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INTARSIA (INLAY, MARQUETRY & PARQUETRY) sa GEMSTONE INTARSIA sa LEATHER INLAY sa METAL INLAY sa PICTURE -- WOODEN sa VENEER x INLAY x MARQUETRY x PARQUETRY xx MOSAIC xx PICTURE -- WOODEN xx SCROLL SAW OPERATION xx VENEER xx WOODWORKING Tip describes how to add strips of inlay veneer to a turned wood project. Router fixture design. A device for inlaying a Hepplewhite table leg. Locks the leg in position so the router can be manipulated to cut the rectangular grooves necessary for inlaying. Cutting inlays with a router. How to rout both the insert and the hole with just one template. String inlay. Using a router and template to cut a pattern of graceful vines and leaves. Using a router to cut a recess for an inlay panel is made easier with this technique and simple jig. Wire inlay. How to make delicate designs in wood using a plunge router, a template and a tiny router bit. Chevalet. A special tool for marquetry work. This jig features a foot-activated clamp and a special saw frame that keeps the fine jeweler's blade taut and perpendicular to the work. Inlaying banding. Advice on design planning, cutting the grooves, fitting and leveling the banding and finishing. Details how to make a guillotine-type banding trimmer and the technique for making simple banding from contrasting woods. Beautiful Boulle work. A masterpiece of inlaid intricacy begins with a sandwich of brass sheet, wood veneer and waxed paper. Wood graphic. Quarter of a bull's eye with lines radiating to the edges of this 30"x39" graphic. Cut from 3/4" lumber with adjacent pieces stained to contrast. Est. cost: $26. How to refinish old or unfinished furniture using special wood-grain papers in marquetry designs. Marquetry. Part 1. Tools and supplies, sources of supply, terminology, and the basic nature of veneers. Marquetry. Part 2. Creating a picture using the pad method (fretsaw) and the window method (knife). Using a router to do inlay work, either for surface decoration or for patch repairs. How to make the template and router bushing necessary for routing the "bed" to receive the inlay. Inlaid turning. Inlay materials (wood, silver, ivory, etc.) into a turning blank to add an interesting decorative touch. Diamond stock. An introduction to diamond marquetry from flitches of veneer of various woods. Inlaying a strip of constrasting wood around the curved rim of a chair seat. How to use either a laminate trimmer or scratch stock to cut the groove. The art of intarsia. The fundamentals of wood selection. The art of intarsia. How to get started and work with patterns. The art of intarsia. Cutting order and techniques to produce a good fit. The art of intarsia. A description of the template method, a system for pattern preparation and cutting for three-dimensional works, and a system for stack-cutting sections of a design. The art of intarsia. Making adjustments in cut lines. The art of intarsia. Emphasis is on the selection and use of sanding abrasives and tools to shape the intarsia elements. Includes pattern and tips on making an intarsia of a leaping dolphin. The art of intarsia. Wood selection tips. Technique described for inlaying metal into wood to form pictures, add decoration, etc. Mother of Pearl inlay techniques for miniature work. How to make marquetry pictures. Patterns and instructions included for three pictures: roses, an owl in a tree, and a windmill set against a hill country landscape. How to make a table top for a small coffee table using jigsaw marquetry. Pattern for a landscape with a deer included. Use stencils to simulate marquetry or wood inlay. How to do inlay work with a router. Guide to decorative finishes. A brief look at decoupage, color staining wood, mosaics, marquetry and stenciling. Decorative floor inlays of contrasting wood or metal. A simple technique with elegant results. Marquetry cutting. A look at the tools and techniques for cutting veneers for marquetry. Optional V-belt arrangement on jigsaw gives better control for marquetry work. Marquetry today. Some thoughts on the state of the art. How to make decorative mosaic rosettes, the design which surrounds the sound hole of many fine guitars. Patch-pad cutting. A basic method for cutting marquetry. The process consists of stacking the good wood veneer into a pad with waste wood or cardboard, then cutting several layers on the jigsaw. Tips on adhesives to use when inlaying brass strips into walnut. Cutting corners. How to mount marquetry so that the mitered border veneer precisely meets the corner of the mounting board. Tip: How to trace and remove a piece in an assembled marquetry picture and replace it with another piece. Jointing decorative strips. Simple jig is used to sand accurate 90 or 45-degree miters on the ends of decorative wood strips which are going to be inlaid or used as decorative binding. How to inlay