About woodworksbyjohn
I'm a retired woodshop teacher. I build one of a kind furniture pieces and custom picture frames. You can see some of my sell and carvings through my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WoodworksbyJohn?ref=si_shop Contact me about your project -- always up for the challenge of unique work.
This has been a productive month beginning with commissions for several frames and ending up starting another Kumiko box and a glimmer of hope to get them in a local art gallery. More on that when it happens, don’t want … Continue reading →
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Tagged biscuited miters, Christine Vallieres artist, custom frames, custom woodwork, Design Process, Kumiko, kumiko box, Sapele, Veritas small plow plane, woodshop layout, Woodworkers Source
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There’s a feeling you get when you complete a long project that is often compared to childbirth, kind of a let down that it’s over but overwhelming joy at the results. As an ultra runner that was a feeling I’ve … Continue reading →
As many of you know, working on a project begins with various bits and pieces and then after a long span of time you actually begin to see things take shape, that’s the case with the sofa table project. … Continue reading →
Lately I’ve been intrigued with the Japanese form of woodworking called Kumiko, you’ve probably seen the two boxes I recently completed using that technique as an accent. I’ve seen a few images of the Kumiko being used in furniture as … Continue reading →
Posted in custom furniture, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Hybrid Woodworking, Kumiko, Mortise and Tenon Joint, YouTubeVideo
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Tagged Cherry, curved tapered legs, fair curve, handtool woodwork, hybrid woodwork, Kumiko, low angle block plane, mortise and tenon, sofa table, tapered legs
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I recently received an order for two picture frames from someone in the Portrait Artists of Arizona, they will be used on paintings entered into shows so that’s exciting! She asked for a fairly simple frame with a black finish. … Continue reading →
Posted in custom profile, custom profile, Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Tool Woodworking Class, Picture Frames
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Tagged #20 biscuit, Birdseye Maple, custom picture frame, hand tool woodwork, hand tool woodworking, Kumiko, Kumiko jigs, miter joint on Sliding Table, Osmo Polyx, smooth plane, Timber Woodworking, Walnut
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Perhaps you’ve read my two previous blogs about the Kumiko process or are one of the Instagram followers who have fallen down the Kumiko Rabbit Hole — thanks HillbillyDaiku! If you too have fallen down that hole you know how … Continue reading →
Why take the time to blog? That’s a question that I’m asked from time to time and the answer is somewhat complicated! For starters, as a career teacher I seem to have a natural inclination to share with others. A … Continue reading →
Posted in Artist, Carving, custom profile, custom profile, Picture Frames, Tutorial
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Tagged burnisher/sealer, custom picture frame, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster Paintings, hand carved frame, hand carved picture frame, hand carving, Japan Black, picture frame design, woodworks by john
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