I have been wanting to learn about whittling.  which is the art of carving shapes out of wood
I did it once when I was younger. I cut myself.
Ouch!  Using a knife to repeatedly shave off slivers of wood does seem a little dangerous
Mhmm, I was young and dumb though. It wasn't that bad, dunno if I'd do it again.
I read that casual whittling is done with a small bladed knife. Is that what you used?
Yeah just a tiny knife a family friend had
specialized whittling uses a fixed blade better for sculpting
I didn't know that
the fixed blades have thick handles which are easier to grip
That makes sense, because you'd need more precise movement.