During the construction of our second cabin, hand tools have been an integral part of the process. Sledgehammers, wedges, and axes have always remained some of the most used items throughout our ...

BERTHOUD, Colo. — Bent over a 14-foot-long ponderosa pine log, Peter Haney gripped a 19th-century broad ax and meticulously shaved small slices of wood from its right side. Haney’s green cloth chaps ...

During my high-school and community-college years in western Michigan, I sold firewood to supplement my meager income from on-again, off-again construction work. I’d follow in the wake of commercial ...

SEELEY LAKE – You wouldn’t think a tool with no moving parts could have so much subtlety. The cross-cut saws and axes on display at the Seeley Lake Ranger District’s traditional skills class on ...