Publisher's Synopsis
To whittle is to pare or carve away. Woodcarvers whittle pieces of wood, removing bit by bit until what's left is a sailor with a yellow raincoat or a lone wolf howling at the moon. Whittle can also mean to reduce an amount or number of items. In this sense, it is commonly paired with the words away or down.
If you are looking for a hobby and are still undecided, whittling is a very fun pastime. It does not cost much at all as long as you have a knife, a piece of wood, and this book for a useful guide, you can get started. The sky is the limit with whittling and is only limited by your imagination.
