50 Things to Do with a Penknife: Cool Craftsmanship and Savvy Survival-Skill Projects (Carving Book, Gift for Nature Lovers, Hikers, Dads, and Sons)

Whether you're a beginner or seasoned whittler, this practical guide to the age old yet newly popular art of whittling will delight, inspire, and instruct you. Featuring projects that cater to a range of skill levels--including a pen/pencil holder, chess pieces, a slingshot, spoon, whistle, chopsticks, fishhook, bookmark, and more elaborate carvings like a horse's head and whale--50 Things to Do with a Penknife is the perfect combination of cool craftsmanship with savvy survival-skill projects. Detailed step-by-step illustrations make this book ideal for the creative adventurer with-a-knife in your life!

Author: Matt Collins
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 10/03/2017
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781616896386

About the Author
Matt Collins came to writing from a horticultural background. He trained at the Botanic Gardens of Wales before taking up a consultancy position with the Garden Museum in London. He served as head gardener for a private residence, where he honed his whittling skills and published a journal, Ivy Cities, about the work involved in maintaining a working garden.