This entry is going to focus on the bits and bobs that turn the venturi pump from a pump into a workholding device. This one rambles a bit, so get ...

In this installment, I'll be talking about the actual implementation of the vacuum clamp, successes and failures, and what I plan to do next... As...

Just a short entry, maybe almost just an addendum…. I swapped out the table top on the Auxilary bench for a 2’x4’x3/4” thick chipboard covered wit...

Here we go again… Literally. It was a dark and stormy night. Well, no, not really stormy. Or even night. But it was dark. And wet. My son was with...

The first installment concluded with a bank of three large store cabinets at Dad's shop, with normal moisture content, ready for use 'somewhere.' T...

First, I'll toss this in here. I should have included it with the other wood pieces in the last entry but I forgot. I kept the original Rosewood pi...

I had a little bit of cleanup left to do. I put a couple of coats of Tru-Oil on the knob and tote. I also had the cam rest from CL810 that I hadn't...

Well, I guess we know IT works. The plane has been around for over a century. The question was, could I make it work? I haven't had any time to sp...

I thought I'd mix it up a bit in this part of the blog and record a video where I: • Discuss what to look for when you pick up a secondhand brace a...

I know I said that sharpening an auger bit would be part 8 of this blog series, but I've taken the liberty of bringing it forward since the 'Using ...

In this episode I wanted to look at using a hand brace and explore some of the so called hints and tips out there to see if they really are useful....

 Now it is time to carve the bowl of the spoon. Since the top surface of the spoon bowl needs to be lowered somewhat and I will lose my drawing of ...

I was going to do the padlock next after roughing out the chain, but once I started on the chain I was enjoying myself so much that I just kept rig...

I decided to tackle the twisted stem section in parallel with the padlock and I kind of jumped between the two as I progressed. First off, I drill...

An Overview [Image] Welcome to Part One of a short blog series that is a hands-on presentation of the Stanley #444 Dovetail Tongue and Groove Pla...

Set-up & Link to Video Trailer This second installment of the #444 mini-series details the set-up required to use the Stanley Dovetail Tongue and ...

Under the guise of 'sharp fixes everything,' I went after the cutters with a vengeance after the first couple of blog installments to ensure the an...

With the sanding out of the way and the threaded couplers epoxied into the feet, the only thing left for the upright components was to apply some f...

For the shapes of the climbing modules, I took inspiration from the simple circle-triangle-square shapes that were repeated throughout the 2021 Net...

It turns out that two bicycle gift bags will work.  Tell me this doesn't look like a giant headless matron in an evening gown.  A masterful decepti...

Microjig has become our official Store Partner so now you can shop the original Microjig products and support Craftisian at the same time. As this ...

Your projects are now presented on the Craftisian in all their glory. Gone are the square-cropped thumbnails that didn't present majority of the pr...

I am happy to invite you all to our brand new Craftisian Build Plan Marketplalce - and perhaps do some last minute gift shopping that would also su...

As these boats are a little larger than the usual stitch and glue hull and because some of the bends are difficult, I chose to make a female jig ...

Time for the trickiest part of this round stern hull, fitting the stern panel. Here we have carefully clamped the stern piece exactly in place a...

I'm afraid that the photos are a little scarce from here on but I'll do what I can with what there are. This photo shows the keel halves ready f...

 Worked on the radiator and front fenders. [Image] [Image] Added a smaller bearing to my flush cuter bit. Adds just enough lip to get er done. [...