Craftisian Blogs

Over the years I’ve seen some outstanding wood working. Even done a little that surprises me. I’ve seen a lot of fantastic stuff here, too. Today, ...

Hello friends, I may use the images of an artist, Eka Peraze, as templates for my marquetry. I will show you the steps of the production of the 3D ...

Merry Christmas, everyone, and a happy new year.

Can you please tell me why this cracked. The table was made about. 3 or 4 months ago. The was put together with. Tenion and mortise. Made out of so...

Day 9 work The different parts were glued up, namely; the 3 piece main frame the 5 piece winding wheel (5 wheels glued together to form a pulley li...

I was on Facebook this evening and several people had taken a “selfie” and posted it. I didn’t know what a selfie was until a couple of weeks ago w...

Great to be back to a little wood working. Shoulder isn’t what it used to be, but I can use it, and I didn’t have to have surgery. Yay! Any way, I’...

Day 8 Work The parts for the main weight were cut and some some small parts were finished. A couple of grub screws had to be custom made because I ...

Cutting out lots of small items. Almost finished, with just the main weight and the small counter weight plus the pendulum arm remaining, plus a fe...

PTL! The bearing is finally off! I eventually came to the realization that I should remove the motor to make the remaining parts easier to maneuver...

Cutting a new escapement wheel A couple of teeth on my first escapement wheel chipped on the back side and I had to recut it. I made a replacement ...

December: the season of gift-giving, of family, and joy! This time of year also means that crafters are busy making those special hand-made gifts f...