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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.

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

Frame #104 Faux Sgraffitto

Posted on April 26, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

According to the Merriam Webster dictionary Sgraffito is a form of decoration where the surface is scratched away to reveal another color below it. Its origin is Italian and it’s used extensively on frames. This is the second time I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames | Tagged Basswood, Beading cutter, custom frame molding, faux sgraffito, hybrid woodwork, Lee Valley Small Plow Plane, picture frame | 6 Comments

More Frames — seems to be a theme here!

Posted on April 24, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

I’ve been spending quite a bit of time creating frames for Diane’s work lately. First off, there is an upcoming show that she has two pieces accepted. That show is put on by the Portrait Artists of Arizona of which she is … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Gilding, Picture Frames, Uncategorized | Tagged frame selection, hand carved, Instagram, Meyer Vogl Gallery, oil gilding, picture frame | 4 Comments

Diamond Motif Frame # 103

Posted on April 14, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

If you recall reading one of my recent Blogs work had started on a frame for a recent painting by Diane titled “Almost Summer”. In my mind, I refer to this painting as the Studebaker Girl because she had the model posed … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tutorial, YouTubeVideo | Tagged Carhartt coveralls, Diane Eugster painting, hand carving, Henderson Heritage Museum, leather apron, long bent v-tool, picture frame | Leave a comment

15° Boxes Progress

Posted on April 6, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

As I mentioned in my latest blog titled the Week in Review one of the projects I was working on was the 15° box. It’s a variation of the slanted dovetail series of boxes I began building a couple of years … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Tutorial | Tagged corrugated jointer plane, dovetail layout, Hock Tools, Lee Valley Small Plow Plane, Portrait Artists of Arizona, rabbet block plane, Stanley #7, tails first dovetail, Veritas small plow plane | 1 Comment

Week in Review

Posted on March 26, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

Wow, doesn’t that title sound like some kind of TV story? If you’re familiar with the expression about “chasing your tail” you can understand how the past week or so has been. Seems as if it’s one little project after … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Etsy custom order, hand carved, Kingston Brass, laundry room, photography set up, silver leaf, Utility Sink | 3 Comments

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