Craftisian Blogs

A couple of years before my sister asked me to make a new chairback molding.  I had collected the trunk of a dead redbud tree from her yard with th...

This tool seems like it belongs in the Smithsonian, though you won’t easily pry it from my hands. For $15 — yes, fifteen U.S. American simoleons (...

Found this for $20 yesterday, but did not pick it up until today. I took a gamble on nobody noticing what was in the box and it paid off. Sometimes...

I cruise the local Habitat Restore for things I can use. High on my list is anything made of QSWO. I've gotten some spectacular specimens; one exam...

The nearest Rockler store to me is an hour away, and an hour back. So I am grateful that I did not have to go to Rockler to get these: they showed ...

Can also be used as a leather punch. I wouldn’t use it an awl though, because the long “shank” is prone to bending in the soft wooden handle. Short...

My town has a store that only sells imported Japanese hand tools. I only recently heard about it this year, but I wouldn’t doubt it if it has been ...

Or at least I think it’s a spline cutting jig. Could be used for a lot of things. That’s why I bought it. I immediately recognized the value of bei...

My sister asked me if I would be interested in repairing the back of a barstool.  The stool is metal but has (had) a piece of wood molding on the b...

Purchased from eBay for $35.71 (broken down as $26.99 + tax & shipping), a 1950’s sliding bevel gauge (T-bevel) made by Millers Falls, tool No 98. ...

I purchased an Infinity Tools tapered dovetail jig for about $130 dollars + shipping. [20241016_123939.jpg] However you can make one very easily....

Fretboard and bridge are Black Walnut, Finished with shellac. [IMG_2694.jpeg][IMG_2696.jpeg]