Clifton Park, New York — In the spring of 2004, a truck driver named Joe Macken descended his basement stairs in Clifton Park, New York, with a simple idea: to see if he could build something cool out ...

Archaeologists uncovering an ancient Roman forum in modern-day Turkey found a rather unique depiction of Medusa. The columned forum included ceiling tiles with a carved Medusa, but instead of a ...

If carving your Thanksgiving turkey feels a bit intimidating, you’re not alone. Award-winning chef and host of “Eat Like a Local” Chris Shepherd is here to help. Here are his tips for how to carve ...

Olympe de Gouges is a name you might remember from your history classes as another casualty of the French Revolution’s bloody Reign of Terror. It’s names like ...

In the world of wood carving, the right tool is what separates the final product. The most popular gouge profiles are the U-shape and V-shape. Both types of carving gouges offer a range of selections, ...

Lenette Jones Pfeil died on October 13, 2025. Born in Refugio on January 20, 1932, to Edward L. Jones and wife, Leonard "Diddy" Jeter Jones, she grew up in the Refugio home of her grandparents, L. R.

Carving pumpkins on Halloween: As fall comes to the US, the flickering, grinning faces of jack-o'-lanterns lighting up porches are some of the most famous sights. Carving pumpkins on Halloween in the ...

The time has come to turn unassuming pumpkins into frightful decorations. Whether you’re a veteran carver returning to tackle another gourd, just in it for the homemade roasted pumpkin seeds or ...

A woman who creates life-like wooden sculptures of birds has won a national wood carving competition. Maggie Port won first place in the bird of prey category at the British Decoy and Wildfowl Carving ...