Craftisian Blogs

Boys and Girls, I don’t want to get into a pissing contest [Pissing Contest.png] about the pros and cons of using CA finish on pens… or even in...

So, had a play with some of the Penn State kits. They come with nice hardware and a decent set of instructions. So, first think to do is throw aw...

Building the boxes that will become part of a wall unit and bar. [20230506_105312.jpg] Basically a hybrid Euro style. Some with a face frame and so...

I got some juniper a while back from Sycamoray. Been slowly working through it, milling it into flat boards, mostly between 1/2 and 1/4 inch thick ...

Boys and Girls,   If this topic gets your juices flowing, after watching this video, the title may be on your lips as the included link at Taylor...

I got a couple chunks of 4”+ thick pine, roughly 20” wide and 5’ and 4’ long from my trip to MN. [IMG_7202.jpeg] Milling that into pieces my tool...

Boys and Girls,   I was recently asked by a friend of how I cut the thread in my sanding disc(s) that I use on my lathe [IMG_9333.png] [IMG_9334.pn...

[image.png] In 2019 I made a forklift and today Acutabove started a YouTube serie about making this forklift. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv...

Boys and Girls,   I think this is obvious enough not to need one of my 400 page novels. [01a.png] I was inspired to publish this hint because of th...

Boys and Girls,   Sometimes the most obvious is not so, especially when you are a relatively newcomer to the world of woodworking.   Thicknessers (...

The Sea-N-Sea clamps worked great, but they had some downsides: • Multi-part assembly - not complicated, but they take time to knock out. • With th...

Boys and Girls,   I get a load of flack from all but the tree huggers (they’re the greenies who think Ryobi and Fe$tool are organic due to their co...