L.A. bladesmith Nicholas Berkofsky, who lost his home in the Eaton fire, demonstrates the power of hand-forged tools.

“They have more soul,” Berkofsky said of his patterned carbon-steel knives, which feature elegant handles he has sculpted in rare wood such as charred Osage orange, black ash burl and live ...

Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) is identifiable by its simple, glossy, ovate leaves, typically 2-5 inches long, which turn yellow in fall. The tree produces large, round, bumpy fruits, known as ...

What is casehardening, and can we fix it? Answer: I do believe that “casehardening,” when referring to wood, is a poorly understood term. The use of “hardening” is misleading. Hardness is ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma woman recalled a traveling evangelist who preached at her family's church in Osage County more ... has done. The Orange Volunteer Fire Department said officials ...

Among them were Choctaw, Cherokee, Osage, Chippewa and Hopi speakers. Among those alarmed to hear of the missing Navajo Code Talker webpages was Peter MacDonald, 96. He and Thomas H. Begay are the ...

"The cabinets were 2010-era IKEA cabinets, and while I felt they weren't horribly offensive, the orange stain was not my ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads ...

The Neighborhood Homes Sold listing is a weekly feature of the Sunday Chronicle. This list is provided by California REsource, a title abstracting company. The addresses, sales price, number of ...

The French director Alain Guiraudie’s latest film, a bent kind of murder mystery, presents life at its basest and gamiest. By Wesley Morris This gimmicky thriller starring Bill Skarsgard and ...