Craftisian Blogs

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....

Well, it’s over. my first course in French marquetry, level one, ended yesterday and the consensus is that we all learned a lot. The students learn...

Hello, I show you now a few pictures of the finished box. It was ordered from me. It is a gift for the golden wedding. Therefore, I have a few gold...

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Poly Coat #4 is in the books. Now switching to satin and 400 wet sanding.

A lot of work is done making all the tracks. Below the pictures. Thanks for watching.

I started with a new T and J project. A lattice boom crane. I first wanted to make a intarsia coon, but the patterns are not yet arrived. Therefore...

Today I got some different (jigsaw) saw blades. But the intarsia pattern isn’t yet there. Therefore, you have to be patient about my experiences wi...

Today I ordered some saw blades for the chevalet and also found a place for storage. Thanks for watching.

Some of the most common questions I get are about how I find inspiration and ideas for projects. So, I decided to make a video that basically answe...

This has been a long time coming, but I have been gearing up to produce more woodworking video. My new YouTube channel: The American Craftsman Work...