Category Archives: Carving

Scottsdale Adventure Coming to a Close

Posted on June 30, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

Our lease is almost up so we’re preparing to return to our home in Las Vegas. It’s been quite an adventure and great way to celebrate our 20th. Anniversary! Renting a trailer to haul everything back to Las Vegas and then … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Gilding, Picture Frames, Scottsdale Adventure | Tagged composition gold gilding, composition gold leaf, Foster Planing Mill, Foster Planing Mill #95, gamsol, hand carved picture frame, oil paint, rottenstone, toning gold leaf, toning picture frame | 4 Comments

Last Scottsdale Frame: #9/10 Design

Posted on June 23, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

With the remaining, pre-joined frame we brought with us to Scottsdale I wanted a design that bridged Art Nouveau and western style and this seems to fit that requirement. I’m calling it the #9/10 design because that was the size … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Gilding, Picture Frames, Scottsdale Adventure | Tagged carved basswood, composition gold leaf, Design Process, Foster Planing Mill #95, hand carved picture frame, Pfeil #9/10, picture frame, shop made tools | Leave a comment

Gilding the Final Frame

Posted on June 19, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

Well for starters, this may not be the final frame since I have one left and a couple of weeks to go. There is one more frame with this profile that measures 11″ x 14″. As far as our move … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Gilding, Picture Frames, Tutorial, YouTubeVideo | Tagged air brush, carved picture frame, composition gold leaf, custom frames, custom picture frame, Dutch gold, how to lay gold leaf, LA Gold Leaf, Norton dry dust cloth, oil based size, shellac, Slow set size | 5 Comments

Final Scottsdale Frame?

Posted on June 13, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

I’ve been debating over whether or not to publish this blog or actually to even get it started! I’m in the process of starting a frame but since I’m really unsure of the outcome (as always) and wasn’t sure it … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, Scottsdale Adventure, Tutorial | Tagged carbon paper, design transfer, Foster Planing Mill, picture, transferring designs, wood carving | 1 Comment

Picture Frame Carving Tutorial: Part 2

Posted on May 14, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

Now that the general outline of the frame has been carved it’s time to separate and model the leaves to give some life to it. Although I drew those separating lines in my initial steps it’s better to do them … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Gilding, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tutorial, YouTubeVideo | Tagged burnisher/sealer, Carved Picture Frames, gilding, gouges, hand carved frame, modeling, tutorial | 3 Comments

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

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

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