woodworking books and furniture plans for woodworkers
home store f.a.q. letters contact links

Marquetry Inlay Veneer

Marquetry Course by Jack Metcalfe,John Apps click to enlarge

Marquetry Course

Jack Metcalfe,John Apps
Detailed step-by step instructions and color photographs introduce you to the fine art of marquetry. Find the appropriate tools, equipment, and materials, and then see how to cut logs into veneer. Necessary techniques are fully explained.

Practice your skills on a number of designs, then learn how to finish your pieces, and finally make one of the 4 projects-- oval gallery tray, pier table, jewelry box and fire screen. An excellent book for woodworkers who want to get their feet wet in this lovely craft.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter One: AN INTRODUCTION TO MARQUETRY
How to use this book

1. TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
For Marquetry
For Parquetry
Fretsawing
Marquetry Cutting Board
Sandshaping Kit
Veneer Presses

2. MATERIALS
Tapes
Adhesives
Abrasives
Polishes
Veneers

3. FROM TREE TO LOG
From Tree to Veneer
Slicing Logs into Veneer
Curl, Crotch or Flame Veneer
Crown Cut
Identifying the 'Face' Side
Matching Leaves
Veneer Samples
Burrs/Burls

Chapter Two: TUTORIALS
Historical Background

1. ASSEMBING FANS BY THE TEMPLATE METHOD
Tutorial No. 1: Convex Corner Fan
Tutorial No. 2: Five-Flute Concave Corner Fan
Tutorial No. 3: 28-Flute Oval Fan

2. THE WINDOW METHOD
Tutorial No. 4: Compass Rose
Tutorial No. 5: A Single Rose

3. THE FRETSAW METHOD
Tutorial No. 6: Shell
Tutorial No. 7: Patera

4. PARQUETRY
Tutorial No. 8: Chess Board
Tutorial No. 9: Louis Cube
Tutorial No. 10: Basket Weave - Rustic
Tutorial No. 11: Basket Weave - Panelling
Tutorial No. 12: Chevron

Chapter Three: MOUNTING, PRESSING & BORDERING

1. MOUNTING
Counterbalancing Veneer
Stringing, Banding and Bordering
Stringing
Banding
Bordering Arrangements

2. TWO-STAGE PRESSING

3. BORDERING STYLES
Traditional 'In-Line' Border
Book-Matched Crossbanding
Quartered Corners and Crossbanding
Radius Crossbanding

Chapter Four: SANDING & FINISHING

1. CLEANING
Removal of Veneer Tape
Cellulose Sanding
Sealer

2. SANDING
Method 1: Random Orbital Sanding
Method 2: Hand Sanding

3. FINISHING
Lacquers
Notes on Sanding & Finishing the Projects

Chapter Five: PROJECTS

1. Oval Gallery Table
Centrepiece

2. Pier Table
Veneering & Marquetry

3. Jewellery Box
Constructing the Box
Box Lid
Hinges
InternalConstruction

4. The Tray
Making the Eight Divisions
Veneering & Decorating the Box

5. Fire Screen
Construction Dimensions
The Marquetry Designs

Chapter Six: FURNITURE-MAKER'S GALLERY

APPENDIX:
Templates for Designs in Chapter 2
Drawings for Projects in Chapter 5

Glossary
Suppliers and References
Index

176 pgs, 7x10, color photos, softcover
Usually ships in 24 hours

$19.95
Sale! $13.57

On sale marquetry inlay veneer books

book cover unavailable Shop Drawings for Craftsman Inlays & Hardware: Original Designs by Gustav Stickley and Harvey Ellis (Shop Drawings series)  NEW!

Robert W. Lang  
Usually ships in 24 hours From Robert Lang, author of the popular Shop Drawings Series, comes this guide to adding elegant inlays and sturdy, functional hinges to... [read more]

$19.95
Sale! $13.57
book cover unavailable Easy to Make Inlay Wood Products: Intarsia : Complete Patterns and Techniques

Judy Gale Roberts,Jerry Booher  
Usually ships in 24 hours This book covers everything from woods, layout, and cutting to the final finishing and includes 13 patterns for all skill levels. In... [read more]

$19.95
Sale! $13.57
book cover unavailable Marquetry (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum)

Pierre Ramond,Jacqueline Derenne,Claire Emili,Brian Considine  
In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. Here is the English-language edition of La Marquetrie with history, materials, tools, designing, and techniques used in this centuries old craft. Includes... [read more]

$75.00
Sale! $74.02
book cover unavailable Masterpieces of Marquetry: Volume I: From the Beginnings to Louis XIV, Volume II: From the Regence to the Present Day, Volume III: Outstanding Marqueters

Pierre Ramond,Brian Considine  
Usually ships in 24 hours The long-awaited English translation of Pierre Ramond's 3-volume Masterpieces of Marquetry is now available. Vol 1, From the Beginnings to Louis XIV.... [read more]

$295.00
Sale! $240.00

More marquetry inlay veneer books

book cover unavailable Small Intarsia Projects You Can Make  NEW!