a narrow strip of wood into a groove around a turned object. This technique is known as Bolection turning. Tips on using a drawplate to form wire inlay from copper or brass. Tip: How to make thick line inlays (such as white-black-white) by cutting strips on a table saw and laminating. Use a router and templates to inlay a border of contrasting wood on furniture, jewelry boxes, serving trays, etc. Marquetry with flexible veneers. Paper-backed veneer can be cut with a sharp knife. How to make composite "logs" which will be cut into individual wooden "tiles" and laminated to a backing core to form the desired pattern. The result is similar to the herrinbone technique, but involves two or more woods. Tip on staining or dyeing an individual piece of wood within a completed inlay work without affecting adjacent pieces. Finishing marquetry. How to scrape, seal, sand, and apply the finish coats of polyurethane to a marquetry picture. How to cut a "Dutchman", an irregularly shaped inlay that's used to repair a blemish in woodwork. How inlay is made. A look at commercial techniques for marquetry inserts and banding. Inlaying mother-of-pearl. Banjo maker demonstrates how to cut and fit a delicate design. Includes list of suppliers. Guitar binding and purfling. Decorating edges with thin wood. How to cut the rabbet and attach the binding and purfling. Inlaid turnings. How to decorate wood turnings with plugs of other colored woods. Tips and jigs for making inlays consisting of mother-of-pearl set into ebony frames. Shading marquetry veneer using a direct-scorching technique and sand (to mask the areas to be scorched). Marquetry on furniture. How to design a picture, select veneer, do double-bevel sawing, and mounting. Homemade shop press illustrated. How to do sulfur inlay ("white wax" inlay). How to inlay silver into wood using the silver amalgam that dentists use to fill teeth. Patchwork marquetry. Includes jigs to speed veneer cutting. How to prepare bone for use as inlay. Tips on inlaying wood with metal. Sculptural inlay. Three-dimensional images in wood. Combine shaped pieces of wood up to 1" thick into sculptured pictures. Tips on repairing the brass inlay "boulle work" found on old piano fall boards. Perspective in marquetry. Renaissance work inspires contemporary maker. How to create three-dimensional images in two-dimensional marquetry pictures. Inlaid tambours. Decorative veneer floral patterns are inlaid into a tambour door on this Federal-style desk. Guitar maker's inlay. How one craftsman incorporates decorative inlay pictures on the peghead of his guitars and mandolins. Shop-made inlay. How to fabricate striping, crossbanding, diamond banding, and other inlays. How to cut inlay slots using a rotary grinder. How to fit and finish the inlay. Tips on making hardwood tiles and attaching them to a plywood substrate to form a tabletop. Marquetry mural. Patch-pad flowers bloom on a grand scale. Design and fabrication of a 9x25-ft. mural is described. Advice on use of thin inlays (banding) in solid-wood table tops. String inlay. Using dental burrs in a Dremel tool (with router base attachment) for cutting the grooves (pattern) to accept the inlay material. Quilt patterns in parquetry. How to scroll-saw interchangeable wooden pieces and then assemble them into attractive quilt patterns. A sliding vacuum fence for quickly and safely slicing 0.128" thick pieces of inlay from small blocks of wood using a table saw. Repetitive-motif marquetry. Description of a French technique which permits multiple identical images. Inlay bandings dress up your work. How to select a solid wood board or fabricate the laminated board from which thin banding material will be sliced using a band saw. How to finish the preparation, cutting and inlaying of the bandings. Marquetry step-by-step. Double-bevel cutting makes the process easy and accurate. Includes tips on making your own veneer. Shows both hand and power scroll-sawing techniques. Low-tech method for thickness planing strips of wood inlay using a hand plane. String inlay. Fine lines of contrasting wood add an elegant touch to furniture. Epoxy inlay. Tough, fast-drying resins can replace traditional wood accents. Cutting and preparing grooves. Filling and sanding the epoxy. Tip on removing cross-grain inlay strips that are buckling and replacing them with parallel-grain strips. Tip on inlaying strips in pre-finished wood without harming the finish. Tip on regluing loose brass inlay. Veneering an ellipse. Making a Sheraton-style inlay with borders. Tip on tracing the outline of solid-wood inlays onto the background wood. Tip on converting tree bark into burl inlay strips. Tips on dealing with seasonal wood movement when installing decorative banding or inlay. Federal-style oval inlays. How to take advantage of two marquetry methods (stack cutting and bevel cutting) for efficiency and