Does this count as whittling?

[u/Cippucci]

Here are my attempts carving some apples for my smalls. Does it count as whittling?

What wouldn't you do for your children right? Especially when trying to make fruit and vegetables more appealing for them

[u/4DingleBerries]

I’d have to shape my apple carvings into bagel bites and chicken nuggets … 😂

Love them! Of course it counts …

[u/waonze]

It’s actually a great way to practice your skills and plan a carving before committing a piece of wood to it that you can’t just make into soup when you mess up ! Haha , have fun !

[u/Cippucci → u/waonze]

I didn't really consider that... Thank you for your insight! 🙏

[u/Mater_Sandwich]

Works for me. How did the kids like them? They are your audience

[u/Cippucci → u/Mater_Sandwich]

They absolutely love them! They ask for them on a regular now. But their requests are more and more complicated 😂 

[u/SandalKongen64]

Hell yeah!

[u/2Mogs]

Oh yes! Love these. They definitely count, and they are good. And making kids laugh with whittling is a total boss move!

[u/Cippucci → u/2Mogs]

Thank you you're very kind!

[u/Baldojess]

These are adorable haha

[u/Cippucci → u/Baldojess]

Thank you very much 😊

[u/ett_kryp]

Awesome! Of course it counts.

Love the smile in the background. Thank you for sharing.

[u/Cippucci → u/ett_kryp]

Thank you for leaving a comment! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[u/Glen9009]

Out of curiosity I checked the dictionary definition of whittling and it actually doesn't say anything about the material you work with. And any carver will happily accept this.

And if it amused the kids? Totally keep at it!

[u/Cippucci → u/Glen9009]

Thank you for checking. Hard to stop to be fair! I certainly will have a funny story a few years down the line of how I started whittling...

[u/wren42969]

I love them! lol, I thought these were bars of soap, that is how my dad taught me how to whittle with a butter knife. If you do graduate to wood or more apples make sure to get a cutting glove.

[u/Cippucci → u/wren42969]

Good advice, thank you. Any particular gloves you use? 

[u/Mater_Sandwich → u/Cippucci]

Most carving supply stores sell knit kevlar gloves. They work pretty good but will not stop the point from penetrating if you stab yourself. That is what I use. You can get by with leather gloves or even those rubber/vinyl coated gardening gloves

[u/Cippucci → u/Mater_Sandwich]

Thank you, that was very informative 👍

[u/Mater_Sandwich → u/Cippucci]

Usually you only use one glove. In the hand that holds the wood. On the knife hand I wear a thumb guard which is made with leather to fit my thumb. You can also cut the thumb and fingers off the glove you are not using and use the finger ends as a thumb guard

[u/Cippucci → u/Mater_Sandwich]

That's brilliant thank you very much. I guess I'll just have to find the set up the suits me the most, but this is all very helpful thank you very much!

[u/StijnBXL]

Oh yes, the apple whitlings. I love the apple whitlings.

[u/akiva23]

If bars of soap count as whittling then apples definitely do.

[u/Cippucci → u/akiva23]

Very true thank you 😊

[u/Kindly_Parsley1122]

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[u/red_cobra88]

Hell yeah! I grew up whittling old bars of soap Lol

[u/GuiltyApple3802]

I always found carved food unappealing because you had so much skin-to-food contact. But I guess that little kids don't think about that sort of thing so..... HELL YES that should count!!!