MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A Minot man has an unusual ability to discover good luck and share it with others. Paul Simonson creates Wood Spirits, long the legend of bearers of good luck and good fortune, by ...

When Nancy Borson retired and moved north from Rochester four years ago, she planned to join a carving club in Duluth. There were none. After spending 17 years as a member of the Rochester club, with ...

WATERLOO - Jerry Cufr is blunt when he describes the traits of a good woodcarver. "One, sharp tools. Two, practice. Three, more practice," says Cufr, owner of Whittlin' & Woodshop, 618 Sycamore St.

OWASCO | When Arlie L. Howell looks at fallen logs or loose tree bark, he doesn't just see wood. He sees a story. From bearded wood spirits to long-faced gnomes, the veteran woodcarver takes pieces of ...

Westmoreland resident and wood carver Harold Kaltenbach chiseled meticulously at the window of his latest Cottonwood bark home. “The (wood) is my favorite right now because I’m into these little ...

"I've always said if you can peel a potato, I can teach you to carve." Prominent St. Cloud woodcarver Genevieve "Gen" Jansen shared these words in an interview with the St. Cloud Times in 1998. The 77 ...

Joel E. Falkowski carves cottonwood bark with hands the size of small footballs. His trademark silver beard, a penchant for red flannel and his candy-cane red Ford-150 have earned this retired ...

Creativity and camaraderie go hand in hand with the members of Metro Carvers of Michigan (MCM) who meet at the Washington Township Senior Center. Laughter and the chip-chip sound of busy hands with ...

RIVERDALE — Two skinny, sunny yellow figures stand near the edge of the driveway, one pushing a wheelbarrow full of bright flowers and the other holding the leash of an equally skinny orange dog, one ...

EVANSDALE - Jerry Cufr admits he's obsessed. Tucked way in the crowded basement of his home, the John Deere retiree can sit down in the early afternoon to carve and not look up until night falls and ...

MINOT (AP) — A Minot man has an unusual ability to discover good luck and share it with others. Paul Simonson creates Wood Spirits, long the legend of bearers of good luck and good fortune, by working ...