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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...