The Catholic Pipe Company is the firm of artist Caleb C. Mitchell. From his workshop in Hebron, Nebraska, Mitchell produces ornately designed and precisely rendered images of Catholic saints. For him, it's an act of vene...

Yes, it's a bookcase. So it doesn't look that special. From the a cursory glance, it looks like the work product of an ordinary hobbyist. But redditor /u/themaestro152 of Marksville, Louisiana is a master of his craft. W...

King Charles Albert (1798-1849) of Sardinia-Piedmont owned this spectacular writing desk, which is now up for auction by M.S. Rau in New Orleans. A mere $266,500 can get you behind the ultimate power desk for your office...

Japanese YouTuber Kurahito Craft made a completely functional and sturdy cushion entirely out of wood. the screenshot above illustrates how. By cutting notches into opposing sides of the columns, he used the material's n...

Nothing takes your mind off your troubles and the sorry state of the world like a hobby, because it fully absorbs your mind and, with a bit of practice, can give you a very satisfying feeling of accomplishment.Most peopl...

Don't freak out if you see a few household objects hovering in midair in the living room. It just looks that way if the Klingon Bird-of-Prey table is cloaked.Barry Shields, a master craftsman who also made tables with th...

31 & Change, a wood furnishings studio in Chicago, produces skateboards made of whole slabs of sliced walnut wood. Even the bark is still attached! They're called Logan Boulevard boards after the famous Chicago skate...

Etsy seller LanVy Nguyen of New York City used to work in corporate finance. Now, she is "a designer of things beautiful." And they certainly are! She designs wooden wedge shoes that are so beautiful that they look like...

(Photos: Rau Antiques)19th Century pianomaker Henry O. Studley is now famous for the portable tool chest that he built for himself. It's a marvel of design and precision craftsmanship.Sadly, we don't know who made this c...

That's because Giles Newman's first design principle is a spoon is always a spoon:Each piece must be a functional spoon, suitable for daily use and comfortable in the hand. This constraint ensures that I don't let the co...