Boy’s Life – 1945-07 – Camp Whittling – W Ben Hunt
A general article on whittling several items, forks and spoons, neckerchief slides, totems, small figurines, and piece pipes
Provides a good cross section of general whittling topics, and is a good exposure to whittling for scouts, there could be a little more details and directions, but the article has enough content to let a scout try whittling and let them decide if they have an interest and some talent for whittling
These articles led to a monthly column in Boy’s Life – The Slide of the Month by Whittlin Jim Column
W Ben Hunt created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle names, and published articles under all three name – Ben Hunt wrote 2-4 articles per month for Boy’s Life, and I think he created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle to make is seem like there were multiple authors writing the articles
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Boy’s Life – 1945-07 – Camp Whittling – W Ben Hunt
