Craftisian Blogs

Cat Climbing Structure #2: The Feet (or Paws?)

I think one of the most eye-catching details of the Albini bookcase are the tapered blocks that form the feet and mounting points for the 4 vertica...

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Japanese Joinery Rabbit Hole #1: Playing in the Shop

shipwright

My last big project introduced me to 18th century European joinery and really got me hooked on the idea of more complex assemblies that are locked ...

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Cable Drum Table Top Pt 3

RobsCastle

I managed to get all the plugs cut for the top side of the Table Top. Plug cutting:- By way of an explanation and to provide how this was done with...

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Cable Drum Table Top Pt 2

RobsCastle

Here is the progress so far:- 1. Routed the edge and rounded it over. I used a straight bit with a top bearing deep enough to do the job. The rou...

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Cat Climbing Structure #1: Introduction

Ross Leidy

Our family includes a couple house cats. We also foster kittens for a local shelter to get them socialized prior to adoption. So it's not uncomm...

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Fibonacci gauges #6: finally the screws arrived.

MaFe

Fibonacci gauges finally the screws arrived. Hi again again Craftisan’s. Now we can call it done, the screws took some time time to arrive and I he...

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