Craftisian Blogs

I used General Finishes High Performance Water Based Poly (flat) for the finish. I love this finish for maple. It levels well, dries quickly, doesn...

[03.05 Design - Mounting Bracket.jpg] Theoretically, I could mount the drawer slides directly to the wall above and below the breaker box and attac...

[03.04 Design - Hangers.jpg] I wanted to use aluminum C-channel for the box/shelf hangers, but I couldn’t find any that was the size I needed, so I...

[image.png] Boys and Girls,   I was tossing up whether to make this a project, hint blog or just append to my Micro-Mark Sled.  However, after cons...

OK after making template to use for inserting the She-Oak into the table top I removed the clamps and continued. [IMG_3153.JPG] I used a stand off...

Then look I had disillusionary thoughts after seeing some of shipwrights work  I could replicate a table. Its the same table I attempted to "copy" ...

 This blog series documents the planning, design, and construction of the sliding modular display shelf I built for my daughter. [03.00 Design Ove...

This weekends first 'why didn't I think of that before moment' came when I was setting up the router to do the beadings and glazing bars. That was...

Making a piano player

Wintery day….first real snow. Pups enjoyed it.[39296A3B-89D5-4AFB-991F-858C81E5DC51.jpeg] Working on the shelf today. Found a chunk of mesquite tha...

Now here is some interesting information for you the interesting indented growth rings are commonly referred to as Hazelwood. This unusual characte...

I'm only helping a buddy out on this one.  It's his job.  Like the title says,  these are 2 big cabinets that are going to be built in 1 piece.  Ju...