Craftisian Blogs

I think that the row of finger joints between the arm and leg is a perfect example of honest design.  The joint provides incredible strength to the...

For $8 — not a typo Minty in the box I am shook It had no price. That usually means $1-$5 Greg, the guy ringing me up took one look at it, look...

Imperial, 1/1000th of an inch accuracy For $8 — actually marked as $8. No haggling, just a pristine minty dial caliper falling in my lap. Had one ...

I have "migrated" to Craftisian from LumberJocks. I was pretty disappointed when the new LJ forum design appeared (or shall we call it "monetizing"...

My flagpole mount on the side of the house saw it's best days many years ago. Finally I stepped up and did something. I'll see if I did the right t...

These are stone carver’s rifflers, but unlike any that I have ever seen. Instead of having stitched teeth they have cut recesses along an edge. The...

Japanese veneer cutter / marking gauge [IMG_8468.jpeg][IMG_8469.jpeg][IMG_8470.jpeg][IMG_8471.jpeg][IMG_8472.jpeg] A Kebiki is a Japanese marking ...

I have decided that this stone carving riffler is for carving eyes. The two ends combined, one effectively cuts the upper eyelid shape and the othe...

Here are the methods of making dowel 1. Drill and push through steel flat bar 2. Hammering through a holed plate 3. The Chisel Method 4. able saw ...

Rare as teeth on a hen. I couldn’t believe my eyes. For $25 … To put it in perspective, if you go on eBay you will find many El Casco  pencil shar...

The ash trim needs to wrap around the entire panel. I’ve got the top and bottom done and now I need to add trim at the front and back ends. I’ll st...

  [IMG_2099.png]   Boy and Girls,   (Consider this as a 2* review.) When I posted my Auto Adjust Clamps, I deliberately avoided mentioning this pa...