Hidden in the charming town of North Lewisburg, Ohio, sits a rustic log cabin that’s responsible for more food comas and sauce-stained shirts than any establishment has a right to claim.

This woodturning project begins with an unremarkable, rough piece of oak — cracked, faded, and seemingly useless. But once it ...

Customarily, I wait until October to stack my firewood in the garage, under cover for winter, in the bay I have devoted to a winter’s worth of heat. I have ...