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Danish Inspired Loveseat

Posted on June 7, 2025 by woodworksbyjohn

I’m not so sure I like the term “loveseat” but that seems to be the proper name for a small couch/sofa built for two people so that’s what I’ll go with! If you’re a follower of my work you may … Continue reading →

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Crazy Challenge: Hexagon Box with Hinged Lid!

Posted on May 16, 2025 by woodworksbyjohn

Beginnings — it started out easy enough but that soon changed! I decided to see if I could construct a hexagon box that had a hinged lid. Why, just because I’d never done it or see it done! I wanted … Continue reading →

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Frame #266: Milk Paint, Beads, & Clavos

Posted on April 24, 2025 by woodworksbyjohn

Frame #266 measures 24″ square and was designed for Diane Eugster’s painting titled Trail Dust. The closed corner frame was made using my 15° process and I’ll admit I probably went into way too much detail on how it’s made … Continue reading →

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The Eugster Collared Floater Frame

Posted on December 23, 2024 by woodworksbyjohn

That expression “necessity is the mother of invention” has been proven to be true and this frame is proof of that for us. Recently Diane, decided to paint on a smaller format (12″x 12″) than she usually does and asked … Continue reading →

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Peas!! Frame #256

Posted on December 15, 2024 by woodworksbyjohn

Another frame and another challenge, this time it was carving peas into a bead on the outer edge of the profile. I did a small sample piece and held it by this painting — liked the results so decided to … Continue reading →

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Custom Family Trophy

Posted on November 8, 2024 by woodworksbyjohn

Recently, I received a phone call from a relative of neighbors I had in the home we moved from about 8 years ago! He remembered visiting my shop then and contacted me for a project he had in mind. They … Continue reading →

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How to Make Picture Frame for Stretched Canvas from 1″ Thick Wood.

Posted on May 6, 2024 by woodworksbyjohn

If you make custom picture frames finding Basswood that is more than 4/4 thick leaves you with few choices. Peterman Lumber here in Las Vegas sometimes carries 1 1/16″ which is S2S but usually I end up getting their 5/4 … Continue reading →

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Paisley’s Perch aka Modern Cat Furniture

Posted on March 31, 2024 by woodworksbyjohn

If you didn’t know, I’m a cat person and we just got a new Oriental Longhair kitten. I’m also a dog person and we have a beautiful long hair mini Dachshund. The two of them are getting along fine but … Continue reading →

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Floater Frame Technique

Posted on April 3, 2022 by woodworksbyjohn

A very popular style of framing a painting these days is using what’s referred to as a “floater” frame. Traditionally used for thicker canvases but it’s also popular for any other size paintings. From what I’ve seen, commercially available molding … Continue reading →

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