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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.

Current Work — Tropical Walnut Picture Frame

Posted on November 29, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

Diane recently completed a painting that moved me quite a bit.  I would peek into her studio every time I came into the house from the shop.  Watching this image unfold was fascinating.  She wrote a blog about it and you … Continue reading →

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Shop Happenings & A SawStop Trick

Posted on November 22, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

As I mentioned in my last post the emphasis right now is preparing picture frames, ready for carving, gilding, and finishing for our adventure Scottsdale — doesn’t really make for a real exciting blog post!  One complaint I’ve heard about the … Continue reading →

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Change in Focus — Picture Frames, Carving, & Gilding

Posted on November 19, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

Although making and selling boxes on my Etsy store is a rewarding way to fill my shop time between commissions I’ve decided to re-focus on doing picture frames.  Although most of my frames are designed for Diane’s work my goal … Continue reading →

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Bench for Carving & Gilding

Posted on November 6, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

When you’re a woodworker there are times you build a project just because you can!  That’s the case with this one, a semi-portable bench that I can put in the house whose main purpose is providing a base for carving … Continue reading →

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Small Picture Frames Complete

Posted on October 27, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

Here is one of the 12 small picture frames with a painting by Diane Eugster.  This is one of the thirty paintings she did for the challenge I mentioned in the previous blog.  You can probably guess why I choose … Continue reading →

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Small Custom Picture Frames

Posted on October 25, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

Any of you that work at some sort of art or craft know that, for the most part, it’s a labor of love rather then a viable money making endeavor.  Don’t get me wrong, there are many commissions where I’ve made a … Continue reading →

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Chair is Complete — Education Ongoing!

Posted on October 22, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

In the first write up about the repair work I’m doing on this chair, I mentioned how much I was learning and now that I’m done I’ve gotten more knowledge about; eh, let’s call it early mid-century furniture production.  Here … Continue reading →

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Chair Repair and the Things I’m Learning!

Posted on October 20, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

Just like restoring an old car, taking on a repair project of a classically constructed piece of furniture can be a real learning experience.  Although I generally shy away from repair work you may recall the work I blogged about … Continue reading →

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American Impressionist Show 2015

Posted on October 18, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

Sometimes you’ll hear someone say: “I don’t mean to brag but…….”; well, you’re not going to hear that from me because I do mean to brag!  Diane and I just returned from the 2015 American Impressionist Juried show that was … Continue reading →

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Summerlin Festival of Arts 2015

Posted on October 13, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

After a good nights sleep, Sunday morning arrived with a clear blue sky, warm temps (even here for October) and saw Diane and I ready for another day of manning our booth. Let me share what we went through at … Continue reading →

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