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Gilding in Seattle

Posted on January 8, 2019 by woodworksbyjohn

For quite some time it’s been a desire of mine to add the fine art of traditional water gilding to my framing  repertoire.  Although I feel pretty proficient at using composition metal leaf; aka Dutch Gold, there’s just no comparison … Continue reading →

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Waterleaf Molding — Gilded

Posted on February 9, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

The question in my mind was would I be able to lay the composition gold into the carvings on this waterleaf carved frame and thankfully, the answer turned out to be yes!  The previous blog about this frame had to do … Continue reading →

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Share the Completed Frames

Posted on February 3, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

Finding a good location to photograph these frames has proven difficult!  At home I’ll use the side of the house in the mornings before the sun hits and the lighting is really quite nice.  These are the best I can … Continue reading →

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Gold on the Leaf Motif Frame

Posted on January 23, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

If you read my last post the first carved frame of the Scottsdale adventure was ready for the gilding step.  I use composition gold which I like to refer to as Dutch Gold because of my heritage.  However; Diane feels this … Continue reading →

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