How to be successful as an artist? The decision to make art a career choice is not an easy one anyway, but the amount of scepticism such a choice is bound to draw from people around, makes it that much more difficult. People who consider art as a career choice…
Creativity is very important for both the artist and the artisan. For the sake of this article we will consider them to be the same and simply refer to them as an artist. The biggest discernible difference between an artist and artisan is that the artist creates for the sake…
The distinction between art and craft was not always a thing. Up until about the 16th century, the ‘artist’ hadn’t as yet emerged. Today, it is difficult ‘not’ to consider the difference between art and craft. So how did this difference arise? There is no precise date for it, but…
Teaching online has never been rewarding as it has grown to be over the last few years. The biggest evidence of that is the online teaching websites and courses being offered. You can use your knowledge, skill and experience to teach online is various ways from recording video lessons to giving private tuitions. Learn more.
Is art and craft still profitable as a business? Craftspeople and artists together feel the impact that mechanisation and mass production has had on their work, affecting the demand for their creation and the sales there-off . For many budding artisans and artists as well as amateur ones, it is…
Woodworkers speak on the subject of hand tools and their place today in the workshops. Here is an article looking at the role that some important hand tools still play and how you can include a few essential ones to strike a balance in your woodworking, enhance creativity, getter better results and improve the overall workflow, all by using some woodworking hand tools.
Is it possible to run a moneymaking small-scale woodworking business in today's day? Woodworking is not just a craft, it's a tradition of sorts. The way our ancestors did it was very different from the way things are done now. Handicrafts were the norm then. Today, a handicraft has to…
Cuts are important. Every woodworker knows that. And every tip helps no matter how long you have been woodworking. Cutting plywood is different to cutting wood in many ways. You need to plan your cuts differently to get the desired finished results. Often, plywood sheets are large and heavy and…
If you didn't know it, hand planes are an absolute must for woodworking. They are an absolute boon to have regardless of what power tools you use. Hand planes make common jobs easier in a workshop, and save you time and effort. As long as you take the time and practise to learn to them, these are the 3 must have hand planes you need to buy first for your woodworking workshop.
A table saw is one of the first major power tool a commercial woodworker buys. The advice most commonly given is to buy the best you can afford. Even so your new table saw might need a few checks to make sure there are no defects and a few tuneups to set it up for accurate cuts. Here are a few important checks as well as maintenance tips for your high utility power tool that will keep it delivering accurate cuts for a long time.