Craftisian Blogs

The top, I thought should be better that the rest. I decided to attempt a compass star; I think that’s what it’s called. I took my last piece of 1/...

I wonder … what is the best/favourite item that you have ever made?

In my last blog on the coffee table, I had the rib cage all glued up. Right after that was done I moved to install the 1/4 inch plywood. This blog ...

First off, here’s a photo that shows why I like to use self adhesive shelf paper for initial assembly. It allows me to set the piece up with equal ...

In the last blog I was facing bubbles and a slew of problems. pictures of some problems below: I decided to rip it apart to find out the root cause...

Hi, my name is Jerry and I am new here. I live in Niagara Falls Ont. Canada and like you, I love making things with my hands and favorite power too...

This interview, with Kiefer, is from December, 2014 1. What is your “inspiration story” — where did your interest in woodworking all begin? My uncl...

Theme: The Joys of Toys … of building them, giving them, and receiving them. This Awards celebrates the child in each of us by creating a wooden to...

I saw a parquetry picture on google and wanted to make it. I had small leftover of salvaged Douglas fir from my picnic table I also had some small ...

Marquetry: “art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns, designs or pictures” http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Our 2014 Christmas Giveaway is over and it’s time to announce a lucky winner chosen at random from the authors of 107 creations posted during the e...

A riggedy-jig and away we go … Woodworkers do love their jigs and if they don’t, they probably just haven’t tried one yet. So many uses and so many...