here.

Great buy for those looking to get into this hobby. Loads of beginner information is inside. Knife guide, hiw to chose a peice of wood, beginner cuts and methods are included. This book isn't going to make you a whittling champion but will give you a solid foundation to get there.

Boys and their toys! This year I heard that my Granddaughter was getting wood carving/whittling tools for her husband and two sons (34, 10 and 8 respectively). So I decided that all the "boys" should have something along those lines. :) This book and the wood carving kit that my Grandson and Grandson-in-law had under the tree were a big surprise ... and exciting gift, if the responses were true! Come the spring thaw, big and not so big boys will be sitting around the campfire sharing ideas. Btw, the girls will be there, too. Lol. This book has lots of ideas for beginners of all ages. I can't wait to see what they all do!

Good quality. Great pics. Seems to be giving good guidance and well organized. It was a gift and I’m just telling you what I’ve seen and understand from looking through it thoroughly before gifting.

I got the book just over an week ago and I’ve already tackled a few projects. And I’ve already started feeling like I’m creating cool woodsy handcrafts, like these pencil Santas and a “fiveMinute Wizard.” And I have ZERO previous wood carving experience.They start out with really good info on knives, sharpening, protection, and the few basic cuts that you build on over time.I’m using just a regular couple of pocket knives so far-a swiss army “climber” and a Buck for big cuts- but I did order finger protection along with the book. I also already have a wood burner, so adding this detail was straightforwards.My only gripe with the book is that a couple of the projects are reealllllly not “complete beginner” stuff. Unless you have carpentry tools and are looking to add “whittling” to your skill set, you aren’t really going to have a bandsaw to make the musical frog or table saw to cut a square blank into two triangular ones…but the vast majority of projects are just a knife and some wood.Bottom line-big fan, highly recommended.

The projects are nice, but there should be way more pictures to show how to actually do each step. The quality of the book (i.e. materials used to make it) are great.

Nice beginner book for wood carving. Got this for my son's birthday.