CASTRO VALLEY — Today’s lesson: How to carve a lifelike wooden fish, in two simple steps. Step 1: Start with a sturdy block of clean, knot-free wood, such as a foot of 3-by-6-inch cedar. Step 2: Cut ...

In 50 Things to Do with a Penknife (Princeton Architectural Press) by Matt Collins, a horticultural consultant at the Garden Museum in London, showcases a practical guide for whittling with a penknife ...

SYLVAN LAKE, MI -- Bob Batchik has long been hooked on fish and fishing: bluegills, trout, bass, pike and perch. He isn’t fussy. He likes them all - particularly if he has a carving knife in hand. An ...

KALAMAZOO --Craig "Curly" Spink swirls a handmade jig above a water-filled 15-Gallon galvanized steel tub in his Kalamazoo back yard, tugging and relaxing the line attached to a wooden fish decoy he ...