In the realm of woodworking, a mortiser comes into play when it comes to making square or rectangular holes in a piece of wood. Introduced into the world of woodworking in 1874 by Robert and Ralph Greenlee, a mortiser, or morticer in commonwealth English, is a specialized woodworking tool geared in the creation of mortise and tenon joints. Upon its siring in 1874, the hollow chisel mortiser was somewhat as big as a table saw. The tool was a combination between a four sided chisel and a boring rotating bit, which produced the square edged holes in a piece of wood. The hollow... 

When it comes to woodworking, knowing what particular tool to use for particular cuts is important. When it comes to making miters and crosscuts, using a miter saw would be the best option. As you’d have probably guessed, a miter saw is used in making such cuts. A miter is basically a joint or corner formed by cutting two pieces of wood at an angle, then joining them. This cut or joint can be normally found in frames, considering the shape and wood-joining they require. A miter saw facilitates this demand in woodworking, making the creation of such cuts or joints easy,... 

If you have been planning to start on knitting, you must have all the necessary materials and tools to be used. It is a known fact that knitting is a craft that doesn’t require a lot of paraphernalia to begin. In fact there are only two basic tools needed – a knitting needle and a yarn. Yarns or the various threads that you have decided to use may be very crucial and vital to the result of your knitted fabric. Although it is a big contributor, it is not the only one that dictates the end product. Knitting needles are as equally important as the yarn. A knitting needle... 

Making homemade liquid soap is a worthwhile project with the advantage of being able to use the soap right away after you are finished making it, unlike other types of soap that need to harden or be cured first. The method of making homemade liquid soap is known as the hot process. As you might have guessed, there is also a cold process but this method is for making regular soap. Another soap-making method is ‘melt-and-pour’, which is used for making glycerin soap. All of these soap-making techniques involve saponification, which is simply the reaction of a chemical... 

The legacy of beads has certainly come a long way from about 75,000 years ago when the first beads were unearthed from archeological sites in Egypt, France, Japan, India, North America, and South Africa. Modern uses of beads have extended from jewelry to curtain crafts, embroidery, and just about anything that require decorating. But typically, among the multiple purposes of beads are being applied for creative works. Jewelry designers and artisans use beads to enhance the value of their works. Beads appear to be closely related to human’s instincts to have a sense of... 

What better way to make a wedding more special and unique than creating your own handcrafted wedding items? If you are a handcrafting aficionado, make your wedding day (or that of your loved ones) a showcase of your talent and passion for the crafts! Of course, you want to turn that big day into a one-of-a-kind event, and those little details such as your wedding favors and flowers can make a huge difference. The following are some ideas for handmade items that you can incorporate into your wedding day: 1. Wedding Flowers The flowers that you are going to use as centerpiece... 

In today’s highly technological world, machine embroidery is becoming so popular. Most of the embroideries that are designed nowadays are in fact machine embroidered. From caps, to t-shirts, to towels, and to any garments, machine embroidery designs are evident. And, today with more and more people considering this trend, a lot of clothing and housing firms are turning to machine embroidery for all their products knowing how hot in the market it is. In the early years of machine embroidery, the craft is said to be so easy to do. It simply involves different shades or colors... 

The United Kingdom is a sovereign nation composed of the countries England, Wales, Scotland and the Northern Ireland. The pound sterling is the unit of currency utilized in many transactions of the British and some Irish societies. The Great Britain as it is popularly called has minted coins for many centuries now. The faces of the sides of the coins display the side facet of the reigning monarch and British emblems. The pound sterling is denominated into pence and they appear in coins. Recently, the one pound, two pounds and five pounds sterling appeared in metallic coins instead... 

Dating back to the Neolithic era, woodworking has been around before any known form of historical recording system even existed. As the utilization of wood, building, or carving, them into an item of particular use, woodworking has greatly evolved since then, and has become an ingredient in the development of modern society. A large part of a successful woodworking excursion involves the right measuring and layouting practices. Keeping a project organized and correct requires a level of planning, and properly measuring and layouting one’s woodworking projects effectively... 

If you have recently unearthed your grandma’s old patchwork quilt, then you may have been awestruck by the sheer creativity and skill the craft would normally require. So instead of just simply admiring and gushing over the ancient piece of cloth, while not go an extra mile and actually learn more about quilting? So let’s polish up our history a little and know more about the almost forgotten art of quilting. The quilting history dates way back in the 17th century. Among the first recorded quilting materials were actually found in the mystical land of Egypt, statues...