On a lap leather that belonged to his grandfather, Guy Johnson is teaching his grandson the ins and outs of wood carving.

Mario Miralles spent decades acquiring the spruce and maple for string instruments worthy of Yo-Yo Ma and Gustavo Dudamel.

Since the early 1980s, the Norfolk native has spent thousands of hours transforming plain old wood into whimsical ...

At Lamu’s Mkomani carpentry workshop, Mohamed Juma Bakari sits on a low wooden stool, his calloused hands steady and his eyes ...

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Jump-start your woodcarving with simple, traditional techniques that beginners can learn to start transforming wood into beautiful works of art. Chris Pye’s Woodcarving Course & Reference Manual (Fox ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Matryoshka dolls are a Russian folk art tradition dating back over a ...

In this video, I introduce the process of building a hand-carved sign for my logo using poplar wood, without the use of a CNC machine. The project involves using a router for bulk material removal ...

Olympe de Gouges is a name you might remember from your history classes as another casualty of the French Revolution’s bloody Reign of Terror. It’s names like ...