Brett Schroyer preserves the old-world art of Victorian rocking horse carving, blending history, skill and passion into each ...

A Mercer woodworker continues a centuries-old tradition, hand-carving Victorian rocking horses with the precision and care of a bygone era.

A Susquehanna Valley man found a way many years ago to relieve stress and is still carving out time for his hobby even though he is not as strong as he used to be.Joe Yannes is living out his final ...

The centuries old craft of wood carousel carving lives on in Ohio. A family owned company is keeping alive the timeless craftsmanship of hand carved horses and other merry-go-round pieces. When you ...

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Steve Sammons thought the two wooden horses he bought last month once carried children on an old English merry-go-round. Instead, he has learned, they may have had a much loftier role in history, ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Intricately hand-carved carousel horses, tigers and bears and exquisitely rendered circus posters evoking a bygone era of the fairground as a Disney-esque attraction are going on the ...

RYE – Playland Park’s historical grand carousel will be closed until 2020 while its unique carved horses and chariots are refurbished following a roof fire last year. “The horses will be wonderful ...

MILL HALL, Pa. — Chainsaws will echo across the Clinton County Fairgrounds this weekend as more than 50 wood carvers take part in the 10th annual Hooskow Carving Festival. "We have carvers from all ...