Craftisian Blogs

Picked this guy up for $12. M. Crannell made planes between 1843 and 1892. However because this is an M. Crannell and not a Bensen & Crannell, we ...

$3 — not sure how to use it, but it’s Veritas, and it looks like something I could use. Zero shipping cost and only 10.25% sales tax (yeah, you rea...

I drew location lines on the strong back for each form. After cutting a set of mounting cleats I start to mount the forms. [image.png]   The first...

Found today for $22 (!) [IMG_7762.jpeg][IMG_7763.jpeg][IMG_7765.jpeg][IMG_7766.jpeg][IMG_7767.jpeg][IMG_7768.jpeg][IMG_7769.jpeg][IMG_7770.jpeg][IM...

Whether you spell it molding or moulding, this here is the perfect panel raiser for a wide board to float in a frame and panel cabinet door. It cu...

My cheap-ass Harbor Freight dust collector has picked up a bit of a vibration. Enough so that last Sunday, it vibrated itself right off the French ...

Extra fine, aka dead smooth, made in USA. There is something very satisfying about restoring a usable file that was destined for the trash. Got t...

Boys and Girls,   You may disagree with the will of the gods, but Bachus must have me  listed in his good books out of the taxes I have paid for my...

Picked this up for $20. An interesting vise that clamps onto the corner of your bench. I suspect I will end up using this quite a bit. Time will te...

This one took 3-4 days to restore but wow, what a restoration! Now, conventional wisdom on the YouTubes says to use a metal countersink to sharpen...

For $4, a rusty old cast iron screw hole punch. Thought this was pretty fancy pants, so figured I would give restoring it a go [IMG_7367.jpeg][IMG_...

Found this. What luck, because I could use it. Got it for $8. It’s missing one of the 6 guide sizes, hope that doesn’t become a bother. Original b...