Craftisian Blogs

Small shop but I’m still able to get a lot done. Took some time off from projects recently to reorganize the shop and install a dedicated dust coll...

Storage seems to be a problem in any shop, especially wall storage. I decided to store my clamps on some available ceiling space. It is a very simp...

I was hired to make a corn hole game for a local bar business. Here is a regulation game. The front is 3" the back sits 12" and it’s 2 foot wide an...

Can you call a 1 1/2" square strip screwed to the wall a clamp storage system? Well it stores my clamps so I do although I can’t see it winning any...

This is now my favorite Tool This is my latest invention. It is called the “Aggie Dead Blow Hammer”. For those of you who do not know what an Aggie...

My favorite tool. Sextant. This tool has taken me across several oceans.. About 40 years ago some friends and I decided to sail around the world. W...

I have many tools I really love. Normally my favorite tool is the one which best suits the work I’m doing, or which I enjoy using, but there is one...

Tired of trying to evenly space drawer guides and keep them parallel when mounting them? The Miller FastBlock replaces the commonly used “block of ...

Couple pics of my clamp storage. Nothing fancy but they do the job and take up a minimal amount of shop space. I can’t take credit for the design o...

This is my favourite tool; a well used Veritas bevel up jack plane. I have a 38 degree plane iron in it and a 50 deg. iron for difficult grain. The...

This is my selection of favorite tools . Starting with my workbench and all the accessories I have made for it You can see the foot operated leg vi...

I have been wanting to make myself a plane for the longest time. Finally I got some plane blades from a picker friend of mine. This is the blade an...