Category Archives: Tutorial

Hand Carved Picture Frames — My Process

Posted on July 17, 2018 by woodworksbyjohn

Why take the time to blog? That’s a question that I’m asked from time to time and the answer is somewhat complicated! For starters, as a career teacher I seem to have a natural inclination to share with others. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist, Carving, custom profile, custom profile, Picture Frames, Tutorial | Tagged burnisher/sealer, custom picture frame, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster Paintings, hand carved frame, hand carved picture frame, hand carving, Japan Black, picture frame design, woodworks by john | 3 Comments

Hand-cut Finger Joints & Reclaimed Wood

Posted on April 29, 2018 by woodworksbyjohn

A recent remodeling job we did here left me with a few pieces of genuine, white-washed, Kentucky horse ranch fence boards! There’s a lumber recycler here in Phoenix, Porter Barn Wood that has an amazing collection of reclaimed wood that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Etsy Store, Finger Joint, Finger Joint Box, Sliding Lid Box, Tutorial | Tagged Kentucky Fence, Porter Barn Wood, reclaimed wood, recycled wood, rustic pencil box, sliding lid, Veritas small plow plane, whitewashed | Leave a comment

Design & Carving Procedure for Custom Frame

Posted on December 12, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

In a recent blog I talked about my process for getting a design onto a picture frame for carving. Whenever I share the methods I’ve come up with there are two reactions I get. First of all it’s a thank … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist, Carving, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tutorial, YouTubeVideo | Tagged Carving, chisel selection, chisel sweep, composition gold leaf, design pattern making, Design Process, oil gilding, Olive leaf pattern, quick set oil size, slow set oil size, template, YouTube Video | 3 Comments

The Making of Frame # 107

Posted on June 13, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

I was reminded of a documentary film that followed the making of a Steinway Grand piano from start to finish as this picture frame started to take shape. It came out around 2007 and maybe some of you other woodworkers … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist Furniture, Carving, Gilding, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tutorial | Tagged braid carving, custom picture frame, design pattern making, Design Process, Diane Eugster painting, golf ball skew | 5 Comments

Diamond Motif Frame # 103

Posted on April 14, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

If you recall reading one of my recent Blogs work had started on a frame for a recent painting by Diane titled “Almost Summer”. In my mind, I refer to this painting as the Studebaker Girl because she had the model posed … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tutorial, YouTubeVideo | Tagged Carhartt coveralls, Diane Eugster painting, hand carving, Henderson Heritage Museum, leather apron, long bent v-tool, picture frame | Leave a comment

15° Boxes Progress

Posted on April 6, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

As I mentioned in my latest blog titled the Week in Review one of the projects I was working on was the 15° box. It’s a variation of the slanted dovetail series of boxes I began building a couple of years … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Tutorial | Tagged corrugated jointer plane, dovetail layout, Hock Tools, Lee Valley Small Plow Plane, Portrait Artists of Arizona, rabbet block plane, Stanley #7, tails first dovetail, Veritas small plow plane | 1 Comment

More Handwork: Dovetail Box

Posted on February 18, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

As I mentioned in my last post, it’s been a long time since I’ve done much in the way of hand woodworking and joinery. Didn’t realize how much I’ve missed it and how relaxing it is to be in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Etsy Store, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Slanted Dovetail Box, Tutorial, YouTubeVideo | Tagged Brazilian Satinwood, Etsy store, handout mortise, Monkeypod Wood, mortise chisel, mortise gauge, rabbet plane, Stanley #78, YouTube Video | Leave a comment

First Hand-cut Dovetails in Over a Year!

Posted on February 16, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

Hard to believe isn’t it? It sure was for me when I calculated the time. The last big dovetailed project was my Armoire, then Diane and I did our 6 month Scottsdale adventure where my focus was carving and gilding … Continue reading →

Posted in Etsy Store, Hand Cut Dovetails, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Tutorial | Tagged correcting errors, handout dovetail, HillBilly Daiku, Lie-Nielsen #66, rabbet block plane, scribe joints, shouldered joints, smooth plane, Stanley 140 trick, woodworking mistakes | 2 Comments

Sliding Barn Doors — My Way

Posted on January 7, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

I say “my way” and as of now, not 100% sure they’ll turn out right but do have a good feeling about my thought process. I’m using Stanley Hardware, heavy duty galvanized for actual doors on a barn! Lowest cost … Continue reading →

Posted in Phoenix Woodshop, Tutorial | Tagged caliper, haunched tenon, hollow chisel mortiser, marking gauge, mortise and tenon, Sliding barn doors, Stanley Barn Door Hardware, tenon jig, Tutorial mortise and tenon | 7 Comments

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

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