WATERLOO, Iowa --- Call it a carving or sculpture, but it's hard to miss Dave Kaiser's fish. It more closely resembles a fossil than a woodcarving. The artist carved the head and tail from hard, ...

Wood, for Steve “Hawkeye” Hamblin, is always alive. Especially if it’s dead. Understand, Hamblin uses an old-fashioned walking stick when most of the rest of the outdoor world uses trekking poles. If ...

Q: How can I sell a walking stick carved in the shape of a snake? It was made for my husband 30 years ago. - Christine A: The reader has a magnificent piece of carving and a wonderful object. I'm ...

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, craftsmen from many different regions of the country used a peculiar form of sculpture — the whittled walking stick — to communicate social signals, convey ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Even though his work has been featured in New York City's Museum of Modern Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., Peter Danko is still chipping away at new ...

Mike Schleuter wants to provide balance to Missouri. Schleuter, otherwise known as “Missouri Mike,” owns and operates Missouri Mike’s Walking Sticks and Canes. A semi-retired photographer, Schleuter ...

Pope Benedict XVI welcomed President George Bush June 9 for his first visit with the new pontiff at the Vatican. As is customary, the Pope was presented with a gift. Bush chose to give the Pope a hand ...