Crafts

A Model Son

Chesapeake Bay's maritime history comes alive in miniature wood carvings by a Maryland craftsman

Wendy Mitman Clarke

April 2002

Renaissance of the Longrifle

In masterpieces of metal and wood, modern craftsmen revive a straight-shooting icon of the old frontier

James Conaway

July 31, 2000

Fired with Finesse

In North Carolina, artisans drawing on tradition and looking to the future are creating a hot market for pottery

Jim Morrison

September 30, 1998

Masters of American Craft

Diane M. Bolz

April 1998

Hands-on Toys

Paul Trachtman

December 1, 1997

I Owe Them a Lot; They Taught Me the Love of Work

From boilermaking to fixing up an angel's wing, Les Compagnons hone marketable skills in a medieval brotherhood brought up to date

Joseph A. Harriss

June 1996