Craftisian Blogs

Until the Review section gets built up (no rush Martin!), I figured I’d keep my reviews contained to one blog series. This will serve as the into t...

Today I want to show off a few accessories I got for this drill press.  One of them was an eBay find I paid more than I should but it seemed fittin...

I have improved a fair bit since I posted the initial SU of the chevalet. In fact it was my very first attempt and it was, in a word awful. I may ...

The replacement of the warped main column of my old chevalet is all done and dusted and it won't be warping again any time soon. Here are some pr...

Chevy II is now a working chevalet de marqueterie, but she's not "finished". The next week's schedule will be something like: Put a coat of finis...

This blog was pretty light on details (at least compared to my more recent ones). To close it out, here are some of my "showcase" photos from 2006....

This post is just for grins. Here's what I wrote back in 2006. Barb (BB1) asked me if I had computed the cost in current dollars. I haven't done th...

 Building the rack was pretty straightforward, but I would like to point out a few details. Assembly Order I built the rack in this order: 1. Cutti...

These drawings represent the peak of my MicroStation skills in 2006. The thing that jumps out at me today is how weird the 3D views look so weird w...

 This short blog series documents some of the details of my Teak and Aluminum Audio/Video Console project. I built this console way back in 2006...

Chevy II is five years old now and has never missed a beat. It still cuts perfectly square with the adjusters in neutral position but the whole co...

Since I built my first chevalet back in 2011 I have redesigned the blade clamps at least three times, never getting one that I really liked on al...