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Danish Loveseat: Part 3

Posted on June 23, 2025 by woodworksbyjohn

Backrest and Seat In my last post the parts and pieces were completed for the seat frame and the backrest. Since that time the slats were finished (Osmo 3043 using Mirlon abrasive pads). The top and bottom rails were finished … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birch, customfurniture, Danish modern furniture, Lie-NielsenSpokeshave, loveseat, Old Brown Glue, Osmo 3043, Osmo Polyx, pegged mortise and tenon, seat webbing, spokeshave, Stanley#151 spokeshave, Through mortise and tenon joint, WoodworksbyJohn | 2 Comments

Danish Loveseat: Part 2

Posted on June 9, 2025 by woodworksbyjohn

Now that the knockdown fittings are in place I’ll turn my attention to the seat and back assemblies. The seat assembly is made of 1″ x 2 5/8″ pieces of Birch and joined with mortise and tenons. The seat is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birch, custom furniture builder, Danish modern furniture, handcrafted furniture, hollow chisel mortiser, mortise & tenon, Old Brown Glue, WoodworksbyJohn | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged angledmortisandtenon, baltic birch, customfurniture, Danish modern furniture, hybridwoodworker, knockdownfurniture, loveseat, Old Brown Glue, woodworking, WoodworksbyJohn | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Curly Spanish Cedar, French fit, Handcut Dovetails, hexagon box, Lie-Nielsen spokeshave, Poplar, Stanley#271, woodworking, woodworking challenge, WoodworksbyJohn | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 15° degree frame, Basswood, Carving, clavos, closed corner picture frame, custom picture frame, Diane Eugster art, Real Milk Paint, tutorial, Veritas small plow plane, woodworking, WoodworksbyJohn | Leave a comment

Something New — Frame #263

Posted on March 5, 2025 by woodworksbyjohn

At the recent West Coast Art & Framing expo here in Las Vegas I made it a point to visit AJoy Framing and after seeing her frames in person it inspired me to create one of my own! My artist … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Basswood, contemporary painting, contemporary picture frame, custom picture frame, custom picture framer, custom picture framing, Diane Eugster art, figurative painting, Osmo 3043, picture frame design, The Real Milk Paint Company, WoodworksbyJohn | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Basswood, custom picture frame, Custom picture frame design, Diane Eugster art, Eugster Collared Floater Frame, shellac, woodworking, WoodworksbyJohn | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 4 sided trophy, custom woodworker, Del Mar Horse racing, Ebiara Gabon, Old Brown Glue, Osmo 3043, Osmo Polyx, trophy base, woodworking, WoodworksbyJohn | 2 Comments

Japanese Tool Box in Ash

Posted on November 3, 2024 by woodworksbyjohn

I’ve been seeing these boxes on Pinterest, Instagram, and other places on the net so decided to make a pair of them for my grandsons Christmas present this year. They both are collectors of “things” so think they will like … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ash, Japanese Toolbox, Old Brown Glue, Osmo 3043, Through mortise and tenon joint, Woodworkers Source, WoodworksbyJohn | 1 Comment

Is Leather my new “Rabbit Hole”?

Posted on July 11, 2024 by woodworksbyjohn

About six weeks ago Diane and I went to a free weekend class at Tandy Leather in Henderson that dealt with how to engrave leather using a swivel knife. We’re both always interested in learning about new processes “just because”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged DonGonzales saddlery, field notes, leather notebook cover, leather work, saddle stitch, stitching pony, swivel knife, tandy leather, WoodworksbyJohn | 2 Comments

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