My first Intarsia - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Rolf · 10-26-2006, 09:46 PM

Been scrolling for a little over 2.5 years now and thought it was time to try some simple intarsia.
Most of our club members have never done it so we all decided to try this simple design. This is my interpretation. It is approx. 8 x 8 inches
Used Poplar, mahogany and Black walnut. Finished it with Bartleys gel varnish. The photo looks glossier than it really is.

bronco · 10-27-2006, 12:00 AM

Very nice job Rolf,how long did it take from start to finish?
Bill

Marcel in Longueuil · 10-27-2006, 01:44 AM

Sweet looking piece Rolf,

Nice work.

Regards,
Marcel

ChuckD · 10-27-2006, 02:05 AM

Very nice job. I have done the same flower about 5 or 6 times Folks don't realize how hard it is to cut two stright sides and have them fit together, so this one is good practice. Here is my verison. All Western red cedar.

Neal Moore · 10-27-2006, 03:10 AM

Real nice work Rolf and Chuck. This intarsia art has really got me interested also!!!!

Rolf · 10-27-2006, 12:29 PM

Chuck,
I have to get some of that Western Red Cedar the grain and warmth of the wood really enhance a project.

It was a great project to get me started.

Now I have to challenge myself with some of the great stuff that you all keep showing us.

workin for wood · 10-27-2006, 06:58 PM

Your flower looks great, especially for being your first intarsia. When I made my first intarsia, I knew nothing about it...hadn't really seen many pictures and didn't have any forums to guide me. Compared to yours, or what I do now, mine looks like crap. It's completely flat, no shaping, half inch thick, no round edges, and the pieces don't fit together as tight as I'd like. I haven't seen anyone with this pattern but it was from wildwood designs I think.
The cabinet I built that it is attached to is awesome though, so that sure helps the picture. This is my wife's cross-stitch cabinet that I made, very similar to a roll around tool chest. Complete with side handles, wheels, flip up lid, full extension drawers. The drawers are all slotted to hold the thread thingy's. This cabinet has to be the envy of all cross-stitch people.

pete00 · 10-27-2006, 07:07 PM

nice , i like it , great interpe, ah interrpetation, ah inter......heck great job!!

pete

Gill · 10-27-2006, 07:13 PM

Having seen how successful Neal, Chuck and Rolf's first forays in to intarsia have been, I'm feeling inspired to give it a bash too.

There's just a couple more of these darned compound cut Christmas decorations to knock out* first. Just joking - I love them really and they'll look good on the tree.

* Sandy - I do take notice of what you tell me

.

Gill

Rolf · 10-27-2006, 07:33 PM

Jeff,

Great cabinet is that your own design.? I like the way you have the spools organized. My mom does embroidery, she has a couple of digital machines.
(she is an 87 year young computer geek) She would love a cabinet like that for all of her threads.

10-27-2006, 12:00 AM	#2
bronco Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 299	Very nice job Rolf,how long did it take from start to finish? Bill __________________ Delta P-20

10-27-2006, 01:44 AM	#3
Marcel in Longueuil Gone to the Dark Side Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 1,122	Sweet looking piece Rolf, Nice work. Regards, Marcel __________________ http://marleb.com DW788. -Have fun in the shop or it isn't a hobby anymore. NOTE: No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

10-27-2006, 02:05 AM	#4
ChuckD Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Beautiful Southern Oregon Posts: 971	Very nice job. I have done the same flower about 5 or 6 times Folks don't realize how hard it is to cut two stright sides and have them fit together, so this one is good practice. Here is my verison. All Western red cedar. __________________ Chuck D Practice random acts of intelligence and senseless acts of self-control Hegner 18, Delta p-20, Griz 14 inch Band saw Last edited by ChuckD; 10-27-2006 at 02:08 AM.

10-27-2006, 03:10 AM	#5
Neal Moore Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cottageville, West Virginia Posts: 1,077	Real nice work Rolf and Chuck. This intarsia art has really got me interested also!!!! __________________ If it don't fit, don't force it....get a bigger hammer!!

10-27-2006, 12:29 PM	#6
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 3,093	Chuck, I have to get some of that Western Red Cedar the grain and warmth of the wood really enhance a project. It was a great project to get me started. Now I have to challenge myself with some of the great stuff that you all keep showing us. __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can" Proud Member of the Long Island Scrollsaw Association

10-27-2006, 07:07 PM	#8
pete00 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 258	nice , i like it , great interpe, ah interrpetation, ah inter......heck great job!! pete __________________ Pete Ripaldi --------------------------------- "Insert Clever Tag Line Here..."

10-27-2006, 07:13 PM	#9
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,605	Having seen how successful Neal, Chuck and Rolf's first forays in to intarsia have been, I'm feeling inspired to give it a bash too. There's just a couple more of these darned compound cut Christmas decorations to knock out* first. Just joking - I love them really and they'll look good on the tree. * Sandy - I do take notice of what you tell me . Gill __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

10-27-2006, 07:33 PM	#10
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 3,093	Jeff, Great cabinet is that your own design.? I like the way you have the spools organized. My mom does embroidery, she has a couple of digital machines. (she is an 87 year young computer geek) She would love a cabinet like that for all of her threads. __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can" Proud Member of the Long Island Scrollsaw Association

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