Craftisian Blogs

I'm no stranger to using router templates for flush trimming, but I white-knuckled it with these chair parts.  The long curves meant the grain dire...

Recently I viewed a project by "hairy" called Chum Bucket. I thought this project was a quite unusual but an interesting project. I liked it, so I ...

[spongebob 4 years later.jpg] It's been 4 years since I built the 1:6 scale model of the "Dolphin" chair by Hans Wegner.   Back then, I didn't hav...

Last year I got a good deal on Marketplace for an assorted stack of white oak planks.  I used some of it on the hot tub chair, and will use it on t...

The original design had a notch on the front leg under the seat that was a stop for the folding chair.   Since that notch would serve no purpose in...

Another wood project for the truck is a wood floor for the bed. I want to have straps and planks much like the bed floors of older trucks, but with...

Rather than drag the 4" hose around from machine to machine for my Oneida Supercell I decided to install a 4" PVC dust collection system.  The 4" h...

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Boys and Girls,   As I grow older,  my memory barely remembers where I put down my cask-o-vino,  [LBD_Old, glassed toothed.png] let alone what mea...

Cutting Blanks – Installment No 2   After selection, co-ordination with the Pen Kit, and getting the drill bit..bushings and Instructions, it is ti...

About three years ago I bought myself a set of plans for the 1951 Ford Pick up from Toys and Joys. The plans sat untouched for a long while. In Sep...