Craftisian Blogs

The plan to make the bed side panels next is being postponed. I need to double check my template for the sides before I commit the design to a buil...

https://ece-research.unm.edu/summa/notes/trestle.html [trestle6L.jpg] Do you think the aircraft flew/taxied up the ramp?

I'm at a point where I work on what I feel like. Today I paint, tomorrow something else will happen. I'm playing with my toy, moving parts around t...

Center section half done, front section started, time for the rear section. It's just solid 5" rings with a 1/4" hole in the center. I made a jig ...

So it has been a while! For a while now I've been using a free, on-line software called ImageR for getting settings near perfect for etching onto ...

First thing in the morning of 1/1/25 I started applying the Rubio Monocoat 2C black.  Overall, I was happy with the result.  However, with the addi...

The center section is maybe half done, time for something else. The front half started with a few solid rings, then some smaller segmented rings,an...

I was driving along and spied this B&D Workmate sitting in the council clean up pile. I just  did a big smoky U turn and returned to confirm it was...

The center section seemed like the logical starting point. That contains the base and the wing. The first task was to cut out a place for the wing ...

Hey All, Still alive and still working in the shop even though I really have not posted much. I have started working with a Laser (Xtool D1 Pro) an...

For the body I made segmented rings. Lots of rings. Also solid wood rings. [ring 2.JPG] [ring 5.JPG][ring 6.JPG][ring 8.JPG][IMG_4172.JPG] [ring 10...

In order to explain my own speargun project, it makes sense to provide some context on speargun designs first. [Image] Spearguns, used for huntin...