Ball in a Cage

I have been wanting to do this whittling classic by Dr. Terry M. Tier but never gotten around it maybe because of my inherent laziness or lack of strong motivationt or both, but when I happen to find an suitable wood material at Home Depot, I decided to give it a go.


I used a 1" x 1" x 4" white pine square dowel and a Rough Rider 3 bladed pocket knife.


All the blades of the pocket knife are profiled and honed for woodcarving or whittling.


Almost there. This whittling project will test your knife skills and patience.


Done. The ball is not as round as I want it to be but for a first try, I think I did alright.


Try it, just use a pocket knife. No cheating!

That's all folks! Thanks for reading.