EDITOR'S NOTE: Article excerpted from Wood of the Month archives. When people talk about hickory lumber and wood products, the adjectives fly. Hickory is not just tough, it is very tough. The wood isn ...

NORTH BERWICK, Maine. - A company called Hickory Arms uses hickory wood to create waster swords, or “practice weapons” for a range of uses. Historically, wasters maintain the weight and balance of its ...

When it comes to good barbecue, the meat understandably takes most of the acclaim. But without good wood, none of it would be possible. We asked some of the Southeast's top pitmasters and barbecue ...