my first marquetry

Starting out with a “paint by number type” project still means you need to have the skills enough to do a competant job. Sure anyone could do a (real) paint by number project, but anyone could botch one badly as well. Not sure if I’d have the patience to work with these, I’d be so ennerved to not screw up the veneers and not get as tight fitting a fit as possible.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Van Gogh -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Long live the marquetry projects.

I’ve looked at them, I’ve bought books!!!! But that was as far as I got.

Great Job.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I always thought marquetry would be a great hobby for a retired watchmaker. Hehe. Looks good what you’ve done so far.

-- "The way to make a small fortune in woodworking- start with a large one"

I see this could be fun but I have noticed that I like that instant gratification of a quick project. These look nice. Love that wood, did it come with the kit? I’d like to try one some day.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.info

I went as far as buying one once. Other than that, I look at the artists with awe and wonder. Great to just tackle something like that let alone the job you did. Very nice!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I don’t think I’ll ever have the patience. Nice work.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Thanks for sharing Dan, I never knew that kind of wood art existed, I’m only on my 2nd year though.

Very good, keep it up and finish up. They could be valuable some day. Or just something nice to pass on tp your family. I really like the opaqueness of the projects. Or maybe a better word is earthtones. jockmike

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

I’ve never tried this kind of work, and probably never will. If you saw how I draw, you’d understand.

Nice work.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hillsbiblechurch.org/