Rustic furniture made from hickory saplings was an inspiration that came to the Midwest in the 1800s. The straight trees, 2 or 3 inches in diameter, were ideal for use as chair frames and tables. The ...

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Few businesses have survived two world wars, the Great Depression and a recession, but the venerable Old Hickory Furniture Co. has persevered by turning out rustic lodge furniture. Legend has it that ...

I’m thrilled when readers tell me about their cool projects. That’s what happened with today’s Home and Garden story on Stanwood’s Cathy Gemkow, who built her own bentwood garden furniture and gazebo.

IVANHOE, Minn. — You can make a beautiful garden bench from the limbs of an ash tree, Dave Tomaszewski said, but you have to develop an eye for it. He demonstrated by looking up into an ash growing ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Join Lewistown furniture maker Harry Felton in learning the craft of making your own rustic ...

Still, he thought about those chairs. He bought a few books -- but he was intimidated by them. In 2000, he took a class with Mike Dunbar, a well-known Windsor-chair expert and maker, and the founder ...