Yes, that could be it! You don't just become an expert wood carver in a day, unless you know someone with special powers that can do something like that.

[Since for all she knows there is someone around who can make you become an expert at something in no time at all. Magic and such.]

Please tell her to carve away from herself and to keep her fingers far away from the knife! That might seem obvious, but Fuuko assures you that it's important to remember where your fingers are when you're carving.