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.
If you’ve been following the consruction of this Tabernacle style frame you’ll remember that the last BLOG dealt with how the roof was constructed. That was an interesting challenge that I can now say I’ve conquered; at least for this … Continue reading →
Posted in custom profile, Gilding, Picture Frames, Tabernacle, tabernacle picture frame
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Tagged 12kt. gold leaf, airbrush, custom picture frame, gilding, LA Gold Leaf, Liberon Black Bison Wax, oil gilding, Red burnisher sealer, tabernacle frame, tabernacle picture frame
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In the last blog the main part of the frame was constructed along with the base for the pilasters. The next step is to apply the embossed molding along the bottom and build the roof. Applying the molding at the … Continue reading →
Posted in custom profile, Gilding, Hand Tool Woodworking, Hybrid Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tabernacle, tabernacle picture frame
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Tagged block plane, LA Gold Leaf, mitered trim, Red burnisher sealer, roof design, shooting board, tabernacle frame, tabernacle picture frame, tablesaw tenoning jig
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This will be the third Tabernacle style frame I’ve been commissioned to make and I truly love the challenge of them. I know there’s a lot of historical background for this style but at this point, I’m making them based … Continue reading →
Posted in Design Process, Hand Tool Woodworking, Hybrid Woodworking, Mortise and Tenon Joint, Picture Frames, plunge router, Tabernacle
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Tagged Barger Moulding, Beading cutter, custom woodweork, haunched tenon, Lee Valley Small Plow Plane, Lowes, mortise and tenon, tabernacle frame, tabernacle picture frame
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It’s always an honor to know that there are quite a number of you that follow my blog, that makes me feel good about what I’m doing. I enjoy sharing what I do and learn — suppose that’s a carry … Continue reading →
Posted in custom profile, Design Process, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Hybrid Woodworking, Picture Frames
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Tagged Basswood, closed corner frame, hand tool woodworking, Peterman Lumber, Scrub Plane, Stanley #7 Jointer Plane
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Well, did that title inspire you to read the rest of this blog? Approaching my seventieth decade and noticed over the past couple of years that things are becoming more difficult to focus on and see. Thank God for muscle … Continue reading →
Posted in Artist, Carving, custom profile, custom profile, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames
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Tagged burnisher/sealer, Carving, cataract surgery, custom picture frame, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster painting, Japan Black, Joel's blog, Tools for Working Wood, WoodworksbyJohn
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Definitely keeping busy, how in the world did I ever find time to work a “regular” job? Our house has a bigger yard which requires more maintenance than we’d planned on but having a separate studio for Diane and a … Continue reading →
Posted in Artist, custom profile, custom profile, Gilding, Hand Planes, Picture Frames
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Tagged burnisher/sealer, Charles Douglas, closed corner frame, desert landscape, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster painting, hand applied finish, Japan Black, Mixol tints, Peterman Lumber, splined joint, watergilding, WoodworksbyJohn
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Like all of us that work with wood and hand tools, maintaining a sharp edge on our tools is critical. Through the years I’ve gone from oil stones and no jigs to water stones plus using jigs, and now diamond … Continue reading →
Posted in custom profile, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tool Sharpening
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Tagged Australian Lacewood, chisel sharpening, Diane Eugster art, Lee Valley Honing Guide, Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate, making wooden dowels, Mk.II honing guide, narrow blade holder, plane sharpening
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