Blog Series

The Stanley 444

3 entries

Part 1: An Overview

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...

Part 2: Set Up

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 ...

Part 3: Let's Make a Joint!

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...

Cat Climbing Structure

Part 9: Completing the Uprights

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...

Part 10: Climbing/Nesting Modules

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

Part 11: How do you gift-wrap a cat tree?

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...

Craftisian Labs

Part 8: Craftisian is adding Microjig to Store Partners

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 ...

Part 9: Cropped Project Pictures are Gone

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...

Part 10: Build Plans Marketplace Just Launched

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...

Shipyard Memories

Part 20: The Jig, Patterns, and Hull Glue Up

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 ...

Part 21: Closing Up the Hull

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...

Part 22: Finishing The Build

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...

This is Part 2 in a 12 part series Wooden Model 1929 Ford Van

1 entry

Part 1: Radiator and front fender

 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. [...

1932 Hot Rod Coupe #1: Chop nd Channel the body

1 entry

Part 1: This is Part 1 in a 12 part series: Chop and Channeling the body

 I keep giving away my hot rods so lets try it one more time. I hid the big motor on the last one so thought I would leave the hood off this time t...

Forklift

27 entries

Part 25: Marriage

After I made a plan for a forklift it was time to build my own. This blog is about the build process. Beaware that the way I build my models are no...

Part 26: In which I deviated from the drawing

After I made a plan for a forklift it was time to build my own. This blog is about the build process. Beaware that the way I build my models are no...

Part 27: What I did wrong

After I made a plan for a forklift it was time to build my own. This blog is about the build process. Beaware that the way I build my models are no...

Watercolour Dye Technique

Part 5: Toscana, My most intricate dye job to date

I have done a few dye projects since the last post to this blog but they have been small and not very noteworthy. I did however learn from them a...

Part 6: Toscana, cutting and assembly

As this blog is supposed to be about hand dyeing and not marquetry, I'll try to cover the cutting and assembly as quickly as I can. The method he...

Part 7: Flip, Flop, and Press ... protecting the dye

. Warning: boring content. ............ This is technical junk about a sequence of events that will interest people who want to try this technique...

Craftisian.com Community

Part 1: Wooden Toy Build 2022

[Craftisian_Dutchy_toy_build.PNG]Thanks to the generous and kind offer by Dutchy, we have another challenge for you, to end off this year.  The C...

Part 2: Wooden Toys

[84279588-3041-4FA8-8CBC-C33FBFA6BDAD.png] Toys: there are “big kid toys”, such as table saws and chainsaws, and there are “little ones’ toys”, su...

Wenge and Zebrawood Speakers (Curt Campbell's Invictus)

Part 4: Driver Installation and Tuning

Disclaimer: There is no woodworking content in this post. It exists to show the final pre-veneering steps of the build--the steps that turn cabinet...

Part 5: Veneering

There are several ways to attach veneer: hide glue, contact cement, cold glue in a press, etc. The only method I've ever used is the iron-on wood g...

Part 6: Grills

Before I started veneering, I came up with a concept for protective grills. Here's a rendering. Note the narrow frame on top and bottom, and the wa...