KINGSLEY, Iowa -- Five nestle in a chair's arm at the kitchen table. A few steps away, at the basement landing, four more lean into a nook. Walking sticks and canes all, they are crafted by retired ...

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, craftsmen from many different regions of the country used a peculiar form of sculpture — the whittled walking stick — to communicate social signals, convey ...

When country craftsperson Tim Anson was given his first penknife on his eighth birthday by his father, little did he know it would spark a lifelong passion. "He taught me how to keep it sharp and how ...

Former Minnesota Duluth hockey player Bob Bell gave a mini-tour of his garage last week in Duluth’s Congdon Park neighborhood, and it was about what one would expect from an old industrial arts ...

Twisted hazel crone stick, from Lee Chadwick Country Crafts, £75 (07747 444692; www.leechadwick.com) Dog walking stick, with shank made from varnished Burmese teak and head from solid silver, from ...