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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 currently available work, boxes, 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.

Patio Table: Phase 2

Posted on July 28, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

In the last blog the table base was in progress. Fine Woodworking had a video series by Gary Rogowski showing the way he built a trestle table which I used for inspiration. As you’ll see, I don’t like to build … Continue reading →

Posted in Mortise and Tenon Joint, Patio Table | Tagged Alder, Fine Woodworking, Gary Rogowski, haunched tenon, Mortise and Tenon Joint, Stanley #271 Router Plane, Trestle table, Watco Exterior Oil, wedged tenon | Leave a comment

Patio Table

Posted on July 17, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

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 by woodworksbyjohn

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 by woodworksbyjohn

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 by woodworksbyjohn

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 by woodworksbyjohn

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 | 1 Comment

Fence for Plow Plane

Posted on May 22, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

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 | 1 Comment

Small Plow Plane Box Complete

Posted on May 16, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

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 | 5 Comments

Project that’s Getting Away From Me!

Posted on May 13, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

Okay, I’ll admit I tend to be pretty obsessive (my principal said “anal”) but I tell myself if it doesn’t kill me in the end I’ll be stronger. I suppose that helps explain my running history that saw lots of 50 … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Sliding Lid Box | Tagged fire oak, flame oak, hybrid woodwork, Northwestwoodworks AZ, Stanley #78, Stanley 140 trick, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, Veritas small plow plane, Veritas vs. Lie-Nielsen | 1 Comment

Faux Sgraffito Frame Complete

Posted on May 4, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

I can only give you a partial view of this frame for now, it’s been accepted into the Portrait Artists of Arizona show which opens this Friday evening, May 5, 2017. The show is held at the University Club located on … Continue reading →

Posted in Gilding, Picture Frames | Tagged custom frame, gallery quality frame, oil paints, Portrait Artists of Arizona, Sgraffito, Sgraffito picture frame, toning gold leaf | Leave a comment

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