Craftisian Blogs

Back in my boat building days I periodically had the need to spray some very toxic paints. A fresh air supply is highly recommended for these occas...

Fellow woodworkers, I recognise some of you from the other place, just signed up here, so would like to say hello! I like the format here, especial...

I had the bright idea to put some handles in the top boxes to make it easier to open the sewing box. I also thought the handles should be made of c...

My attempt at learning to make hand-cut dovetails has ended in miserable failure. I don’t fault myself entirely, I also blame the crappy saw. I’m n...

Can you really make money doing woodworking? Sure Can! Can you make a living doing woodworking? Yep, sure can. Is it easy to do? Nope, but it’s not...

For my first fine woodworking attempt, I’m building a sewing box for my wife. After all, it’s because of her that I even have a woodshop. I have al...

Probably the most important tool in the shop, next to yourself with a relaxing beverage, is the table saw. As most, I drool over the new Unisaw, th...

Here are some shot of how it looks today. There is a lot left to do. I have to get it organized again and get rid of some of the demolition and con...

I was able to convince Pete, who runs the workshop where I spend time refurbishing tools on Tuesdays, that I could find this little fella a good ho...

I picked this jointer up over a year ago. Disassembled, cleaned and a BLO bath. Left it to dry good and stabilize before flattening the sole. The m...

I wanted to share my thoughts experience with the G0513X2 17 bandsaw that I have now for over a year. Tis is not a formal review and I am not going...

4×8 sheets of plywood are always a pain and dangerous for one man to handle. Year ago I built this cart to handle these sheets to bring them and to...