Nature's twisted sense of humor has put a smile on the face of members of the Friends of Schiller Park organization. The German Village group has turned a burl, and part of the tree trunk to which it ...

As the saying goes, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. German Village refined the adage in 2015: When life hands you a downed tree, make burl bowls -- and sell them. The last year was all ...

In this woodturning video, witness the transformation of a massive oak burl into a set of three wooden bowls. The burl features incredible grain characteristics that come to life after applying ...

Adlai Stevenson defined a hypocritical politician as one who would cut down a redwood tree “and then mount the stump to make a speech for conservation.” In a modern twist on that lament, Boston was ...

Florence-based Van Owens will bring his Dough Bowls by Van to the Flowertown Festival for the first time this year. Now, the true Southerners out there will know that “dough bowl” refers not to the ...

Introduction -- American colonial burl bowls and service wear -- The Patten Family maple burl sugar bowl -- The covered burl bowl -- The burl mortar -- Assorted burl treen -- Burl effigy bowls of the ...

SURRY COUNTY, N.C. — This Surry County man gives old logs new life. Kevin Thomas, known by man as “the log whisperer,” is an expert woodworker. He’s worked with wood for years, but when his dad passed ...

Travel Making bread bowls by hand James Madren is a jack of many things, but a master at making dough bowls. Posted 6:56 p.m. Mar 18, 2014 - Updated 6:56 p.m. Mar 18, 2014 ...

It's Labor Day, and no one labors harder than James Madren of Rockingham County, near Reidsville, who uses strength, sweat, and muscle to carve beautiful dough bowls. It's Labor Day, and no one labors ...