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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This holiday season, people aren't just using ornaments, strings of light, and a bit of garland to ...

An instrument and bow maker has said an absence of training and ban on materials threatens the future of his industry. Rudolf Pilsel sold his first violin 52 years ago. He has since worked with the ...

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 ...

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, left, as he rehairs bows for students at the Upper ...