I’m Duncan Cairncross, your new Craftmaster here at Craftmodo, the place to be for all things crafty.

I just want to introduce myself and explain how I’m going to go about this job of bringing you the best of craftage and craft commerce, especially in the runup to Christmas, when we’re all looking for great gifts for our craft-conscious friends and acquaintances.

First, thanks to my predecessor, Adelle Tilton, for writing some great stuff on the female side of crafting. There’s lots to see in the archives if you appreciate that.

I want to tilt the balance a little at first by covering a few typically male crafts that are often ignored in our society. Men need crafts too, you know. We don’t just stand around watching you girls create the world around us.

John (our editor) thought it would be a good idea if I started out reviewing the craft bits of The Dangerous Book for Boys. This is a British book which has taken the market by storm in the UK. I’ll be looking at that in my next post.

Keep crafting.