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Tag Archives: WoodworksbyJohn
Frame #249 Real Milk Paint and their Chippy Product
This is the second time I’ve used milk paint from Real Milk Paint Company to finish a frame. I’ve added a link to my blog about that frame. The design and construction of both frames is similar, the only difference … Continue reading
Silver Leaf and Textured Cove
The title of this 18″x24″ oil on stretched canvas is The Parisian, painted by Diane Eugster. Since posting this frame and painting I’ve received a number of comments about how the frame was made and how long it took. It’s interesting to … Continue reading
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Tagged #7/10 gouge, Basswood, custom picture frame, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster painting, Frame #247, Japan Black, Liberon Black Bison Wax, Liberon steel wool, long bent carving chisel 7/10, oil gilding, platinum blonde shellac, table saw cove, WoodworksbyJohn
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Wall Hung Cabinet Part II
If you’ve seen Part I hopefully you enjoyed it so this is the follow up from that blog. I’ll start with the drawers which feature half blind dovetails and the Douglas Fir for the drawer fronts. The back and sides … Continue reading
Wall Hung Cabinet Part I
Here is a photo of the wall hung cabinet in my entryway. If you recognize the inspiration for this piece from the work of Matt Kenney you’re right! His technique of using a painted liner in a box or cabinet … Continue reading
Frame Talk #1
Picture Frames: The Why’s and Wherefore’s As a custom framer, whenever I go to an art show, museum, or gallery my eye tends to go first to the frame and then to the painting. This section of my blog will … Continue reading
Frame #185: Ebonized Oak
As a framer, my goal is to have the frame compliment the brush strokes, texture, and palette that the artist put into the painting. This is a painting my wife (Diane Eugster) recently completed which is 12″ x 16″ and … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, custom profile, custom profile, Design Process, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, YouTubeVideo
Tagged custom picture frame, custom picture framer, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster Paintings, ebonized oak, Osmo Polyx, Veritas small plow plane, vinegar solution, Woodworkers Source, WoodworksbyJohn
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Drawing Desk Complete
In the last blog the dovetails had been cut and fit for the bottom section of the custom drawing desk. If you missed it, here’s a LINK to that one and before I talk about the remaining work, let me … Continue reading
Posted in Artist Furniture, custom furniture, Hand Cut Dovetails, YouTubeVideo
Tagged adjustable top drawing table, artists furniture, Baltic Birch plywood, custom drawing desk, custom drawing table, custom furniture, Drafting table hardware, L-N Bronze Smooth Plane, Lie-Nielsen planes, Osmo Polyx, Rockler hardware, Rockler woodworking, WoodworksbyJohn
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New Frames and Cataract Surgery in my Future!
Well, did that title inspire you to read the rest of this blog? Approaching my seventieth decade and noticed over the past couple of years that things are becoming more difficult to focus on and see. Thank God for muscle … Continue reading
Beaded Frame & Water Gilding Experiments
Definitely keeping busy, how in the world did I ever find time to work a “regular” job? Our house has a bigger yard which requires more maintenance than we’d planned on but having a separate studio for Diane and a … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, custom profile, custom profile, Gilding, Hand Planes, Picture Frames
Tagged burnisher/sealer, Charles Douglas, closed corner frame, desert landscape, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster painting, hand applied finish, Japan Black, Mixol tints, Peterman Lumber, splined joint, watergilding, WoodworksbyJohn
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I Love the Challenge!
In almost every aspect of my life, it’s all about the challenge and figuring out how to overcome it. Makes no difference, it can be a woodworking project, ultra-marathon mountain race, personal goal or whatever — rising to the challenge … Continue reading
Posted in custom furniture, Design Process, Finger Joint Box, Recycled Wood Furniture, SawStop Sliding Table
Tagged Chickering Piano, custom box, custom made wooden boxes, Design Process, ebony, Gorilla glue, Old Brown Glue, Osmo Polyx, panel clamps, piano hinge, recycled piano, SawStop sliding table, WoodworksbyJohn
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