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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.

Utility Sink Progress

Posted on March 17, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

Love doing custom, one of a kind projects but you never quite know what you’re getting yourself into! A concern with this project was being able to fit everything into the space available. For that reason the stand for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Home Remodel, Utility Sink | Tagged counterbored and plugged screwholes, finger joint jig, finger joints, General Finishes, General Finishes Exterior, grillwork, rolling step stool, SawStop, utility sink stand | 2 Comments

Utility Sink Progress

Posted on March 4, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

The Utility Sink project is one that really keeps with my “hybrid woodworking” philosophy. In this project there are 8 sets of mortise and tenon joints, probably one of the most used joints in woodworking until pocket hole joinery, biscuits, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Utility Sink, YouTubeVideo | Tagged bandsaw work, block plane, Bowsaw, CME Woodworks, hand beader, hand cut chamfer, hand plane, hybrid woodwork, Lee Valley gauge blocks, leg taper, Lie-Nielsen #66, Marc Spagnuolo, rabbet block plane | 2 Comments

New Project: Utility Sink

Posted on March 2, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

If you’ve ever had a utility sink where you can wash out those things you didn’t want to use your kitchen sink for you’ll understand Diane’s desire for one where she can clean out her paint brushes after her daily … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist Furniture, Home Remodel, Mortise and Tenon Joint, Utility Sink | Tagged Design Process, Timber Woodworking, Utility Sink | 1 Comment

More Handwork: Dovetail Box

Posted on February 18, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

As I mentioned in my last post, it’s been a long time since I’ve done much in the way of hand woodworking and joinery. Didn’t realize how much I’ve missed it and how relaxing it is to be in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Etsy Store, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Slanted Dovetail Box, Tutorial, YouTubeVideo | Tagged Brazilian Satinwood, Etsy store, handout mortise, Monkeypod Wood, mortise chisel, mortise gauge, rabbet plane, Stanley #78, YouTube Video | Leave a comment

First Hand-cut Dovetails in Over a Year!

Posted on February 16, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

Hard to believe isn’t it? It sure was for me when I calculated the time. The last big dovetailed project was my Armoire, then Diane and I did our 6 month Scottsdale adventure where my focus was carving and gilding … Continue reading →

Posted in Etsy Store, Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Tutorial | Tagged correcting errors, handout dovetail, HillBilly Daiku, Lie-Nielsen #66, rabbet block plane, scribe joints, shouldered joints, smooth plane, Stanley 140 trick, woodworking mistakes | 2 Comments

Check off Another Home Project!

Posted on January 31, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

In my last post my comments were geared towards why I love this woodworking stuff and even though I’d much rather be doing finer aspects like carving or hand joinery, being able to do these things is rewarding as well. … Continue reading →

Posted in Home Remodel, Uncategorized | Tagged Alder, Baltic Birch plywood, bathroom storage, drawer construction, finger holes, General finishes EnduroVar, MDF, vanity | 2 Comments

Why I Love Working Wood!

Posted on January 26, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

You can do the math but my earliest recollections of working with wood go all the way back to elementary school in the 50’s when I made a tug boat out of a piece of balsa wood. Also remember my … Continue reading →

Posted in Home Remodel, Picture Frames | Tagged custom picture frame, Monkeypod Wood, picture frame, rabbet, rabbet block plane, router shaping, smoothing plane | Leave a comment

Another First for the Phoenix Shop

Posted on January 15, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

It’s said you can only do things once for the first time and now I can chalk off another for my woodworking here in Phoenix. The recently completed Ocean Waves frame was the first commissioned carving piece here and now … Continue reading →

Posted in Etsy custom order, Finger Joint Box, SawStop Sliding Table, YouTubeVideo | Tagged finger joint jig, Freud box cutter, Red oak, SawStop sliding table, SawStop tablesaw, YouTube Video | Leave a comment

Sliding Barn Doors; My Way and Completed!

Posted on January 9, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

Alder, corrugated roofing, and heavy duty sliding barn door track — I’m liking this a lot! Not built the way any directions said it should be done but modified to meet the vision I had for the shop storage area. Two, concealed … Continue reading →

Posted in Phoenix Woodshop | Tagged corrugated tin, offset aviation tin snips, Sliding barn doors, spokeshave, Stanley Barn Door Hardware | 1 Comment

Sliding Barn Doors — My Way

Posted on January 7, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

I say “my way” and as of now, not 100% sure they’ll turn out right but do have a good feeling about my thought process. I’m using Stanley Hardware, heavy duty galvanized for actual doors on a barn! Lowest cost … Continue reading →

Posted in Phoenix Woodshop, Tutorial | Tagged caliper, haunched tenon, hollow chisel mortiser, marking gauge, mortise and tenon, Sliding barn doors, Stanley Barn Door Hardware, tenon jig, Tutorial mortise and tenon | 7 Comments

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