The pens Michael Hughes creates are something to write home about. Working with a lathe in the workshop he built above the garage at his Grandview home, Hughes uses traditional materials such as wood, ...

Community members are bringing their woodworking skills to a local workshop to pay their respects to our troops by crafting ...

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 ...

Most of the pens are made from wood that's at least three-quarter-inch by three-quarter-inch by 6 inches. He drills a hole through the center of two pieces, inserts and glues a brass tube to hold the ...

Brian Gray of Edison Pen Company in Milan, Ohio, at his desk in his machine shop. (Courtesy Edison Pen Company) MILAN -- Even if you couldn't care less about writing your name, when Brian Gray brings ...

Woodcraft stores throughout the country, including the one on Bethel Road in Columbus, plan to take away any excuse servicemen and -women stationed abroad have for not writing home. The more than 70 ...

Join me as I tackle the challenge of turning a tiny lidded pot on the lathe, inspired by the amazing Nick Zammeti. Using beautiful Camatillo wood, I faced a few challenges along the way, including a ...

Anna Williams set up a booth at Wednesday's Southern Saratoga Chamber of Commerce Junior Mixer displaying her sample items, business cards and the lathe she uses to create her products, which, if ...

My cousin Mark Williams sent me a couple of handcrafted pens recently. I was so impressed I told him I wanted to blog about his hobby. Mark grew up in Charlotte but migrated to Michigan where he ...

AMY R. SISK Bismarck Tribune Feb 6, 2016 Feb 6, 2016 Updated Apr 7, 2017 Kids in tech ed at Wachter Middle School worked alongside local pros for their first project of the semester last week — their ...