Curlpak is described as a 100 percent biodegradable product that is manufactured on a specially patented machine that shaves paper-thin, fluffy curls of wood from scrap wooden blocks that would otherwise be taken to a landfill.

He shaved curls of wood off one of the pieces he'd brought in.

He shaved golden curls from the hardwood logs.

With the same tool she had used to sharpen the digging stick, one with a V-shaped notch on the sharp edge, she shaved curls from a dry stick.

A small piece of fatwood can be used many times to create tinder by shaving small curls and using them to light other larger tinder.

Zona picked up a length of green-barked branch and began to shave thin curls from it with the edge of the switchblade.

Shave curls of Parmigiano directly over the platter to cover the zucchini and arugula.

As Houston spoke, and smoked, and spat, roundly cursing Oliphant and Britain, he sullenly shaved curls from a bit of pine, periodically pausing to strop the jack-knife on the edge of his boot-sole.

To serve, stir gelatin with a fork, sprinkle with chopped pistachios, and use a vegetable peeler to shave curls of chocolate on top.