whittling a beginner's guide for kids.
Over the past two hundred(ish) years, the folks of Arkansas and southern Missouri have loved to whittle. In these regions, passing down a pocketknife became something of a rite of passage between fathers and sons, along with important bloke skills like how to sharpen a knife properly.
During the American Civil War, American soldiers passed lonely hours whittling, cementing the craft further into US culture. And later, when the Great Depression hit, whittling once again surged in popularity. And you can understand why: all you need are some foraged sticks
