Craftisian Blogs

This is the final installment of the project.  Thanks to all who have followed along. To lighten the look of the base, I added a chamfer along the...

I selected a bleached linen for the shade, which is an off-white.   I doesn't color the light very much, so it's a fairly white light in the end.  ...

   This latest Project came about literally by accident! We have two Lamps in our Bedroom that I had inherited from my Mother... A picture was snap...

No doubt everybody would have watched the ordaining of Sarah Mullally as the Archbishop of Canterbury this week. I had the privilege to attend and ...

Hope this has no drama! Had this router since I bought my router lift for my then new table I made, maybe 15+ years ago? Anyhoo, I use it a lot. ...

   Even with a comfortable Shop, Winter seems to curtail Woodworking Projects... But I have not been altogether idle... Various little "Problems" e...

I've got a lot to learn about turning.   The last time I had any instruction was in wood shop class back in jr high school.   I'm retired now, so y...

I have been prevented from final sanding and finishing of the stave assembly because I still needed to drill the locator holes in the ledges for th...

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Hey folks,  It’s been a minute since I last said hello, so I thought I’d share a little update on this humble cigar box and the challenge it quietl...

I checked on the shipping status of the replacement pipe and found out that it hadn't shipped yet.  I was told they are making the part in-house.  ...

As I mentioned in the previous installment, I altered my plan to use different lamp pipe to avoid having to use a decorative sleeve over all-thread...