| Project by Frank Boer | posted 517 days ago | 588 views | 2 times favorited | 23 comments | ![]() |
This is the finished mahogany serving tray I posted a ‘work in progress’ about earlier this month.
I’m very pleased with the result.
Check out the 4 min. movie I made about it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1JQY82zd8E
- Frank Boer
-- Frank Boer, Holland
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23 comments so far
MsDebbieP
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posted 516 days ago
yah.. that sure is beautiful.
the surface is like glass! gosh you must be so proud of this! Beautiful. VERY rich
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
WayneC
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posted 516 days ago
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Jeff
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posted 516 days ago
Very, very nice, Frank! It is absolutely gorgeous and I love the extreme attention to detail in the execution. It was neet to see the usage of the paper template.
Thanks for the nod to LJ at the end of the movie!
-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN
cheller
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posted 516 days ago
I love that the pattern is carried through to the bottom. Nice work.
-- Chelle http://artsgranddaughter.blogspot.com
gizmodyne
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posted 516 days ago
Very cool! Repost of video.
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scottb
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posted 516 days ago
WOW… all around great job!
-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh
Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 516 days ago
I really enjoyed the video and I love the piece.
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Max
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posted 516 days ago
Very very nice piece.
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
dennis mitchell
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posted 516 days ago
Great job.
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Chip
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posted 516 days ago
Beautiful Frank. Wonderful attention to detail. Thanks a lot for sharing it. And thanks for the video giz.
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Louis Hill
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posted 516 days ago
great job!!! i love the star design in the middle!
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Karson
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posted 516 days ago
Great Frank. Thanks for the video.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
CharlieM1958
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posted 515 days ago
Beautiful! But will the finish survive being loaded down with a few pounds of boiled southern Louisiana crawfish?
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
DocK16
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posted 506 days ago
Very very nice detail work, Very elegant, classy piece
DocK
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Don
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posted 411 days ago
Exceptional piece – sorry that I missed it first time around.
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mot
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posted 410 days ago
Just outstanding! I’m glad this came back around!
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 229 days ago
Frank;
Really fine work.
Beautiful design as well.
Lee
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rikkor
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posted 229 days ago
Man, I am glad this came out of the archives, or I would have missed it. Nice job!
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Frank Boer
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posted 200 days ago
My marquetry guidelines:
There’s nothing to it,... really just get a nice and strait ruler, a sharp normal utility-knife, scotch-tape , patience and a small hard sandingblock with 150 and 180 grain and start cutting, thats how I learned it…..
Guidelines:
- I generally use MDF as a work-surface because it has no grain and therefore the knife won’t try to ‘wonder off’.
- Never try to cut the veneer in one go, always make multiple lite strokes depending on the wood. , say 3 to 5 for maple, 3 to 4 for mahogany just don’t force the blade through, it will “search” and follow the grain of the wood and you’d never get a strait cut.(I use 0,6 mm / 0,024” veneer.)
- Always place the ruler on the part you’re gonna use not on the cut-away, that way you’ll automatically cut at a slide angle and get perfect (!!!) seamless fitting pieces.
- Don’t use a pencil or pen, just mark stuff lightly with you knife.
(I am 21 so I have no problem seeing the markings with a knife, but if you do just try to keep the lines as this as possible.)
- I use scotch-tape to keep the pieces together. After glue-up the tape is scraped of very carefully.
I hope anyone has any use for these tips, it really isn’t hard just start-of with some squares or something and get the feel for it, then try a compass-rose.(which is NOT hard to do.)
Feel free to ask me any questions, I’d love to help anyone who is interested
in this great, rewarding, ‘priding’ and fun way of woodworking.
“Go For It!”
- Frank Boer 21yrs, NL Dutch – professional yacht-interiorbuilder/crafter. (@ Royal Huisman Shipyard B.V)
More pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32533097@N00/2258570728/
-- Frank Boer, Holland
jeanmarc
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posted 132 days ago
beautiful work
-- jeanmarc manosque france
Kerry
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posted 127 days ago
Great work Frank. Really makes me want to get back at some veneering.
Kerry
-- Alberta, Canada
trifern
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posted 77 days ago
Beautiful serving tray.
-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.
Jason
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posted 64 days ago
That is really nice. I like the star on the bottom.
-- Jason