Whittle Wonderland - Winter Pattern Pack

Carve a whole winter scene (a tree, a penguin, a snowman, and a polar bear) from a single 12" practice stick. Welcome to Whittle Wonderland, an odd and magical little world where penguins and polar bears get together to build snowmen.

Whittle Wonderland started as my in-person beginner class. These patterns follow the same order I teach in class, so each carving builds the skills you’ll need for the next, even if you’ve never held a carving knife before.

Carve the whole scene from one 12" practice stick. The four patterns use 1 x 1" blocks that add up to 12":

• Winter Tree (3.5")

• Penguin on Ice (2.5")

• Snowman (3")

• Polar Bear (3")

Learn in order, one skill at a time. The patterns are arranged from simplest to most challenging. Branch notches on the tree become the penguin’s flippers, and techniques carry forward from one carving to the next.

What’s inside:

• True-to-size patterns for all four carvings when printed on 8.5 x 11" paper

• Photos from every side of the block, plus corner views for the carvings that are carved on the corner

• Hand-drawn pattern diagrams to transfer onto your block

• Carving tips to help you succeed

You’ll need: a roughout knife and/or detail knife, and cut-resistant gloves. A #11/3mm gouge is optional for adding texture to the tree branches.

New to carving? Pair this pack with my free Whittling 101 mini-course. It covers safety, tools, the basic cuts (with a consistent vocabulary for them), wood grain, stropping, and how to read a pattern.

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