accuracy. Step-by-step instructions for making a Baltimore Oval leaf-and-thistle design. An elegant use for silver scraps. How to inlay silver scraps in wooden objects. Procedure for the inlay is shown. Tips on shaping a ruffled (compound curve) skirt for a hall chest of drawers and then inlaying a bead of ebony veneer into the skirt. Using the technique of pouncing to make copies of a marquetry motif. Pouncing involves punching small holes along the outline of the pattern and then transfering the pattern using a bituminous powder. Simplified method of making inlay pictures on your jigsaw. Making the pattern, making the "pad" of veneer and doing the cutting of the pieces. Tip: When tracing a pattern, make both a reversed master drawing and the pattern for jigsawing the veneer, with just one tracing, using carbon paper. How to cut veneer for use in Parquetry, a form of geometric marquetry. Photos illustrate 28 steps to good inlay pictures. How to make inlay pictures in wood veneers. Marquetry, a difficult art made easier. Get started in this woodcraft by beginning with a kit. Photos show step-by-step assembly of the picture. Simulate expensive enameled inlay work by cementing patterned fabric tape in shallow channels and coating with a clear finish. Marquetry. Paint a picture with wood. Step-by-step instructions for crafting a simple floral motif for a mahogany serving tray using the window method. Wood inlay techniques. How to create (1) diamond mosaic banding, (2) triple-stripe inlay, and (3) inlaid marquetry patterns. Scroll sawn intarsia. Advice from a professional demonstrator of scroll saws. Small wooden parquet tiles are made by slicing a sandwich of scrap plywood and hard or soft wood. Beginning marquetry. Introduction to the art of making pictures by the use of grain, figure, and natural color of thin veneer. Late Gathering, an African landscape worked in intarsia. Grazing zebras, shaped with a rotary carver, are applied to the surface. Woodburning is used to create textural interest. Parquetry. How to make fancy patterns with veneer. Techniques for cutting veneer, jointing an edge, sanding to fit and applying the pattern pieces to the base. Inlay cutter for thin wood veneer is made by attaching two single-edged razor blades to a tongue depressor. Making his mark in marquetry. Contemporary designs and techniques of John Wilson are viewed. Try your hand at onlay. Use this wood-stingy technique to create original designs for tabletops, cabinet doors, cutting boards, wall hangings, etc. Small pieces of wood are glued to a substrate to form decorative patterns. She paints with wood. Judy Gale Roberts shows how she creates spectacular wood mosaics. Includes a pattern for a hoot owl in a hollow tree. Inlay, a time-honored woodworking technique. A look at the basic process and patterns for flying geese and balloon inlays. Stain-resist finishing. How to produce designs on wood that look like finely-placed inlay, but are created using spray stains, clear lacquer, and self-adhesive patterns. Masking tip to prevent wood stain from soaking into adjacent wood inlay. Decorate turned wooden bowls by inlaying sterling silver wire or chain. Scroll saw applique technique lets you add a three-dimensional detail that looks like hand carving to your projects. Veneers and inlays. Introduction to selecting the woods and inlays for a decorative project. Design and make decorative wood banding (inlay) by laminating various geometric shapes into a "log" and then ripping the log into thin strips. Scrollsawn marquetry. Pattern and instructions for inlaying a colorful rose into an oval background. Tip on using clear acrylic patterns to get the best grain patterns for intarsia. Tip: How to cut a recess to accept a circular inlay. Marquetry. How to work with inlays. How to trim the inlay, route the recess, glue, and remove the paper backing. Procedure for cutting thin (1/32" thick x 1/8" wide) inlay strips on a table saw. Tip on using see-through clamping blocks when installing inlay, doing marquetry, patching veneer, etc. to make sure there is no slippage. Jig for routing a slight bevel on the edges of small inlay strips in order to get a tight fit in the groove. Tip on attaching narrow gauge banding around the circumference of objects using contact glue. Technique for flattening a cupped panel. Included in an article on restoring valuable antique furniture, especially involving veneer or marquetry. Brass inlay and brass-covered molding. Add a touch of elegance to furniture through the use of brass decoration. Decorating your woodwork with stringing and banding. A visit to a French factory to investigate design, manufacture and uses. Includes basic techniques for making four styles of bandings (cross-grain, checkerboard, diagonal, and diamond). Inlay patterns made simple. Making simple inlay patterns from scratch using veneer. The technique