This is a bit of an experiment. I usually use Ebony and Sycamore for my geometric wood pattern. I’ve decided to substitue Pau Amarello (yellow) for the Sycamore to see what this would do to the contrast. This is what I’ve got so far.
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The Amarello appears to be more open grained than Sycamore and I’ve had problems with it holding on to the Ebony dust during the sanding process. I’ve vacuumed the panel off extensively, between grits and after the final 280 grit sand but its still not fully out. Any suggestions guys?
Oh and if this pattern is viewed small enough or at a distance it will mess with your eyesight. That, at least. is intentional.
Here is the original veneer pattern I did back in ‘01
The new pattern is another cut and stick so I’ll let the pictures tell the story
Slice perpendicular to the pattern
Slice both patterns through the thickness and stick to a base board
Simples!
Martyn
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Dennisgrosen
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#1 posted 04-05-2010 09:13 PM
a newbees totely weird qeistion
cuoldn´t you have used a lack/grainfiller
on the Amarello before you made the first
cut and glue up
just thinking laud :—)) have no idea ells
Dennis
edit: yes they mess with my eyes
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#2 posted 04-05-2010 09:47 PM
Martyn, You’ve done it again! Brilliant!...and yes it does mess with these ol’ eyes!
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#3 posted 04-06-2010 03:01 AM
AAAAiiiiy, my eyes, my eyes! That is cool, thanks for the quick lesson.
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#4 posted 04-06-2010 03:19 AM
i had this problem with maple and rosewood ,
i cleaned it off with lacquer thinner and a clean rag ,
rotating the rag after every swipe .
nice illusion ,
well done !
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#5 posted 04-06-2010 03:53 AM
Amazing Martyn, It does mess with the optical units.
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#6 posted 04-06-2010 06:44 PM
Oh my!
I would get asked, Why build something that you can’t look at?
It’s very busy.
Thanks for posting
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rkoorman
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#7 posted 09-26-2010 08:04 AM
i’ll be trying this one next week. can you send me the dimensions / thickness of the pieces? or can i just make each cut a little smaller/bigger?
rick
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#8 posted 09-26-2010 11:59 AM
Rick – The thicknesses are from 3mm to 9mm going up in 1mm steps ie 3,4,5,6,7,8,9mm.
1mm is approx. 1/25” so if you’re working in Imperial I suggest 1/8” to 1/2” in 1/16” steps ie 1/8”, 3/16”, 1/4”, 5/16”, 3/8”, 7/16”, 1/2”. This will make the overall size of the pattern
larger but 1/32” is a little too subtle of a step change. But by all means experiment to
see what works for you.
Stay safe. Good luck with it. I look forward to seeing your results.
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rkoorman
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#9 posted 10-03-2010 07:31 PM
martyn
tomorrow i’ll start on this project. i’m very curious how this will turn out. thanks for the info
rick
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