Wooden bears, birds and mythical creatures came to life in Frederick this weekend at the town’s annual carving competition.

A Skyrim player recreates the Dragon Priest Staff and the Staff of Destruction in real life with impressive 55-inch tall wooden carvings.

Among the Kongo peoples, carved wooden staffs with figurative tops and pointed iron ends were emblems of a ruler's power and wealth. A staff might be presented to a future chief at his initiation, and ...

View * Carved, polychromed and gilded wooden processional staff decorated with an Angel standing on a Corinthian capital, shaft adorned with a branch with leaves and grapes. Spain, 18th century H. 206 ...

Editor's note: This story is part of “UB Then,” an occasional feature highlighting people, events and other interesting elements of UB history pulled from the University Archives. Mystery shrouded the ...

There’s a moment when Jeff Jacobs demonstrates his carved wooden birds at farmers markets that always makes onlookers gasp. “I tell them: ‘No glue,’ ”Jacobs says.