Learn to whittle, and you'll never be bored. As well as giving kids an activity they can always fall back on outdoors, whittling also teaches good knife safety and control, and might even mean they can make something useful when they go camping and forget a spoon. And of course it's a great gateway activity into true woodcarving.
In this session David Knight teaches the art of whittling green wood. Starting with knife safety, sharpening and moving onto basic cuts and techniques, this is a 2.5 hour session for adult and child designed to whet your appetite for the joys of carving and get you started. Nice soft green wood selected from the local woodlands will be supplied, as will all the tools and safety equipment. Advice, resources and inspiration are on offer for your next steps.
The Wychwood Project is a registered charity that uses the focus of the Royal hunting Forest of Wychwood to encourage local people to understand, conserve and restore its rich mosaic of landscapes and wildlife habitats. It offers a whole series of events, so you can learn everything from making campfires to drystone walling. They also detail a series of circular walks so you can enjoy the forest from which the whittling wood comes!
