Craftisian Blogs

A friend has recently commissioned me to make up two new bird tables to replace her originals that are now suffering from rot. This is not somethin...

A needle is supposed to present like a needlefish. Long and slender with no real swimming action. Bass go for it, though (even though I’ve never ca...

Our Winter WoodworkingWeb Awards are over and we finished with 15 entries. I would like to thank you all who participated by submitting entries or ...

Another oddball. I can’t wait to try it out. The shape is modeled after Little Boy, but the paint is modeled after Fat Man. Carries a lead payload ...

Well I have been waiting for months and finally pulled the trigger on a new fence for my table saw/bench last week. Just picked it up this morning....

I made this guy from a small piece of 2×4 I had saved from one of my home renovations. 60 years old and dry as a bone. Extremely buoyant, which I’m...

January 2017 Issue of our Woodworking Monthly is here. Have a good read! Editorial Winter Awards Feature Article by Les Hastings Feature Article by...

Today I finally managed to restore some order to the chaos that had ensure my absence from the shed. With the addition of the new tools for the bus...

I apologize for not being on here in a really long time. I have been busy with life. I am also getting my woodworking business off the ground. I am...

I currently have a range of projects that I am working on and some will be ongoing throughout the year. I am using a range of natural materials fro...

Finally got some time aka. It was warm enough to work in the garage. But for the front faces complete and this morning I installed the 4 speakers. ...

Jack Frech was a legendary Long Island surf fisher and plug builder. In the 70s, he wrote a series of articles for a fishing magazine that included...