Marquetry Mirror

vety vety nice

welcome to lj’s

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Well done! Very elegant! How did you do the curved ebony? Did you cut it out from a big veneer or did cut smaller curved sections?

-- Tom, Simsbury, CT

Excellent first project. I really like projects you get to hold or touch a lot. Love the wood. Yours has it all, form and function, a real art piece.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Thanks Dan, Wingstress and mtnwild!

Actually Wingstress, it is not ebony, it is not even wood! It is actually black epoxy. Once the frame is done and the inlay in the back panel is done, then I assembled everything centering the back panel in the opening of the frame. Then I mixed up some epoxy with some black colorant and poured it into the groove between the frame and the back panel.

Once the epoxy is dry I sand it and the rest of the piece down to 320. What you end up with is what looks like a very smooth looking inlay.

-- Dennis, http://www.maplegrovewoodworks.com/

Very nice project. Thanks for sharing.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Very impressive. It will, no doubt, become a family heirloom. Thanks for sharing . . . and welcome to LumberJocks.

-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6

I have yet to try my hand at inlays. I have the tools for it finally, but havent decided what to try first. I never heard of the double bevel technique. I will have to look into it. Sounds like the way to go. Great jop an use of different woods.

-- No matter how many times I cut this wood it keeps coming up short.

I have been wanting to try this for a while now but I am still too intimidated to jump in. How refreshing to hear this is a first project for you. You have inspired me to give it a go. I love how simply varying the grain direction adds so much character to the rose petals.

-- Check out my blog and podcast "The Renaissance Woodworker" at www.rogersfinewoodworking.com/blog

Very well done.
Thanks for sharing with us and welcome to Lumberjocks community.

-- My woodwork blog : http://www.isetehtud.pri.ee/blog/

a stunner.. My wife would love a mirror like this.. guess I will have to think about it.

-- making sawdust....

Nicely done

I now avoid mirrors

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I’d say it turned out really well.Nice job.

-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?