Marquetry veneer - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Magpie · 08-16-2009, 10:35 AM

I'm thinking of dabbling in marquetry and wondered if someone could recommend a good veneer vendor. It looks pretty fun and I'm banned from sanding in the house for a while ;p I gotta have some wood to work with! /starts jonesing

Wood Dog · 08-16-2009, 03:18 PM

Check out this Magpie Marquetry Veneers | Wood Deals Online

Gill · 08-16-2009, 03:50 PM

Will you be cutting with a knife or with a saw? I know of one or two online resources which might be useful if you intend to start knife cutting.

Magpie · 08-16-2009, 03:59 PM

I think I'd like a knife. The window method looks like something I would really enjoy; in fact, I've been doing intarsia in that sort of fashion. The double-bevel method with a scrollsaw is awesome and I'm sure it's way faster but I love working by hand. Thanks for your replies!

Gill · 08-16-2009, 04:10 PM

Here's a few links for you from my side of the Pond, where knife cutting is the preferred technique

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The Marquetry Society
Marquetry Society - the on line journal
Leeds Marquetry Group
Staffordshire Marquetry Group
Your on line manual of Marquetry Art

Magpie · 08-17-2009, 07:42 PM

I actually had those links on my to-read list but, alas for my boss, you forced me to go through all the galleries at work last night! There's some pretty amazing stuff in there.

Gill · 08-17-2009, 08:07 PM

Yes, much of it is of a very high standard; you can only achieve some of the fine detail using a knife. However, I like my marquetry big and bold, which is where a saw comes into its own. My sister recently went to Sorrento in Italy, where there is a tradition of saw cutting, and she viewed some wonderful work. I am a fan of Silas Kopf's sawn marquetry too, and I am astonished SSW&C has never run a feature on him.

texaswoodworker · 08-17-2009, 08:09 PM

grizzly sells some stuff for marquetry.

08-16-2009, 10:35 AM	#1
Magpie Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 353	Marquetry veneer I'm thinking of dabbling in marquetry and wondered if someone could recommend a good veneer vendor. It looks pretty fun and I'm banned from sanding in the house for a while ;p I gotta have some wood to work with! /starts jonesing

08-16-2009, 03:18 PM	#2
Wood Dog Senior member--Absolutely Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 3,448	Check out this Magpie Marquetry Veneers \| Wood Deals Online __________________ WD

08-16-2009, 03:50 PM	#3
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,625	Will you be cutting with a knife or with a saw? I know of one or two online resources which might be useful if you intend to start knife cutting. __________________ 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)

08-16-2009, 04:10 PM	#5
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,625	Here's a few links for you from my side of the Pond, where knife cutting is the preferred technique : The Marquetry Society Marquetry Society - the on line journal Leeds Marquetry Group Staffordshire Marquetry Group Your on line manual of Marquetry Art __________________ 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)

08-17-2009, 08:07 PM	#7
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,625	Yes, much of it is of a very high standard; you can only achieve some of the fine detail using a knife. However, I like my marquetry big and bold, which is where a saw comes into its own. My sister recently went to Sorrento in Italy, where there is a tradition of saw cutting, and she viewed some wonderful work. I am a fan of Silas Kopf's sawn marquetry too, and I am astonished SSW&C has never run a feature on him. __________________ 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)

08-16-2009, 03:59 PM	#4
Magpie Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 353	I think I'd like a knife. The window method looks like something I would really enjoy; in fact, I've been doing intarsia in that sort of fashion. The double-bevel method with a scrollsaw is awesome and I'm sure it's way faster but I love working by hand. Thanks for your replies!

08-17-2009, 07:42 PM	#6
Magpie Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 353	I actually had those links on my to-read list but, alas for my boss, you forced me to go through all the galleries at work last night! There's some pretty amazing stuff in there.

08-17-2009, 08:09 PM	#8
texaswoodworker Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Reno Texas Posts: 254	grizzly sells some stuff for marquetry. __________________ Aaron

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