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Toymaker Amber Dusick aka woodmouse has her wood shop in her garage in downtown LA. After the birth of her son, this one time farm girl from Minnesota became nostalgic for the toys from her past: simple, natural toys that would inspire creativity and imaginative play, made from materials that wouldn't stick around in a landfill for thousands of years.

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Meg returns this week to How-Tuesday with a project fit for those nostalgic for the summer camp aesthetic. Inspired by a relaxing, wooded vacation in Maine, Meg Allan Cole, of the recently retired Threadbanger video squad, brought back some branches and an idea for a mid-century modern wall hanging piece. There's a lot you can do with a log! Have some clever ideas for other things you can do with wood? Post them in the comments below.

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Master weaver Babajan of the Hyland Park weaving shop Pets With Fez wove his first rug at the age of six, a lovely tapestry sampler with images of frogs and turtles. His father, a shepard is Kurdistan fought in WWI as a teenager and eventually immigrated to San Francisco. When he started a family he realized that there were no programs in this country for his sons to learn the cultural traditions of his homeland. The family came together and resurrected and old after school program from the villages. Aunts and uncles, whomever knew a technique, would give lessons in traditional weaving, music, and languages. Baba and his brothers all took weaving lessons but it was clear that this was only a calling for Baba.

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Tina Spangler, a.k.a LuxtonLake, uprooted herself from her New York City apartment and lifestyle for the woods of upstate New York. She found her home in a forgotten community in Narrowsburg, NY called Luxton Lake. Once a thriving vacation destination for African-American New Yorkers the area was mostly abandoned in the 1970's when the damn was removed and the lake was drained. Tina found a dilapidated 1950's cabin in foreclosure and with very little funds, decided to take the leap and fix it up.

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Seattle native Shawn Taylor of prasseindesignstudio shares her process of making a wooden wrist cuff.
Process is an Etsy video series featuring the intimate relationship formed between Etsy sellers and the handmade items that they create.

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Up in the most northern and western part of the United States lies the artsy little town of Port Townsend, Washington. There, in a chilly workshop, artisan Loran Scruggs fashions whistles, airplanes, elephants, sculptures, and all sorts of amazing oddities from the tin that she collects from all over the world. She uses the tab and slot method in upcycling the tin, an abundant and colorful resource.