TO THE LAYMAN’S eye, the four ball-and-claw furniture feet look the same: carved claws grip carved ball. But to Ray Journigan, they tell stories of period cabinetmakers in four places. When found on ...

Colonial Williamsburg is all about dressing up for the 18th century, getting period details just right, down to the chairs. Meet Leroy Graves, the remarkable man who, for more than three decades, has ...