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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.

Picture Frame Carving Tutorial? : You Decide!

Posted on May 7, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

Without a doubt, much of what you and I do as woodworkers is the result of “self-teaching” and a lot of experimentation with a bit of frustration thrown in for good measure! Even with today’s technological advantage of just Googling It, … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Picture Frames, Tutorial | Tagged #2 Skewed Spoon Chisel, Carving, design transfer, Foster Planing Mill, how-to, Pfeil tools, picture frame, skewed spoon gouge | 4 Comments

Mary May Carving Project: Rose & Lily

Posted on May 1, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

Carving, let’s talk about it! My main focus in carving at this point is for picture frames. That means they need to be fairly low relief and able to be gilded without the leaf faulting too much and showing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Scottsdale Adventure | Tagged Basswood, carving flowers, lily carving, Mary May Traditional Woodcarving, parting tool, removing background, rose carving, setting in design, v-tool | 2 Comments

Final Frame for The Show

Posted on April 18, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

This is the final frame for the upcoming show at the Meyer Vogl Gallery in Charleston, South Carolina. Diane was invited to participate in this show a few months ago. This frame is the one from my previous blog called … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Gilding, Picture Frames, Scottsdale Adventure | Tagged casein paints, Diane Eugster art, hand carved picture frame, Meyer Vogl Gallery, oil gilding, picture framing, She: Celebration of the Female Figure, shellac, toning picture frame, water lily | 2 Comments

Yet Another Frame In-Progress

Posted on April 11, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

At this point, over half the frames made prior to our Scottsdale Adventure have been carved and gilded. You may recall that before Diane and I left Las Vegas I had prepared about a dozen frames from the moldings we … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Picture Frames, Scottsdale Adventure, Tutorial | Tagged carved picture frame, carving patterns, carving template, Diane Eugster painting, Foster Planing Mill, hand carving, picture frames | 1 Comment

Accepted into Fine Woodworking #254

Posted on April 4, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

Fine Woodworking Magazine —– the very mention of it among woodworkers brings recognition and I think, a certain amount of respect. Since it’s first issue in 1975, it has been the bench mark of fine woodworking and a cut above … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dr. Whites Chest, Fine Woodworking #254, Fine Woodworking Magazine, Readers Gallery, San Francisco State University, SFSU, Thos Moser | 11 Comments

Modeling Career vs. Woodwork Career

Posted on April 2, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

The final painting that David Kassan did of me can be seen in his Facebook post. This class ended on Easter and I didn’t get to take pictures of everyone’s paintings. Several left the day before, probably to be with … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist Model, Carving, Scottsdale Adventure | Tagged Artist Model, artist wet panel carrier, Basswood, David Jon Kassan, Scottsdale Artist School, Stanley #271 Router Plane, wet panel carrier | Leave a comment

As Others Saw Me!

Posted on March 22, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

For the last three days I’ve been the model for David Kassan at the Scottsdale Artist School. David is a very well known artist and he and his fiancé are opening an artists school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work falls … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist Model, Scottsdale Adventure | Tagged David Jon Kassan, portrait model, portraiture, Scottsdale Artist School | 2 Comments

Inspiration for a Frame Design

Posted on March 11, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

So, one of the things that’s been difficult in my pursuit of carving frames is finding specifics of the craft. There are a number of shops that have YouTube video’s of their frames being carved and gilded, many examples of … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames | Tagged Bougainvillie, creating patterns, Design Process, Diane Eugster painting, frame desing, picture frame carving, Red burnisher sealer | 2 Comments

Faux Sgraffito

Posted on March 3, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

Maybe I better explain this blogs title before I go to far! Faux is probably familiar enough as a word meaning false or phony. Here’s a link to the definition of sgraffito and it’s used in several art forms, especially painting and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged casein paints, CJ Frames, composition gold leaf, Diane Eugster painting, frame desing, picture frame carving, Sgraffito, Sgraffito picture frame, toning | 2 Comments

Artist Model for Rose Frantzen

Posted on March 1, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

If you’re a reader of my blog (first of all, Thanks!) you’ll know that Diane and I decided to celebrate our anniversary with a 6 month adventure rather than a cruise or trip abroad that would only last a week … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist Model, Scottsdale Adventure, Uncategorized | Tagged artists model, portrait model, Rose Frantzen, Rose Frantzen artist, Scottsdale Artist School | 2 Comments

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