Over the years, House gavels have been made in different sizes with different materials. The current design is made of maple and has a lacquer finish and accent lines burned into the wood.

On display is the first available issue of a gavel created by local wood turner Bobbi Tornheim in the woodshop of Lexington Arts and Craft Society. It is made from bits of a giant sugar maple that ...

1936 — 75 years ago The stairway railing in the old Mayo farmhouse southeast of the city, built about 70 years ago, has been used to make a gavel that will open medical meetings at Mayo Clinic.