In this video, I work with a piece of Chechen Burl provided by John Miller, a retired professional woodturner. The project ...

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It is unclear at first what we are seeing in the black-and-white photo of textured planes shot through by three rough diagonals joined by staggered, irregular verticals. Then this bold composition ...

A good wood turning gouge isn’t just sharp — it’s precise, balanced, and built to last. Instead of buying one, I forged this tool from raw steel. From shaping the profile to heat treating and grinding ...

Mario Miralles spent decades acquiring the spruce and maple for string instruments worthy of Yo-Yo Ma and Gustavo Dudamel. Then he was forced to evacuate. Mario Miralles spent decades acquiring the ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Matryoshka dolls are a Russian folk art tradition dating back over a ...

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 ...