All Pam Hoffman wanted was several items to give to her 20-something daughter as a Christmas present – yarn, pattern books and knitting needles. So, she paid a visit to her local yarn shop, and left ...

NOW IS A good time to revisit Leonard Read’s essay. In 1958, Read examined how a pencil is made — how it is miraculous that a pencil is made at all. The standard pencil begins when a cedar is cut down ...

Designer Nicholas Hemingway has taken to Kickstarter for the 11th time to launch his new handmade 5.6 mm clutch pencil finished in reclaimed ebony. Offering a sustainable design for a green ...

In this episode of MADE HERE, we’re taking you through the pencil-making production process—from colored pencils, to sketching pencils, and the everyday classic pencil. The beloved writing tool begins ...

A class of fifth-graders from Green Acres Elementary in Lebanon, Ore., asked us to find out how pencil lead is made. That quest took us all the way back to the dawn of the universe and then all the ...

An auction opened Wednesday for a one-of-kind musical instrument handmade in New Hampshire that's being sold for a good cause.The custom Fender Telecaster-style electric guitar was constructed with ...