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.
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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This has been a wonderful challenging project that was inspired by blogs I had read by Mike Pekovich of Fine Woodworking Magazine and Greg Merritt of HillBilly Daiku. To start this journey “down the rabbit hole” as Greg puts it … Continue reading →
Posted in Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Kumiko
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Tagged Cherry, ebony, Fine Woodworking Magazine, greg merritt, hand cut mortise, Handcut Dovetails, HillBilly Daiku, mike pekovich, Old Brown Glue, Osmo Polyx
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June has been a busy month as far as frame making goes. Kind of ironic because I’ve just fallen down that Kumiko rabbit hole and have a project half way started with that. However, with my philosophy of keeping this … Continue reading →
Posted in Artist, custom profile, custom profile, Kumiko, Picture Frames
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Tagged closed corner frame, custom picture frame, handcarving, Kumiko, LA Gold Leaf, picture frames, Red burnisher sealer, woodworks by john
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I recently accepted a commission to do a series of picture frames for a well known artist who also runs an Atelier here in the Phoenix area. The profile he was after is a contemporary one that is deeper than … Continue reading →
Posted in custom profile, custom profile, Hand Planes, Picture Frames
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Tagged Basswood, biscuit joiner, custom picture frame, miter joints, picture frame, tablesaw miter jig, tenryu silencer, Timber Woodworking
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Here’s the first, completed Kumiko design. This has been a cool process to get into and the teacher in me always likes to share what I’ve discovered during the journey! In my first blog about this I showed the … Continue reading →
The expression of “down the rabbit hole” came from Greg Merritt who writes a blog called HillBilly Daiku. He’s been doing some Kumiko woodworking and got me intrigued, I laid some of the blame on him and his response was … Continue reading →
