Craftisian Blogs

As received After taking it apart I realized this is another barely used tool. Although the iron had a couple chips in its edge, it was the origina...

Laying the Shingles Just a short update. I got the asphalt shingles for the roof. The shingle substrate is 3/4” tongue and groove panel boards on t...

In the shop Today I first nailed woodstrips from the top to bottom on the front and back legs. These are thin strips used to cover the cut ends of ...

Every woodworker needs a serious clamp storage. Why not design it yourself? We’ve partnered with 360 WoodWorking to challenge you to design and dra...

My Favorite Tools Opinel knives. I first saw these folding knives on a French sailing boat in the Canary Islands. On board the vessel (homemade fro...

Just thought I would share my thoughts, after being given a Stanley plane secondhand from my grandfather in the late 1980s, I struggled with using ...

When you build an open segmented project, you will need to locate the center point for each level in order to mark the circumference of the next le...

My Favorite Tool Tormek sharpener. I got a fair amount of good Brownie points at amazon during Christmas, that I decided to spring the plunger on a...

There is something to be said about woodworking. using a few tools and your hands, anyone can create something that is utterly breath taking. Since...

Racking my brain on how I’m going to put jig saw blades on my tool wall instead of having them rattling around in a tin… Cut up a fridge magnet and...

Member Of The Week is such an honour for me. Thank you to MsDebbie and Martin for such a wonderful site. I’m not the kind of person that takes reco...

Hey my fellow woodworkers. I need to find the best source for African Hardwoods. I need this lumber to be no less than 8/4 preferd 12/4 thick. I ne...