Whittling is relatively easy, but it does take a bit of your time so be sure to find yourself a beautiful glade or a quiet get-away where you can sit in peace. You'll be unable to do any other actions for the time it takes to make the finished project so finding a place away from others is useful, it also helps in case you botch a whittling job.

Whittling does take skill into account, so be prepared to either botch a few projects or just not able to even start until you become more experienced. It appears to use arts, gadgets, and coordination, not to mention a few unknowns at this time. So if you're ready to begin, just follow the steps below.

First off, you'll need a STICK to whittle. You can either have a friend get one for you, or you can FORAGE for one inside the palace garden, or outside the gates. Make sure you use a CYPRESS, WALNUT, or MAPLE stick because a plain stick won't work. Once you have the stick, then you'll need to park your backside and grab a good knife, preferably a carving knife or a quill knife although others will work.

To whittle an item, hold the stick and the knife and type WHITTLE <object>. Depending on your skill you will either not even know where to start or nearly cut your finger off...anything beyond that will result in a carving of your desired object. It will be crude, rough, or well-carved once you've finished. Some items can do things once they're done. For example birds...you can EXHALE BIRD and depending on how well you carved it it will act as a bird call. Feel free to experiment!

Now that you're all set and ready to go you'll want to decide on a project. The following list is always being added to, so it will never be complete. It will give you something to start with anyways.

Animals:
Asp - Bear - Boar - Bobcat - Bunny - Camel - Cat - Cheetah - Chicken - Cobra - Cougar - Cow - Coyote - Crab - Deer - Dingo - Dog - Dolphin - Dove - Fox - Frog - Goat - Horse - Hyena - Jaguar - Kitten - Lamb - Leopard - Lion - Lizard - Lynx - Mermel - Monkey - Mouse - Mule - Panther - Pig - Puma - Puppy - Rabbit - Rat - Reindeer - Sheep - Snake - Squirrel - Tiger - Toad - Turtle - Wolf

Fish:
Bass - Bluegill - Bullhead - Catfish - Fish - Ketos - Octopus - Perch - Seahorse - Shark - Sunfish - Trout - Walleye - Whale

Birds:
Bat - Bird - Eagle - Hawk - Nightingale - Owl - Parrot - Raven - Sparrow - Swan

Gods:
Aegir - Anubis - Aphrodite - Apollo - Ares - Artemis - Athena - Balder - Bast - Demeter - Dionysus - Discord - Freya - Frigg - Hades - Hathor - Hebe - Heimdall - Hephaestus - Hera - Hermes - Hestia - Horus - Huldra - Imhotep - Iris - Isis - Loki - Nekhbet - Nut - Odin - Osiris - Pan - Persephone - Poseidon - Ptah - Ra - Sekhmet - Set - Sif - Snotra - Strife - Tefnut - Thor - Thoth - Tyr - Zeus

Mythical Beasts:
Bacchae - Cerberus - Cyclops - Dragon - Dryad - Gorgon - Gryphon - Harpy - Hydra - Kraken - Maenad - Mermaid - Minotaur - Nisse - Nymph - Pegasus - Satyr - Serpent - Troll

Food:
Apple - Banana - Cherry - Grape cluster - Lemon - Orange - Peach - Pear - Pineapple - Pomegranate

People and Such:
Centaur - Giant - Human - Skull - Viking

Miscellaneous:
Ball - Bedbug - Block - Boat - Butterfly - Cricket - Daisy - Doll - Dragonfly - Heart - Leaf - Moon - Mount Olympus - Orchid - Rose - Scorpion - Snail - Snowflake - Spider - Star - Sun - Sunflower - Toothpick