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.
I always have mixed feelings at the completion of a project. Seeing what I imagined in my mind progress from pencil and paper to 3D completion is always great but sad in its own way. Maybe you’ve heard of those … Continue reading →
Posted in custom profile, custom profile, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tabernacle, tabernacle picture frame
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Tagged burnisher/sealer, casein paints, custom picture frame, frieze, Japan Black, Julian Miranda, Liberon Black Bison Wax, miter shooting board, oil gilding, Solomon's Temple, tabernacle frame, tabernacle picture frame, toning, WoodworksbyJohn
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I’m not sure if all artists and woodworkers get as excited about the progress of their projects as I do but my guess is that they do! It’s just plain exciting to watch something take three dimensional shape after drawing … Continue reading →
Posted in Artist, custom profile, Design Process, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tabernacle, tabernacle picture frame
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Tagged 23gauge pins, assembly, custom picture frame, custom picture frame molding, tabernacle frame, tabernacle picture frame, WoodworksbyJohn
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I’ve always had the urge build a tabernacle style frame and was able to satisfy that urge not too long ago. Another artist and friend, Julian Miranda and I had talked about a tabernacle frame as well for one of his … Continue reading →
Posted in custom profile, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tabernacle, tabernacle picture frame
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Tagged Basswood, Beading cutter, custom frame molding, custom picture frame, Design Process, Exodus, metric vs imperial measurement, Solomon's Temple, tabernacle picture frame, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, Veritas small plow plane
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The client I recently completed the Tabernacle frame for, Christine Vallieres; contacted me and needs a number of frames for an upcoming show she has in March. She’s a very good client and her show will be held at The … Continue reading →
Posted in custom profile, custom profile, Design Process, Picture Frames
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Tagged adjustable stop, Basswood, custom frame molding, miter joints, router dust collection, tablesaw miter jig, woodworks by john, work process
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Before sharing the progress of the third frame I’d like to tell you about the Anticus Gallery located in the Kierland Commons area of Scottsdale. The owner, Phillip Payne; has re-branded his gallery to a fantastic place to visit, browse, … Continue reading →
Posted in custom profile, custom profile, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames
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Tagged Anticus Gallery, Basswood, custom picture frame, custom profile moulding, Kierland Commons, Phillip Payne, Veritas small plow plane
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If starting the new year with Charles Douglas’s gilding workshop in Seattle wasn’t wonderful enough, I was also commissioned by Sheri Farabaugh to make three frames for her. She’s an artist that I made a frame for last year. Three … Continue reading →
Posted in Artist, Carving, custom profile, custom profile, Hand Planes, Picture Frames
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Tagged ArtDeco motif, Basswood, biscuited miters, closed corner frame, Cowgirl Up, custom picture frame, custom picture frame molding, custom profile moulding, Peterman Lumber, Sheri Farabaugh
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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 →
