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Category Archives: Hand Tool Woodworking
Traditional Dovetailed Drawer: Hand Tool Tutorial
It’s not too uncommon for someone to ask me about dovetails and the process it takes to cut them. I thought this would be a good time to document the steps I use, these are the same whether they’re for … Continue reading
Count Your Blessings!
Not sure how things are where you live but here in Phoenix we’ve become a hotbed for the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s times like these when it’s sometimes a struggle to find the positives and not get discouraged. If you’re an … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, custom profile, custom profile, Design Process, Diane Eugster art, Gilding, Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Mesa Arts Center Store, Picture Frames, Types of Boxes
Tagged 12kt. gold leaf, artists, Big Leaf Maple, contemporary painting, contemporary picture frame, custom picture frame, Diane Eugster art, Dux burnisher/sealer, handout dovetails, handtool woodwork, Lee Valley Small Plow Plane, LN smooth plane, oil gilding, pine, shooting board, tea box, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, Walnut
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April + May + Covid-19 = Shop Changes
I’m certain that this blogs title isn’t a shocking revelation to anyone, this pandemic has changed us and the world we live in tremendously. If you too are an artistic type you’re probably somewhat accustomed to working in isolation but … Continue reading
Fun with Chisels and a Stanley 271 Router Plane
In my last blog I went thought the process of making a small, dovetailed box from Red Oak and Chechem — some small pieces of wood from my shop. I’ve never had a large supply of wood on hand and … Continue reading
Another Dovetail Tutorial: Social Distanced!
The Covid-19 virus really changes how we go about our daily business I figured another tutorial on hand cut dovetails may be something my followers would be interested in seeing and hopefully sharing with their fellow woodworkers and friends virtually … Continue reading
Frame #185 Completed — Clavos!
Here’s a picture of the completed frame I blogged about recently. One of the things I really enjoy about WordPress is not only can is it a way to share my work but it also opens up conversation from like … Continue reading
Frame #185: Ebonized Oak
As a framer, my goal is to have the frame compliment the brush strokes, texture, and palette that the artist put into the painting. This is a painting my wife (Diane Eugster) recently completed which is 12″ x 16″ and … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, custom profile, custom profile, Design Process, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, YouTubeVideo
Tagged custom picture frame, custom picture framer, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster Paintings, ebonized oak, Osmo Polyx, Veritas small plow plane, vinegar solution, Woodworkers Source, WoodworksbyJohn
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Modeling Job = New Commission
Many of you know that I occasionally work as a portrait or costumed model since moving to the Phoenix area. For me, it’s a great experience — I get out of the solitary life in my shop, meet different artists … Continue reading
Posted in Artist Furniture, Artist Model, custom furniture, Design Process, Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Tool Woodworking, Tutorial
Tagged artists model, Baltic Birch plywood, black walnut, custom artist furniture, Divinity Tattoo, dovetail, drafting table, drawing table, Rockler hardware, tails first, Veritas skewed rabbet plane
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Frame #168 Trim and Roof
In the last blog the main part of the frame was constructed along with the base for the pilasters. The next step is to apply the embossed molding along the bottom and build the roof. Applying the molding at the … Continue reading
Posted in custom profile, Gilding, Hand Tool Woodworking, Hybrid Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tabernacle, tabernacle picture frame
Tagged block plane, LA Gold Leaf, mitered trim, Red burnisher sealer, roof design, shooting board, tabernacle frame, tabernacle picture frame, tablesaw tenoning jig
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