described here avoids having to cut all pieces to size and shape before starting assembly. Making and installing stringing inlay. Mating templates. A description of the three-step system to inlet a round, veneered panel into a border of solid wood. Basic marquetry. Part 1. Essential tools and materials. Basic marquetry. Part 2. Preparation and cutting of a picture. Basic marquetry. Part 3. Borders, back and edges. Includes plans for border cutting jig and toothing tool. Basic marquetry. Part 4. Cleaning-up, sealing, finishing and polishing the finished picture. Marquetry. Cutting from the face side technique is described. Tips on removing and relaying brass inlay. Fretsaw marquetry. Part 1. A look at the tools and techniques. Fretsaw marquetry. Part 2. The silhouette technique. Making an inlay cutter for stringings and bandings. An introduction to parquetry (the art of designing and constructing geometric patterns in wood veneer). An introduction to the mirror-image mystique of Boulle marquetry. Boulle, boule or buhl is a type of repeated and reversed marquetry popular in 17th and 18th century France. Techniques are demonstrated in a step-by-step project. Tips on cutting (slicing) and finishing burr elm for use as an inlay. Patterns of tradition. Secrets of mosaic marquetry. How to decorate a box with your own designs. Furniture restoration. Restoring decorative veneers (marquetry, parquetry, lines, inlays, and stringing). Making your marquetry. Full-size pattern for a heron standing among the reeds is a good project for someone new to veneers and marquetry. When small is beautiful. An introduction to the delightful world of miniature marquetry where each finished piece is no more than 40mm (1.5") high. Mosaic magic. An introduction to "stickware" which is made by gluing different colored woods together in lengths, or sticks, to form intricate geometric patterns. Projects include (1) tumbling block box, (2) pinwheel (pincushion), and (3) an egg-shaped thimble holder. Mosaic magic. Part 2. Stickware technique is extended to produce a "lone star" and basket-weave effect. Seminole patchwork techniques for use with veneer. In the picture. An introduction to marquetry. How to create a woodworking scene measuring 4"x5" from a small sample pack of veneers. Fundamental techniques of marquetry. How to make some simple designs that can be used as pictures or as decoration for other work. The many faces of Tunbridge ware. Techniques used to create the laminated blocks from which Tunbridge ware mosaic patterns are sliced. Mastering grain. Advice on translating a photograph into a marquetry portrait. Marquetry methods. The use of line to create wooden decoration. Advice on the choice of veneers, composition, the use of line and grain, and mirror images. Marquetry is fun. A quick-start method for beginners and children. Inlay stringing. Part 1. How to produce your own stringing. Includes details on tools you can make or use to do so. Inlay stringing. Part 2. Mitering the corners, jointing, leveling and shaping. Tip: Achieve a realistic inlay effect by cementing a strip of contrasting veneer tape to the surface and then outlining with a soft lead pencil. The beginning woodworker. How to do simple inlaying of one wooden shape into another piece of wood so that there is a reasonably accurate joint between the two pieces and the surfaces are level. Some tips. How to cut and install the butterfly inlay (double dovetail or bowtie). It can be used to control checking and splitting, as a joining device, or as a decorative detail. How to apply inlaid edging to small boxes covered with veneer. Inlays and inserts. Using both the router and hand techniques to install inlays. Marquetry using the pad method. Includes instructions for making a set of wooden coasters. Marquetry using the empty window method. Includes instructions for making a sunburst design. Marquetry using the direct method. Includes instructions for cutting a flower to decorate a tissue box cover. Inlaying mother-of-pearl into wood. Requires the use of a Dremel Moto-Tool equipped with the router base attachment. Two traditional inlay methods. (1) Line-and-berry inlays. (2) Banding. How to make a butterfly inlay or key. Simulates the double dovetails or bowties previously used to edge-join stock, repair a split, etc. Techniques for making decorative plugs and inlays for Arts and Crafts style furniture. Decorative turned inlays. How to turn a project that features an inlaid wooden ring surrounding an inset disk of unique wood. A scarf pin project is shown. Getting started with intarsia. A basic primer. Shell plate intarsia. Pictorial marquetry using veneers. Making inlay strips. Instructions on gluing up blocks of light and dark wood and cutting off thin strips for use as veneer inlay. Inlaying mother-of-pearl. | |||||||||
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