{"id":14971,"date":"2017-06-01T15:29:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T19:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/?p=14971"},"modified":"2018-05-03T12:55:33","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T16:55:33","slug":"whittling-chris-choosing-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/whittling-chris-choosing-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"Whittling with Chris: Choosing Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Learn which woods are best for whittling<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to start whittling? Author and expert Chris Lubkemann makes it fun and easy. 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As an adult, he has continued to use his woodworking skills for gold old-fashioned fun. Chris has carved some of the world&#8217;s smallest branch carvings; in fact, his smallest branch rooster was given a Guinness World Record Certificate. The author of <a href=\"https:\/\/foxchapelpublishing.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=lubkemann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">five books on woodcarving with Fox Chapel Publishing<\/a>, Chris currently demonstrates whittling as the resident woodcarver at the Amish Farm and House in Lancaster, Pa. Visit his website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whittlingwithchris.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.whittlingwithchris.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Want to learn more about whittling?<\/h4>\n<table style=\"width: 775px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 272px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WEB-WCI81-Cover-Full.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16363\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WEB-WCI81-Cover-Full-150x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 238px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/whittling_volume_4_2015__1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16504\" 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