Author Archives: woodworksbyjohn

About woodworksbyjohn

I'm a retired woodshop teacher. I build one of a kind furniture pieces and sell boxes and carvings through my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WoodworksbyJohn?ref=si_shop

Patio Table

Posted on July 17, 2017

Thankfully, there’s always another project to keep me occupied — as you know; I don’t relax well. Our house here is Phoenix has a large, covered back patio where Diane and I find ourselves having lunch daily. What better project … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Tool Woodworking, Mortise and Tenon Joint, Patio Table | Tagged Alder, mortise and tenon, paring chisel, spokeshave, Woodworkers Source | 3 Comments

Keepsake Box Final Details

Posted on July 13, 2017

Let me start this out by showing off the completed box and then boring you with the details later, I’ve often said “it’s all about the wood” and in my mind this project exemplifies that! After glue up it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Commission, Etsy custom order, Etsy Store, Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Tool Woodworking | Tagged burgundy velvet, lid lift, shellac, silicone feet, sliding tray, Spalted Maple, stop hinges, Veritas small plow plane, wax, Wenge | 2 Comments

Keepsake Box: Wenge & Spalted Maple

Posted on July 12, 2017

It’s been over a month since my latest blog and that’s partially due to our summer schedule but also my latest Etsy commission is one that my client didn’t want to see until it was complete. Here’s a picture of … Continue reading →

Posted in Etsy custom order, Etsy Store, Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Tool Woodworking | Tagged dovetails, Gorilla glue, keepsake box, Old Brown Glue, Spalted Maple, Tage Frid, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, Veritas small plow plane, Wenge | Leave a comment

The Making of Frame # 107

Posted on June 13, 2017

I was reminded of a documentary film that followed the making of a Steinway Grand piano from start to finish as this picture frame started to take shape. It came out around 2007 and maybe some of you other woodworkers … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist Furniture, Carving, Gilding, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tutorial | Tagged braid carving, custom picture frame, design pattern making, Design Process, Diane Eugster painting, golf ball skew | 5 Comments

Beaded Frame #105

Posted on May 25, 2017

Diane is currently working on a painting that will look better with a more contemporary frame than the molding I had milled at Barger Molding. I always like the challenge of creating my own profile from rough stock plus it … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, YouTubeVideo | Tagged #20 biscuit, Barger Molding, bead cutting blade, biscuit joiner, Bronze Beading Tool, hand tool woodwork, L-N Beading Tool, Lie-Nielsen #66, Merle Band Clamp, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, Veritas small plow plane, YouTube Video | Leave a comment

Fence for Plow Plane

Posted on May 22, 2017

Ever view this woodworking we do as an addiction? I find that the more I do, the more I look forward to the challenge of taking on another project. I have some plans to make a custom molding for a small … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking | Tagged Auriou Rasps, auxiliary fence, bead cutting blade, coping saw, Mahogany, rasp, spokeshave, threaded brass insert, Veritas small plow plane | Leave a comment

Small Plow Plane Box Complete

Posted on May 16, 2017

In the last blog I discussed how this project has gotten away from me and my tendency to get pretty darn obsessive with most everything. I’d like to think that there are other woodworkers out there who, like me; get as much enjoyment … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Sliding Lid Box | Tagged custom box, custom tool box, ebony dowels, fire oak, flame oak, flamed oak, liquid hide glue, mortising, oil finish, Old Brown Glue, rabbeted joinery, sliding lid box, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, Veritas small plow plane | 2 Comments