Indian Intarsia

Thanks for the post, Allison. This is going to be both an interesting and informative series. You have taken a lot of the mystery out of the intarsia process with this blog.

This is a nice looking project too, by the way.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Thanks Allison. The packing tape idea is great. It’ll save me a lot of frustration. Never thought of it.

-- Bruce from Central New York

thanks for the post. this is going to be a beautiful finished product and i can’t wait to see all the woods come alive when you put the finish on.

I am listening loud and clear, thanks for the advise, you have saved me a lot of time. I do want to try the intarsia process, anymore blogs would be appreciated.

Thanks Ron

-- Ron Central, CA

Wow, another good example of Patience makes projects! Well done, Thanks

-- Bob A in NJ

Genius, genius, simply genius. What a gal…......

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke". http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/ (my funny blog)

Good post Allison – the packing tape idea will be going in our next scroll saw workshop

-- Phil in British Columbia

Nice intarsia and THANKS for the tape tip!!!!

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Nice work, Allison!

And a well done blog too!

-- John, Chisel and Bit Custom Crafted Furniture, www.chiselandbit.com

Very nice. I’ll have to give that a try one of these days.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Thanks everybody, I appreciate it. A little funny now to read, I notice at the end the spelling is getting a little “miss-spelled” LOL! It was 4 a.m. after all.
And to RAH, I keep forgetting that when you use bold type it is suppose to mean yelling. I apologize, I don’t know however if I am ever really learn that! Ha! Ha! Sooo Odie Would you quit yelling?!!!!!
Happy June 1st
PEACE!!!

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!

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-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke". http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/ (my funny blog)

Allison—- I think it looks good. Your blogging is good for all of us. I did a couple of introductory to scroll saw classes and taught them the trick with the packing tape. Those who did was I told them to do ended up with a better project than those who rolled their eyes at me.

If I get in the spot of needing a bit of heat – I just grab my hair dryer and make that thing do double duty!

Looking forward to more blogs on this subject

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

this is excellent. Thank you!!!

I’ve been using painters’ tape to cover the wood and it works great but I like the heat gun trick.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Great job Allison! Just to add another angle on the pattern removal. I use spray adheasive all of the time. I apply the adheasive to the pattern, let it dry about 30 seconds then apply it to the wood. The delay in application is key to easy removal. When I want to remove it I saturate it with mineral spirits and it lifts right off with no resistance just as if it had never been glued on. The mineral spirits evaporate immediately and does not lift the grain.
Also, I have read in scrollsaw mags and blogs of using packing tape to avoid burning the wood as well as enhancing pattern removal. So, I guess both methods work well when performed properly and it just boils down to which you feel the most comfortable with.
Again ….GREAT WORK. Scrollsawing is a really fun way to express your artistic talent. Enjoy!

-- Jim T, Jefferson, Ohio, http://janddwoodcrafts.etsy.com

I’m always impressed by the detail of intarsia, but your description highlights even more how much attention is necessary and thus make the product even more impressive. Very well done and very well written.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

You know this is exactly why Lumberjock’s is such an awesome place, This is in response to jimt2099! I am aware to let the adhesive dry for 30 seconds or so, and I would like to thank you for stating so, as that is very important when using adhesive and I forgot to mention it so Thanks. The other thing is I have never tried your way and it sounds good to me. I always took the pattern off and then used the mineral spirits to do any left over removal. I was never told your way. And I hope I am reading this right but I believe you are saying to apply mineral spirits directly to the paper pattern that has been placed on the wood, and they both are to be removed together?(the pattern and the adhesive) That sounds great and I am going to try it! However I will stick to my story when it comes to the packing tape on the hard woods, only because I did my own little “experiment ,” with and without the tape to see if it really kept the wood from burning and it did. Don’t ya just love L.J.’s???
I have said it before and I will say it again, You really do learn something new everyday(at L.J.’s)

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!

Your patients,attention to detail and your talent are all gifts. I hope your interest is held and intensify s as time goes on. Your blog is interesting ,informative and refreshing. Keep up the good work. (and keep sharing with us)

-- Brad,--"The way to eat an eliphant is one bite at a time"

Pretty cool stuff…nice execution, and the finished piece is awesome! Great blog too…I wonder why Martin doesn’t have a spell check available? If anyone is interested, you can download Internet Explorer Spell Check It’s free and works on any text in IE.

Above message spell checked with “IE Spell Check” ;O)

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"