Tag Archives: Etsy custom order

Week in Review

Posted on March 26, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

Wow, doesn’t that title sound like some kind of TV story? If you’re familiar with the expression about “chasing your tail” you can understand how the past week or so has been. Seems as if it’s one little project after … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Etsy custom order, hand carved, Kingston Brass, laundry room, photography set up, silver leaf, Utility Sink | 3 Comments

Carving and Gilding a Cat for a Lid or Plaque

Posted on April 4, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

In my last blog about this Etsy custom order I shared my method of making a miter cornered box. The client requested a copper gilded lid with an image of a cat. We choose this one from free internet images available from … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Etsy custom order, Gilding, Jess'sCatBox, Mitered Box, Tutorial | Tagged Basswood, Carving, composition metal, Dutch gold, Etsy custom order, Jess's Cat Box, Liberon oil free steel wool, mitered box lid, oil gilding, Red burnisher sealer, shellac, yellow burnisher sealer | Leave a comment

Etsy Box Order — Almost Ready to Ship

Posted on November 13, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

So — why talk about it when they’re not quite ready to ship? Want to get this blog done and put this commission into the “complete” file to start on the next project. All that remains is to rub out … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beveled cutting, Black Bison Wax, box slotting bit, dovetails, Etsy custom order, Lee Valley Slot Cutting Bit, pegged dovetails, shellac, tails around the corner | Leave a comment

Etsy Custom Order — Two Boxes Continued

Posted on November 7, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

Work is progressing well on this project and it’s given me an excellent way to “hone” my dovetails. Any time you read about certain skills the phrase muscle memory seems to come up. I know during the many years I spent … Continue reading →

Posted in Etsy custom order, Hand Cut Dovetails, Tutorial | Tagged box slotting bit, Christian Becksvoort, dovetails, Etsy custom order, handcrafted wooden boxes, Lee Valley Slot Cutting Bit, Tage Frid, wooden boxes | 2 Comments

The Real Reward!

Posted on September 18, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

Those of you that have been following the creation of this box may recall that I sent my client images of the lid in its almost completed state. When you do things like that you run the risk of … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Gilding, Mitered Box | Tagged African Okoume, copper gilding, Etsy custom box, Etsy custom order, gilding, Treble Clef Box | Leave a comment

Treble Clef Box Lid

Posted on September 11, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

The request for this custom order from Etsy was a large box to store remote controls for her music system. Just so there wasn’t any confusion as to what the box will contain she asked if I could carve a … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Etsy custom order, Gilding, Hand Tool Woodworking, Mitered Box | Tagged block plane, Carving, copper leaf, Etsy custom order, gilding, hand cut chamfer, Hock Tools, Mitered Box, treble clef | 1 Comment

Assembling the Treble Clef Box

Posted on September 9, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

Work continues on this custom order from an Etsy customer. In the previous post I mentioned that I’m making 5 additional boxes using the same techniques as the custom one. Doing a series of boxes is more efficient, especially when … Continue reading →

Posted in Etsy custom order, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Mitered Box, Uncategorized | Tagged block plane, Etsy custom order, handcrafted wooden boxes, packing tape joinery, shooting board, shooting miters, shooting plane, splined miter assembly, Tablesaw Jig, Walnut | Leave a comment

Dyed Box is in the Mail!

Posted on December 17, 2013 by woodworksbyjohn

You may recall the beginnings of this project, a lady found my Etsy store and requested a custom box that was black and made of wood. The size she requested was 5″ wide by 7″ tall and 11″ long. Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Splined Miter Plywood, Types of Boxes | Tagged custom made wooden boxes, dyed box, Etsy custom order, handcrafted wooden boxes, Oak plywood box, splined miter joint | Leave a comment

Monkeypod Wood + Dovetails = Challenge

Posted on November 13, 2013 by woodworksbyjohn

The thing I’ve always enjoyed about my career choices, whether it was teaching or woodworking, is that there is always a challenge. I may have taught the same subject hundreds of times but because there was a different student the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Cut Dovetails, Silver Arm Cuff Presentation Box, Tutorial, Types of Boxes | Tagged custom made wooden boxes, dovetails, Etsy custom order, Handcut Dovetails, Monkeypod Wood, tails first | Leave a comment

Silver Arm Cuff Presentation Box

Posted on November 10, 2013 by woodworksbyjohn

I’ve been very fortunate by having a fairly steady stream of custom requests from the Etsy store. The Walnut box is almost done, just needs the finishing steps. I have one request for a type of box that can best … Continue reading →

Posted in Hand Cut Dovetails, Silver Arm Cuff Presentation Box, Types of Boxes | Tagged Bracelet, Etsy custom order, hand joints, Monkeypod Wood, presentation box, Silver Arm Cuff, wooden memory box | Leave a comment

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