Category Archives: Tutorial

Traditional Dovetailed Drawer: Hand Tool Tutorial

Posted on July 16, 2020 by woodworksbyjohn

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 →

Posted in Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Tool Woodworking, Tutorial | Tagged dovetails, Handcut Dovetails, Old Brown Glue, Stanley 140 trick, Stanley Router Plane #71, Traditionl drawer construction, tutorial, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, Veritas small plow plane, WoodItIs | 1 Comment

Tablesaw Push Stick — Here’s Mine!

Posted on June 16, 2020 by woodworksbyjohn

Old push stick ready for replacement In Junior High School woodshop, back in 1963 a push stick was a simple piece of plywood with a classic shape — no frills or fancy gadgets! It had a hole and hung on … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Tool Woodworking Class, Hybrid Woodworking, Mortise and Tenon Joint, Tutorial | Tagged drawbore, mortise chisel, mortising gauge, push stick, re-purpose, shop tools | 1 Comment

Mitered Birch Mantle — aka Packing Tape Assembly!

Posted on June 5, 2020 by woodworksbyjohn

As any home owner knows, there’s always an improvement or remodel that can be done to enhance your home and customize it to your sense of style. That was the case with our home here in Phoenix. Diane has such … Continue reading →

Posted in custom furniture, Design Process, Home Remodel, Tutorial | Tagged Baltic Birch plywood, box beam construction, custom fireplace mantle, Design Process, home improvement project, Home Remodel, mitered spline, mosaic tile, Peterman Lumber, SawStop sliding table | 1 Comment

Frame Talk #3: Ebonizing Basswood

Posted on April 14, 2020 by woodworksbyjohn

Earlier this year I did a blog post on ebonizing Red Oak for a picture frame. It brought a lot of responses and comments and while I was doing the process I also tried the solution on a piece of … Continue reading →

Posted in Diane Eugster art, Floater Frame, Frame Talk, Picture Frames, Tutorial, YouTubeVideo | Tagged airbrush, Basswood, Diane Eugster art, Ebonizing, floater picture frame, floater style picture frame, gimlet, Oil Painters of America, platinum shellac | Leave a comment

Fun with Chisels and a Stanley 271 Router Plane

Posted on March 29, 2020 by woodworksbyjohn

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 →

Posted in Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Mesa Arts Center Store, Tutorial | Tagged Chechem, chisel, hand cut mortise, handout dovetail, Hinge installation, masking tape trick, Mesa Arts Center, Red oak, Stanley #271 Router Plane | 2 Comments

Another Dovetail Tutorial: Social Distanced!

Posted on March 24, 2020 by woodworksbyjohn

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 →

Posted in Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Tool Woodworking, Tutorial | Tagged chalk, Handcut Dovetails, Old Brown Glue, Pin transfer jig, small double square, Stanley 140 trick, tails first dovetail, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, Veritas small plow plane | 1 Comment

Modeling Job = New Commission

Posted on October 1, 2019 by woodworksbyjohn

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 | 2 Comments

Twisted Feather Carve — Sharing the Process

Posted on August 27, 2019 by woodworksbyjohn

When I first began making picture frames it was incredibly difficult to find information about the finer points of how to go about it. Most literature was pretty old and when talking with other framers I’d get the feeling that … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, custom profile, custom profile, Design Process, Picture Frames, Tutorial | Tagged #20 biscuit, Basswood, Chris Pye Woodcarving Workshops, custom picture frame molding, design pattern making, Design Process, Diane Eugster art, leaf carve, wood carving | Leave a comment

Tabernacle Frame Commission

Posted on November 19, 2018 by woodworksbyjohn

A Tabernacle style picture frame has been on my “want to do” list for a long time and although I’ve had artists occasionally express interest in having one made, up until now it has just been talk. One of my … Continue reading →

Posted in custom profile, Design Process, Picture Frames, Tabernacle, Tutorial | Tagged Christine Vallieres artist, custom picture frame, Design Process, MDF, picture frame, plunge router, tabernacle picture frame | 3 Comments

Kumiko Box #2

Posted on July 27, 2018 by woodworksbyjohn

Perhaps you’ve read my two previous blogs about the Kumiko process or are one of the Instagram followers who have fallen down the Kumiko Rabbit Hole — thanks HillbillyDaiku! If you too have fallen down that hole you know how … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Tool Woodworking, Hybrid Woodworking, Kumiko, Tutorial | Tagged Basswood, Desmond King, hand tool woodworking, Japanese razor saw, Kumiko lap joint, lap joints | 3 Comments

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