Whittling may refer either to the art of carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife or a time-occupying, non-artistic (contrast wood carving for artistic process) process of repeatedly shaving slivers from a piece of wood.[1]: 14 [2]: 10 [3]: 30 It is used by many as a pastime, or as a way to make artistic creations.
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