Judy Gale Roberts,Jerry Booher  
Usually ships in 24 hours This book of small items for yourself or gifts includes 13 ready-to-use patterns with step-by-step instructions and over 150 color photos. Using... [read more]

$14.95
book cover unavailable A Manual of Veneering

Paul Villiard  
Usually ships in 24 hours Here are the techniques of veneering: how to match, glue, clamp, tape, and edge; how to inlay, finish, and repair veneers. Excellent... [read more]

$8.95
book cover unavailable American Folk Marquetry: Masterpieces in Wood

Richard Muhlberger   You often find marquetry panels on folk furniture and at flea markets. Here's an exhibition catalog that selects excellent examples, explains where... [read more]

$65.00
book cover unavailable Beginning Picture Marquetry

Lawrence Threadgold   Threadfold explains how veneers are made and how their varied grain patterns can be exploited. He describes and illustrates tools and accessories... [read more]

$17.95
book cover unavailable Creative Intarsia Projects

Garnet Hall   Select a design and veneer or thin pieces of wood, and inlay a design following the instructions in this book. But then... [read more]

$17.95
book cover unavailable Creative Scroll Saw Segmentation

Patrick Spielman,Frank Droege   Beginning woodworkers can learn scroll saw segmentation by making this gold mine of patterns, from a Northern Indian Mask plaque to a... [read more]

$17.95
book cover unavailable Intarsia, Artistry in Wood: Artistry & Wood

Judy Gale Roberts,Jerry Booher  
Usually ships in 1 to 3 weeks Instructions, patterns & color photos for 12 projects will inspire you to try your hand at intarsia. You'll use just the natural... [read more]

$14.95
book cover unavailable Marquetry & Inlay Handbook

Zachary Taylor   Using modern equipment or traditional hand tools, this book shows various ways of achieving professional results from simple methods. Each technique is... [read more]

$19.95
book cover unavailable Marquetry and Veneer (Fine Woodworking On)

Fine Woodworking Magazine  
Usually ships in 24 hours Fine Woodworking's "on" series reprints technical articles from the magazine's golden black-and-white years, 1975 through 1984, in their original format.38 articles that... [read more]

$9.95
book cover unavailable Paintings in Wood - French Marquetry Furniture: French Marquetry Furniture

Yannick Chastang   Here is the first general book on 18th Century French marquetry ever to be published in English. The fabulous work of the... [read more]

$24.95
book cover unavailable Scroll Saw Art: Realistic Pictures in Wood

Kerry Shirts,Pat Spielman   Scroll-saw segmentation portraiture involves a combination of basic scroll sawing, wood staining, and assembling sawn pieces in relief to create realistic, three-dimensional... [read more]

$17.95
book cover unavailable Simple Marquetry: Techniques, Projects, Inspirations

Mike Burton   Here's a basic introduction to marquetry techniques and projects, from the prolific Mike Burton. Includes a helpful how-to section featuring tools you... [read more]

$17.95
book cover unavailable The Art of Marquetry (Schiffer Book for Woodworkers)

Craig Vandall Stevens,Joy Shih Ng,Craig Vandall Stevens  
Usually ships in 24 hours Here is a step-by-step account of making marquetry pictures using the double-bevel method. Four demonstration projects, illustrated by several hundred color photos,... [read more]

$16.95
book cover unavailable Veneering, Marquetry and Inlay (Best of Fine Woodworking)

Fine Woodworking   The Best of Fine Woodworking series reprints 23 technical articles from 1984 through 1996, in their original format. Information ranges from cutting... [read more]

$15.95
 

New items!  see all new...

book cover unavailable Frank Lloyd Wright Masterworks 2005 Calendar
$13.99

Wright's skill with pencils and inks was legendary, and his drawings always recognizable as his.... [read more]

book cover unavailable Charles Rennie Mackintosh 2005 Calendar
$13.99

Scottish architect and designer, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, is less well known as a fine watercolorist.... [read more]

book cover unavailable Trees 2005 Calendar
$11.99
Sale! $10.19

From the tallest Pacific Coast Redwood to the mighty oak, this calendar celebrates the glory... [read more]

book cover unavailable William Morris 2005 Calendar: Designs for Wallpaper and Textiles
$8.99

William Morris's intricate print and textile designs were the height of Victorian fashion-- and they... [read more]


 
choose category American Furniture Architecture Art Nouveau & Art Deco Arts & Crafts Birdhouses Boat Building Boxes & Chests Business Calendars & Cards Canoes & Kayaks Carving Chair Making Chinese Furniture Clock Cases Coachbuilding Country Furniture Design Doors, Gates & Fences English Furniture Finish Carpentry-Joinery Finishing French Furniture Furniture History Furniture Projects Gizmos Hand Tools Hand Tools-Collecting House Building House Building-Alternative` Interiors Japanese Furniture Joints Kitchen Cabinets Lost Arts Marquetry Inlay Veneer Memoirs Metalworking Modern Furniture Musical Instruments Outdoor Furniture Routing & Shaping Rustic Furniture Scrollsaw Sculpture Shaker Furniture Sporting Goods Stairbuilding Studio Furniture Tool Belts and Accessories Toys & Games Turning Upholstery Veneering Video & DVD Wood Woodwork Techniques Woodworking Machines Workshop
home store f.a.q. letters contact links