To many, the idea of going to the woods, cutting down a tree, crafting a simple longbow, and taking a deer with it is nuts—very cool, but nuts. But for some, the idea is captivating: as it was, and ...

Rayman Boozer, the founder of the interior design firm Apartment 48, likes to build a gumdrop tree for the holidays, as his mother and grandmother did when he was growing up in Alabama. It’s an easy ...