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.
For quite some time it’s been a desire of mine to add the fine art of traditional water gilding to my framing repertoire. Although I feel pretty proficient at using composition metal leaf; aka Dutch Gold, there’s just no comparison … Continue reading →
Diane has a life philosophy that I really like. Basically when we look back on things or situations we may find that there could have been a better choice or path than what was done then. She simply resolves … Continue reading →
Very happy to share the final results of the large, tabernacle frame I’ve been working on lately. It was commissioned by Christine Vallieres and our goal was to design a frame that combined the traditional style of a tabernacle … Continue reading →
Posted in Artist, custom profile, Design Process, Gilding, Picture Frames, spandrel, Tabernacle
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Tagged Christine Vallieres artist, custom picture frame, Japan Black, spandrel, tabernacle picture frame, The Sagrado Galleria, WoodworksbyJohn
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Seems as if the last two frames I’ve been commissioned to do are really large sized ones! Matter of fact, I needed to buy a couple of folding sawhorses from that purveyor of fine tools: Harbor Freight! The Tabernacle Frame … Continue reading →
Posted in custom profile, custom profile, Picture Frames, plunge router
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Tagged Charles Douglas, custom picture frame, folding sawhorses, Gilding Studio, Harbor Freight, jigs, Merle Band Clamp, miter reinforcement, mitered corner, mitered corners, plunge router, reesatelier
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In my last published post I had just begun to work on a Tabernacle Frame, an exciting project to say the least. If you recall, the plan was to first make the spandrel (gold leafed panel that surrounds the painting) … Continue reading →
Posted in Design Process, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Hybrid Woodworking, Mortise and Tenon Joint, Picture Frames, Tabernacle, tabernacle picture frame
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Tagged 23gauge pins, Bondo for picture frame, crown molding, custom picture frame, dentil molding, haunched tenon, hollow chisel mortiser, quarter round molding, rabbet, spandrel, tabernacle picture frame
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A Tabernacle style picture frame has been on my “want to do” list for a long time and although I’ve had artists occasionally express interest in having one made, up until now it has just been talk. One of my … Continue reading →
Posted in custom profile, Design Process, Picture Frames, Tabernacle, Tutorial
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Tagged Christine Vallieres artist, custom picture frame, Design Process, MDF, picture frame, plunge router, tabernacle picture frame
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Quite a number of years ago I found a carving of a mirror frame on Pinterest and saved it. This was of a tulip and it’s leaves that wrapped around on side of it. The carving was by someone named … Continue reading →
