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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.

Frame #266: Milk Paint, Beads, & Clavos

Frame #266 measures 24″ square and was designed for Diane Eugster’s painting titled Trail Dust. The closed corner frame was made using my 15° process and I’ll admit I probably went into way too much detail on how it’s made … Continue reading

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Something New — Frame #263

At the recent West Coast Art & Framing expo here in Las Vegas I made it a point to visit AJoy Framing and after seeing her frames in person it inspired me to create one of my own! My artist … Continue reading

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The Eugster Collared Floater Frame

That expression “necessity is the mother of invention” has been proven to be true and this frame is proof of that for us. Recently Diane, decided to paint on a smaller format (12″x 12″) than she usually does and asked … Continue reading

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Peas!! Frame #256

Another frame and another challenge, this time it was carving peas into a bead on the outer edge of the profile. I did a small sample piece and held it by this painting — liked the results so decided to … Continue reading

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Custom Family Trophy

Recently, I received a phone call from a relative of neighbors I had in the home we moved from about 8 years ago! He remembered visiting my shop then and contacted me for a project he had in mind. They … Continue reading

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Japanese Tool Box in Ash

I’ve been seeing these boxes on Pinterest, Instagram, and other places on the net so decided to make a pair of them for my grandsons Christmas present this year. They both are collectors of “things” so think they will like … Continue reading

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I Don’t Care if it is a DRY HEAT!!

For almost the entire month of July and now well into August the weather for my location has been telling us we’re under an Excessive Heat Warning. Don’t get me wrong, I love living in the desert but this is … Continue reading

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Is Leather my new “Rabbit Hole”?

About six weeks ago Diane and I went to a free weekend class at Tandy Leather in Henderson that dealt with how to engrave leather using a swivel knife. We’re both always interested in learning about new processes “just because”. … Continue reading

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How to Make Picture Frame for Stretched Canvas from 1″ Thick Wood.

If you make custom picture frames finding Basswood that is more than 4/4 thick leaves you with few choices. Peterman Lumber here in Las Vegas sometimes carries 1 1/16″ which is S2S but usually I end up getting their 5/4 … Continue reading

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Paisley’s Perch aka Modern Cat Furniture

If you didn’t know, I’m a cat person and we just got a new Oriental Longhair kitten. I’m also a dog person and we have a beautiful long hair mini Dachshund. The two of them are getting along fine but … Continue reading

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