The process to create each mug is tedious. After carving the shape and creating the handle, the mugs go through rounds of ...

In an era where the monochromatic “Millennial gray” color scheme has conquered so many homes’ interior design, the dark and elaborately carved wood decor in this Minneapolis house feels ...

This is always a plus when choosing a wood for furniture or structures that must withstand the moisture and temperature changes of the great outdoors, which can loosen nails and screws in no time.

walnut and ash) but also sometimes employs green wood, whose internal mysteries reveal themselves only during carving. “With wood,” he says, “you can see the passing of time on its skin.

I poured 9 gallons of epoxy resin along with various species of wood and power carved it into a bear sculpture. I first milled walnut, mahogany, white oak, poplar, redwood and pine.

Today, carving uses continue along ... low shrinkage and straight grain, the wood is extremely stable in use. Strength. Unlike its sister species black walnut, butternut is quite weak.