Craftisian Blogs

I'm getting some traction now. Time to get the body in 1 piece. First thing was to clear away everything that was packed around and touching the w...

I haven’t done a very good job with this blog so here’s an update on my urn-building journey. For several months I did not work on the urn as I was...

I played with a few options for the base. Eventually a 3/4" bronze bushing got installed. Dead center. The same marks I put on when the rings got a...

Well here goes another 52 weeks in the shop challenge for myself to get in the shop or even shops more often. I did one of these over on that other...

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...