Types of scroll sawing??? - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

cseymour · 01-31-2008, 02:01 PM

Hi All,
I am just starting out and I have a simple question I can't seem to figure out. I have been reading the forums and I have figured out what fretwork and Intarsia are but I can't seem to grasp what segmentation is.

Can anyone enlighten me?

Thanks.

Chris

Janette · 01-31-2008, 02:50 PM

similar to intarsia - but you take a pattern, put it on the wood and cut out all the pieces from that one board. Then you shape, stain, paint or whatever your plans are....vs intarsia where you cut out each piece separately on different woods going in different directions.

GrayBeard Phil · 01-31-2008, 02:56 PM

Technically, Intarsia is the Italian word for Marquetry.

In a practical sense, however, we use the word segmentation to describe stack cutting several types of hardwood of equal thickness, of a pattern. Then selecting different layers of the cut to assemble the finished project. Example, a lady walking a dog. The dress can be white, her top a dark color, her face and hands another type of wood, and the dog, a real dark color. The finished product is all one flat piece of assembled wood segments.

Also, four or five puppies playing together, each puppy a different type of wood and tint.

In use with scroll sawing, again in a practical sense, the term Intarsia is used to describe the cutting of separate pieces, not of equal thickness, and sanding for a tighter fit, and depth, to form a semi-three D picture. Intarsia generally has smooth transitions between the pieces.

Note: Segmentation is almost solely a scroll saw project. Intarsia on the other hand, one could, if one was a masochistic hair-shirt wearing type of person, use wood carving gouges and spend weeks doing the fitting together thing.

Opinion:
Segmentation-any error in cutting is duplicated in all layers of the stack of wood. The end result is very little clean up to get the multiple segments to fit together. Due to Kerf width, a loose fit is expected.
Intarsia- it seems to me, demands a greater "follow the line" cutting skills, otherwise many hours with the drum sander is needed to get the pieces to fit together. Generally, a very tight fit since each joint is hand fitted.

Phil

01-31-2008, 02:01 PM	#1
cseymour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Newburgh NY Posts: 191	Types of scroll sawing??? Hi All, I am just starting out and I have a simple question I can't seem to figure out. I have been reading the forums and I have figured out what fretwork and Intarsia are but I can't seem to grasp what segmentation is. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks. Chris __________________ loving my DW788

01-31-2008, 02:50 PM	#2
Janette Intarsia Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 2,326 Blog Entries: 4	similar to intarsia - but you take a pattern, put it on the wood and cut out all the pieces from that one board. Then you shape, stain, paint or whatever your plans are....vs intarsia where you cut out each piece separately on different woods going in different directions. __________________ Janette www.square-designs.com

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01-31-2008, 02:56 PM	#3
GrayBeard Phil Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Near Detroit, Michigan Posts: 1,143	Technically, Intarsia is the Italian word for Marquetry. In a practical sense, however, we use the word segmentation to describe stack cutting several types of hardwood of equal thickness, of a pattern. Then selecting different layers of the cut to assemble the finished project. Example, a lady walking a dog. The dress can be white, her top a dark color, her face and hands another type of wood, and the dog, a real dark color. The finished product is all one flat piece of assembled wood segments. Also, four or five puppies playing together, each puppy a different type of wood and tint. In use with scroll sawing, again in a practical sense, the term Intarsia is used to describe the cutting of separate pieces, not of equal thickness, and sanding for a tighter fit, and depth, to form a semi-three D picture. Intarsia generally has smooth transitions between the pieces. Note: Segmentation is almost solely a scroll saw project. Intarsia on the other hand, one could, if one was a masochistic hair-shirt wearing type of person, use wood carving gouges and spend weeks doing the fitting together thing. Opinion: Segmentation-any error in cutting is duplicated in all layers of the stack of wood. The end result is very little clean up to get the multiple segments to fit together. Due to Kerf width, a loose fit is expected. Intarsia- it seems to me, demands a greater "follow the line" cutting skills, otherwise many hours with the drum sander is needed to get the pieces to fit together. Generally, a very tight fit since each joint is hand fitted. Phil