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Woodwork

Lovespoons

This ancient token of betrothal lives on as a Valentine's Day gift in Wales.

Pettuleipä

Scandinavia has a long history of stretching flour supplies with tree bark.

Butter Molds

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.

Guksi

These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.

Abandoned Gold Rush ships in San Francisco Bay, 1849.

A Century Ago, Wood-Eating Worms Devastated San Francisco Bay

The battle against them is still being waged today.

Matthew Taub October 15, 2018

Burnham-on-Sea Low Lighthouse.

Burnham-on-Sea, England

Burnham-on-Sea Low Lighthouse

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

The famous birching scene.

Boston, England

Misericords of Boston Stump

These carved medieval "mercy seats" are among the finest in the world.

A Carousel for Missoula.

Missoula, Montana

A Carousel for Missoula

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

The gray horse and its riders.

Widecombe in the Moor, England

Widecombe Fair Horse

This painted wooden sculpture depicts the characters of a popular Devon folk song.

The temple.

Atherton, Australia

Hou Wang Temple

The last timber and iron Chinese temple in Australia.

Arctic Brotherhood Hall.

Skagway, Alaska

Arctic Brotherhood Hall

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

Masks on display.

Innsbruck, Austria

Tyrolean Folk Art Museum

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Shop #47 at Mwenge Woodcarvers Market

An exquisite and eclectic selection of African masks stands out within a massive woodcarving marketplace.

Iceland's youngest turf church.

Hofskirkja

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

Wrong Store

Wrong Store

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

Wooden escalators, can't slide down the middle.

Antwerp, Belgium

St. Anna's Tunnel

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

The original Southwold Jack in St Edmunds Church.

Southwold, England

Southwold Jack

Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.

Hanson Log Boat.

Hanson Log Boat

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.