Craftisian Blogs

My “Wood Shop” is housed in the old hangar, that we built in 2008. It’s not really old, but I call it old, as I’m not able to fly anymore. Any way,...

I finally got around to doing a video today for those who wanted to see this little sander up and running. It also covers the often asked question ...

This blog was originally written in November 2011 I’ve just returned to my winter home / shop in Arizona. At home I have all the tools and lots of ...

Our fourth WoodworkingWeb awards are over and we ended with 13 entries. I would like to thank you all who participated by submitting entries or vot...

Since this seems to be the week for jigs, here’s one I made recently for corner keys in boxes and frames. There’s nothing fancy about it but it doe...

Been busy in the “Wood Shop,” putting together table saw sleds and router jigs. It’s great to be back in woodworking. Didn’t realize that I missed ...

Last entry I had just started cutting the top marquetry. This is the most complex piece I have attempted and yes that was also the case when I cut ...

So I went out to the shop this morning, all set to get the sander all tuned up and ready for the velcro kit which should arrive today. Unfortunatel...

When I left off yesterday I needed elevators and the skirts for the dust collector. I decided to go with two elevators for the ability to micro adj...

*OK, I’m about *10 hours in now ( maybe 8 productive and two wasted on one bad measurement….don’t ask) and I have the structure built and mounted. ...

As mentioned in and earlier blog, I taught middle school and high school shop, another lifetime ago. Now, most folks would think that middle school...

Fresh on the heels of my mitre sled comes this spline jig for box corners.