Carving

Some of the first knives were made by rubbing a stick against a rough-edged stone to flatten each side at an angle. You can use a primitive method such as that one for creating a knife, but using...

Carving wood faces into walking sticks is a tradition that goes back centuries. The faces, called wood spirits, are part of an American Indian legend that still fascinates people today, making...

Decorative soap carving can be an excellent and inexpensive arts and crafts project for a lazy weekend afternoon. Soap carving is popular in different forms all over the world. Use the following...

Playing pool is fun. How cool is it to show off a handcrafted cue stick, by making your own you can learn a new skill and turn it into profit designing and selling you most prize ware. Here how to...

Wood spirits are figures featuring a combination of human features and the elements. These figures are believed by Native American Indians to protect the owners from dangers lurking in the woods....

A Shelayley (or shillelagh in Gaelic) is a common item used in the rocky and sometimes bushy areas of Ireland to the south and southwest of Dublin, as both an aid and as a weapon. Historically,...

Walking sticks are essential when you want to take a nice, long trek through the woods, or for providing you the aura of a mystical wizard, sans the white beard. Walking sticks are fun to make and...

Carving a whistle by hand requires time, energy and patience. It also requires a bit of skill with a whittling knife. Creating your own functional whistle, though, is well-worth the effort....