They search the woods together for spalted maple to make pens with distinctive black lines caused by fungi. They canoe down the Yadkin River and have gathered pen material there, from driftwood. As ...

It all starts with an unassuming little block of olive wood. Leroy Armstrong stands that up on a drill press, scrunches his brow in deep concentration and lowers the bit down into the block. Tiny wood ...

G.B. Van Dusen adds superglue to a pen casing Wednesday inside of his workshop in Victoria County. Victoria resident G.B. Van Dusen has been working on his lathe, crafting forgotten pieces of wood ...

NORTH MANKATO, Minn.—In a garage workshop in lower North Mankato, a father’s love for his son—and his love for the commitment to country that ultimately claimed that son—can be seen in a box full of ...

MIDDLETOWN - Growing up in Coney Island, Brooklyn, and moving to Monmouth County over 50 years ago, Paul DeSaro always enjoyed woodworking in his spare time. And he successfully turned that hobby into ...

this one in the Ilikai Hotel. The new shop is in the Ilikai at 1777 Ala Moana Blvd., off the main lobby on the path to Cinnamon’s Cafe. Its sister stores are at Royal Hawaiian Center and at 932 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - A walnut vanity in the main bathroom remains unfinished, as does a wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-ceiling entertainment center in the living room. But, order a wooden-barrel writing pen from ...

At the age of eight, L Subramaniam began collecting fountain pens inspired by his paternal uncle, a fountain pen collector. After working for 21 years in the corporate sector, Subramaniam decided to ...

Watch any Major League Baseball game and you’re likely to see at least one bat broken. What do they do with all that white ash and maple? Well, if you’re Josh Tomsha of Irvine, you make pens out of ...