Tag Archives: slow set oil size

Picture Frames and a Doggie Ramp!

Posted on April 19, 2019 by woodworksbyjohn

To my way of thinking, a picture frames purpose is to isolate a painting from the rest of the world and subtlety complement the work of the artist. When I design a frame I observe the palette and mood of … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist, custom profile, custom profile, Floater Frame, Gilding, Picture Frames | Tagged 12kt. gold leaf, cranked paring chisel, custom picture frame molding, custom picture framer, Dachshund Ramp, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster painting, DogRamp, hand plane use, hand planes, Miniture longhaired daschound, oil gilding, slow set oil size, water gilding | 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

Ocean Waves Frame — Shining Brightly!

Posted on December 20, 2016 by woodworksbyjohn

And, that’s really not a good thing! Yesterday morning this frame was gilded along with a short section of the molding that will be used to see how the different toning affects may look. If you’re unfamiliar with what’s commonly … Continue reading →

Posted in Carving, Gilding, Picture Frames | Tagged Basswood, burnish, burnisher/sealer, composition metal, dust shield, Liberon, Ocean Waves frame, oil gilding, Phoenix custom woodworker, portfolio, shellac, shellac.net, slow set oil size, super blond shellac | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Gilding, Picture Frames, Scottsdale Adventure, Tutorial, YouTubeVideo | Tagged compo, composition gold leaf, gold leaf, how to lay gold leaf, oil gilding, slow set oil size, Slow set size, tutorial, YouTube Video | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Gilding, Picture Frames, Scottsdale Adventure | Tagged composition gold leaf, Dutch gold, gilding, gold leaf, leaf motif, oil size, slow set oil size | 1 Comment