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Post a project for a chance to win the book! Everyone who posts a finished woodworking, leatherworking or metalworking project during the month of...

Let's make September an amazing month, rich with showcased crafted creations.   Everyone who posts a new project at Craftisian.com in September wil...

Craftisian Awards are back after 5 years. We held the latest "Giving the Gift of Boxes" Awards in January of 2017 with the 15 awesome entries. Now...

I have been wanting to make a wooden geared clock for some time now and I finally got around to buying some plans for one. I bought them from a Ger...

Dear friends, I am in the unfortunate situation that I have macular degeneration. I cannot see, wood, inches and centimeters anymore. Therefore I b...

I have just had the joy of teaching short courses in Traditional Wooden Boatbuilding and Wooden Boat Restoration.  Each course 5 days long at the B...

2nd Todays Work Materials were prepared for the frame cutouts. The 18mm (a little less than3/4") birch this time. There wasn’t enough space to cut ...

I know I said I was taking a break to get back to sailing for the summer but there was a surprise in store for me. On April 26th I had my boat haul...

I’ve come to a place that is convenient to take a break. Sailing season is approaching and I have work to do on my boat to be ready. This cabinet ...

Here’s the video of the first stage of gluing up the curved side. In this stage the marquetry is not glued to the cabinet. It is laminated into a c...

Since the last entry I’ve made a good bit of progress. The side panels are now completely finished and ready to be mounted on the cabinet and the f...

  I’ve finished the Main parquetry / marquetry panels that will go on the sides of my cabinet …... finally. This iconic Jean Henri Reisener parque...