

Because some accounts like to spam on certain hashtags, I had the best results with muting an account the second I thought it was annoying. It’s nothing personal, I just don’t want to see their posts on my timeline anymore, which is what mute accomplishes
I think the exact tool you’re looking for is called a spoon chisel. I’m only barely into the craft, but it seems like a set of chisels is one of the fundamental tools of a woodworker.
I also think your best results when cutting the branch in half is going to be on a band saw of some kind