An unfortunate whittling incident in seventh grade woodshop left me with a scar on my hand and a subsequent lifelong reminder that playing with knives is an at-your-own-risk endeavor. Recently, ...

McIntosh Memorial Library of Viroqua will be hosting seven months of wood carving classes starting in October. John Sutton and other local carvers will teach participants how to turn a piece of wood ...

If you’re looking for a setting where it’s socially appropriate — and safe — to play with knives, be sure to check out the 47th annual Red River Valley International Wood Arts Festival, which runs ...

The group, taught by carvers Debra Casey and Blake Lunsford, will meet from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 25, according to a written statement announcing the class. The meeting will be held at Holston Mountain ...

The lifelike feathers on Robby Matherne’s female mallard almost fool a person into thinking he used real feathers for his intricate decoy carving. He didn’t. "No, it’s all made out of wood," he ...

MARYSVILLE — The first thing Wade Faries ever carved was a rabbit. He made the small figure out of a discarded piece of rhododendron. A wood-carving instructor he met by chance urged Faries to enter ...