THURMONT, Md. (AP) -- Joe Stebbing started out carving wood the old-fashioned way. With chisels and a mallet. Trouble was, it took about three months to make a single carving. Stebbing, a plumber by ...

Wood carving is one of the oldest art forms. There are examples that date back thousands of years. Today it offers creative individuals a multitude of outlets for their talents, from small pieces ...

Monterey >> It’s been a little more than a quarter century since George Kenny began to use wood sculptures as a gimmick to lure customers into his small coffee shop in Allyn, Washington. Now he spends ...

PINE GROVE – The Collective Arts League Chainsaw Carving Festival returned this year to showcase wooden works of art and bring the community together. The event took place Friday, Saturday and Sunday ...

The challenge is daunting. Sculpt the hunk of wood in front of me into a Christmas tree using the reverberating 13lb load. Without losing a limb, finger, or anything else, in the process of course.

Roadside carver Arnie Barton can tell a story with his chainsaw, giving old wood a new purpose and helping keeping a piece of history alive. Andy Russell finds out how he carved out a simpler life.