My first Marquetry

Good work Mark.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Very Nice work!!!!!

-- Buster, Ocoee TN (Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors - Hemingway)

Nice Job Mark,
is the big one the same design that you painted on your sons wall?

-- Nick, Virginia, http://www.etsy.com/shop/NONICKSWOOD

Very nice Mark. I hope you enjoy the marquetry and hope to see more of it…

Not only is the project great, you admittedly learned from it. Makes it even better.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

Excellent job, Mark…. I’d never know it was you first marquetry work.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Good start Mark.
3D Illusions are well suited to marquetry and when you start shading they will be even better.
What method are you using for cutting?
Are you re-enforcing the veneer on one side with veneer tape or anything?
Looks like you may have the bug. It’s very habit forming but it does get easier ….. trust me. :-)

Again, Great start !

-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fiberglass trees. http://prmdesigns.com/

Howdy my friends,

Thanks much for the compliments and encouragement.

Nick, it’s not the same but it is a vanishing point rendering. I chose that patterns because it was a lot of straight cuts and it would at least be interesting. Good thing it is interesting. The 2 detail pictures I took were of the parts that really went wrong.

Paul, thanks for taking a peek. I used masking tape when I glued the edges together. I didn’t use any other tape. I used a utility knife for cutting. It wasn’t ideal. I used it because the blades are cheap and I could change them out often. I’ve got to confess that I didn’t use hide glue but I will. What I plan on doing before I ever attempt to do this on a piece of furniture is carefully read yours and other blogs. Now that I have a tiny foothold, they will mean quite a bit more. I try the “easy” way to often but I eventually get to the right way (which is usually, the easy way if you want it to be right.

-- Learning is like a door. Open it and there are hundreds more on the other side. Thanks for all the lessons!

That looks great to me for the first on. Glad Paul viewed it… he is the master at that process and can be your best mentor!!.......Now you are hooked. I have an interest too for a project but I don’t know how to get started or if I want to get hooked too!!..............Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

Howdy Jim,

It’s pretty fun and startup is cheap. I’m almost positive your firsts will be better than mine. Enjoy.

Oh yes – Paul is awesome. But so are you my friend.

-- Learning is like a door. Open it and there are hundreds more on the other side. Thanks for all the lessons!

EXCELENTE TRABAJO PARA UN NOVATO EN LA MARQUETERÍA!!!!!!
TE FELICITO MARCOS :-D

-- KOVA, EL CARPINTERO DEL PUEBLO https://www.facebook.com/pages/El-Carpintero-Del-Pueblo/148976618479733

Gracias Mi Amigo. Como dice el Senor Paul. Tienes Tienes que hacer el Primero para ser experto. Bueno – Mas o menos. ;)

-- Learning is like a door. Open it and there are hundreds more on the other side. Thanks for all the lessons!