Whittling is my favourite hobby. I only have to use my pocket knife and some wood
Thats a unique activity. What do you make?
I like to make birds wearing hats, and angry squirrels. I should probably wear safety gear, like a leather thimble and a carving glove
Interesting! Safety gear is very important, I agree. What else do you know whittling? 
There are different kinds of whittling. In Norway there is a type called splash whittling, where you make a herringbone pattern with an axe
It seems very hard so it must require a lot of skill. How long have you been whittling? 
About 5 years. I'm not very good at it. Carving is different - you use more tools, a mallet...
So you also carve? I used to carve out pens when I was in high school.
Yeah I like using a lathe, although my shop teacher told me scary stories about it in school. 
Well its not very nice for a teacher to be scaring students! What is a lathe?