Whittle Folk Relief carving has been done as the handle of letter openers and as jewelry pins.

The strip of wood used is bass wood a little thicker than the proverbial yard stick and about as wide.  Quarter inch thick basswood an inch and a quarter wide  and eight inches long is the actual size cut. A letter opener can be carved out of the eight inch long blank with the head carved on one end and the letter opener blade carved on the other end.  Read the rest of this entry »