Skip to 3:43 to see Rob Cowen making a wood whistle Regardless of where you source your elder, make a patch of woodland your workshop. Carving is one of the most therapeutic pastimes possible.

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And today, if a whistle is wood, it usually is carved into an interesting shape or painted to hide the wood surface. Very early whistles were made from hollow reeds or bird bones.

Emma Carlow's creations started when a friend in a pottery class she runs challenged her to make a whistle every morning for 365 days. Ms Carlow has completed the challenge making sure every ...