Craftisian Blogs

Day 5 Work I made the 6mm work pieces for the escapement wheel, the minute wheel and the idler wheels plus the pallet which runs on the Escapement ...

*Day 4 work The gear teeth on the clock dial had to be filed down to the pattern lines after cutting yesterday. I tried making a sanding stick that...

Last week my planer blew a bearing on the cutterhead. It is a NuMark 12” planer, more than 30 years old. The company went out of business many year...

How The Time Is Read On This Clock This clock is a little different from most. It only has one hand which is the hour hand. This hand is stationary...

Greetings for everyone! This is my first post on my WoodworkingWeb. I think it is a really great website what is full of wonderful and kindly peopl...

’Tis the season of gift-giving, of love & joy…. and, for woodworkers, this means building special hand-made gifts for family and friends, as we...

This is my first attempt at this and not sure i am headed in the right direction. I started gluing 2 pieces at a time, it is going to take me a whi...

I Really Quit! Since I made my announcement to quit working as a contractor, I have been working my butt off to finish up the projects that I have ...

Today I finished the caterpillar tracks. Below the last pictures. Thanks for watching

Recall Date: December 1, 2015 Recall Number: 16-050 Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Cordless Drills Due to Fire and Burn Hazards http://www.cpsc.gov/e...

In June of 2018 I was contacted by the Salem-Keizer School District in Salem, Oregon to set up a new woodshop program for Parrish Middle School and...

Howdy Everybody! Hope all, who celebrate it, had a great Thanksgiving. We did. Traveled the week before to celebrate with the kids and the in laws....