Wood lathes are built for wood, not metal. That’s what made this experiment interesting. Solid brass behaves very differently ...

Shay Maher was diagnosed with Lyme disease seven years ago, which forced his retirement from a 20 year career as a ...

In Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, wooden toys are not just playthings. They enter homes as rattles and spinning tops, rest on shelves as keepsakes ...

The Manhattan Solar Kiwanis Club met at noon on Feb. 17 at the Blue Hills Room. There were 13 members present. President Ron Jackson led the meeting and Warren Prawl led the song, Char Henton led the ...

The latest exhibition at York Art Gallery is showcasing the work of renowned Yorkshire artist Harold Gosney. The show, entitled Materials and Making, celebrates a long much-admired creative career – ...

Lorry driver who ran gun workshop and hoarded weapons for ‘race war’ jailed - Thomas McKenna, 60, has been sentenced for running a blank-firing gun conversion workshop from his Essex caravan.

Among my favorite lathe projects is a lamp. They’re not difficult, but I recommend proficiency in using a skew chisel.

A solid half-dozen of new hand tools being released by Milwaukee all boast similar technological advancements designed to make swinging them safer and easier.

Independent watchmaker Jiro Katayama always thought he would spend his days working alone on a shoestring budget in his studio in the Otsuka district of Tokyo’s Toshima Ward. So, receiving a top prize ...