Craftisian Blogs

The giraffe's head is one of the more complex parts of the bookcase because both it and its horns and ears are removable (the former for transport,...

The giraffe's tail is is a compound shape formed by a circle, ellipse, and trapezoid. [06.00 Tail Dimensions.jpg] I made a template and used it to...

Cutting the legs turned out to be one of the most troublesome parts of the project, and the part where I made the most mistakes. My original plan ...

Before I could start drilling the dowel holes in the part faces, I had to make the angle-specific drill guide blocks I mentioned in a previous post...

I found four good 8' long, 12" wide, 4/4 poplar boards at the lumberyard, along with a 4' long, 7-1/2" wide, 8/4 board for the legs. Theoretically,...

There have been 260 new projects posted in January. Congrats to JimJakosh for winning the Foundations of Woodworking: Essential joinery techniques ...

Boys and Girls, Many might say "I haven't got a laser"... hell, many people can't speak English, but do we stop writing English articles because o...

Fired up the laser to cut out the first templates for the mandolin today. The body template determines the overall shape of the body, the drill loc...

Almost finished with the overall design. Need to verify the tuner spacing when I get them. Then I'll start cutting templates with the laser. [Scree...

G’day Ladies and Gents  I’ve had an old woodworking mate ask me for some assistance to source a model toy plan for a “Car Carrier” like this photo ...

Once I completed the final sanding and prepped according to instructions, I applied Rubio's Monocote Pure to the frame.  It was my first experience...

An old blog from 2010… I could kick myself A few months ago I spent many many hours trying to perfectly align a set of "box joint hinges" for my...