In their studio, across the driveway from their home, the Schriefers make all their swords from hickory boards from Sanford’s Seacoast Hardwood Lumber and Plywood. A dense and rugged wood, hickory ...

You might hear about alder, apple, peach, and beech wood on barbecue television shows, but in Texas we smoke with mesquite, oak, pecan, and hickory. I talked to several wood suppliers and ...