To many, the idea of going to the woods, cutting down a tree, crafting a simple longbow, and taking a deer with it is nuts—very cool, but nuts. But for some, the idea is captivating: as it was, and ...

There are many forms that meditation can take in nature. Devotees of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, practice a slow saunter through the woods while soaking in its energy. Lovers of labyrinths lose ...

When Joshua Hood looks at a Pacific yew tree, he sees more than just the beginnings of a bow. He sees a partnership that spans generations, a meditation on balance, tension and rest — a lifeway ...

Bow-maker Eben Bodach-Turner roughs out a cello bow at his home workshop in East Montpelier earlier this month. Bodach-Turner works with pernambuco, an endangered tropical hardwood from Brazil that is ...

Bows in particular possess a simultaneously timeless and nostalgic quality—a classic whimsical detail that also recalls youthful innocence. “Design trends are cyclical, and this year I think we are ...

Cello instructor Ben Kulp, right, plays a Bach cello suite with a bow recently purchased from bow-maker Eben Bodach-Turner, of East Montpelier, Vt., left, as he rehairs bows for students at the Upper ...

Cello instructor Ben Kulp, right, plays a Bach cello suite with a bow recently purchased from bow maker Eben Bodach-Turner, of East Montpelier, left, as he rehairs bows for students at the Upper ...