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#1 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
 

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#27 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.




This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.



My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.











As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.



As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.







Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

























That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Poplar was cheap and porous enough to penetrate 1.5 mm more easily than some of the others. I have a lot of partly dyed veneer. It was a long process of experimentation and in the end after trying boxwood, pear, and holly, the poplar was the most popular. :)
 

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#28 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
It's fabulous Paul sitting back watching an artisan go about his business, looking forward to the next instalment :)
cheers
Pete
 

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#29 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Paul, kudos to you my friend, you are truly a master. What an awesome recreation of Oeben marquetry.
 

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#30 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
I see some museum quality marquetry boxes in the making !
Thanks for the quality blog Paul it's always a pleasure to see you creating something very special and sharing your knowledge by letting us all follow along .

Klaus
 

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#31 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.




This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.



My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.











As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.



As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.







Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

























That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Paul, You are going about that like a Surgeon.! It will be amazing when your finished, just keep the Spilt Coffee from getting on it !!
 

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#32 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Positively stunning.
 

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#33 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
You are the Marquetry Master sir. WowZa!!
 

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#34 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.




This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.



My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.











As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.



As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.







Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

























That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
AMAZING …SUPERB…you just earned another spot in my favorites …..YOU ARE TRULY A MASTER ..AND I BOW DOWN TO THE KING :<))
 

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#35 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Those panels are absolutely beautiful, Paul. I can't wait to see the finished boxes.

I have a marquetry picture with a swallowtail I made in 2004. I used barberry (Agarita) for the yellow and it is still a bright yellow, despite being in the sun for a couple hours a day for a few years. It was the first tiger swallowtail I made so it doesn't have all the detail I put in now.

I checked B&B Rare Woods because they have thick dyed veneers. It is only .9mm and they get their dyed veneer from France. They bleach all the color out of the veneer before dyeing. It tells on there the steps of the process they use.
 

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#36 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Thanks for the information Don. I thought the Agarita was quite colourfast but it is good to hear it from someone with personal experience. Did you know it is fluorescent under black light…. check it out. It is amazing.
 

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#37 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Seriously?
WOW… WOW… WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I take my hat off to you Paul !!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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#38 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Simply Magnificent work! .... did I say simply…. Paul your work is superb! Nothing could ever get me to be this good!
 

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#39 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Beautiful, as always, paul.
Glad you found the Agarita. Where was it?

- Gene Howe
in his backyard!
 

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#40 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Outstanding work Paul. You never fail to impress. I am also surprise how well the bandsaw accessory to your Shopsmith cut those veneers. It is certainly not a toy. I found the dyeing process to be interesting too. It's good to learn that textile dyes can be used. Do they totally permeate the wood?
 

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#41 ·
Getting the top marquetry done

My latest project will be a set of four boxes that may be used for collectables, silverware, or jewellery. They will feature the marquetry tops and parquetry sides of an iconic Jean François Oeben mechanical table. Because I am cutting the marquetry in piece by piece technique, I will be getting four identical copies. All the veneer is 1/16" (1.5 mm) and is either shop sawn or from my Paris stock.

As I have detailed this process before, I will move quickly through the steps covered so far.

This is the table that inspired the project. It is now in the collection at the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.

Table Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring



This is a scientific re-creation of the top marquetry as it would have looked new a couple of hundred years ago.

Brown Flower Rectangle Leaf Wood


My box tops will be a challenge as they will be only half the size of the table top but will have almost all the detail and all the pieces.

So let's get started.

The first thing I did, after making my Inkscape tracing of the motif was to assemble the required veneer. This involved selecting some of my Paris sawn stock and cutting some of my own. The Paris veneers used are Pink Peroba, Araracanga, Holly, and Olive. The shop sawn veneers are Amaranth, Tulipwood, Boxwood, Poplar (which I dyed) and native Arizona Agarita, a member of the Barberry family and bright yellow.
Here are a few photos of that part of the job.

Wood Hardwood Machine tool Wood stain Saw


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


Wood Flooring Art Machine Urban design


Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Bumper


Wood Rectangle Purple Floor Flooring


As the Agarita is in very small pieces I jointed and glued up pairs to make my yellow packets.

Rectangle Wood Tablecloth Flooring Floor


As well as the natural veneers I also needed to dye some greens, purples, and blues.This is necessary because dyed veneer cannot be found in 1/16" material. I used textile dyes heated by warming trays and dyed for four to seven days.

Photograph Rectangle Wood Line Red


Rectangle Kitchen appliance Tableware Wood Food


Rectangle Wood Line Flooring Electric blue


Then it was on to the cutting. These photos took place over a couple of months.

Purple Tableware Textile Creative arts Wood


Shoe Musical instrument Wood Luggage and bags Clothes hanger


Flower Wood Art Sculpture Table


Wood Line Twig Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Font


Botany Plant Rectangle Creative arts Art


Brown Leaf Rectangle Wood Yellow


Wood Rectangle Art Paint Font


Wood Publication Art Line Font


Azure Rectangle Textile Organism Wood


Wood Art Creative arts Flooring Table


Rectangle Wood Window Plant Art


Brown Flower Plant Leaf Rectangle


That about covers what I've been up to this winter, almost up to date. The top motifs as seen here are not yet complete. There is still a Tulipwood border and some bone stringing to be added but that will have to wait for the next installment.

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
They totally permeate 1/32" (.9mm) easily in a day or two but 1/16" (1.5 mm) takes a lot more patience.
ShopSmith tools are just as good as any other in my mind and better than many. The quality doesn't come from the machine.
 

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#42 ·
Shading and Border Assembly

In the first segment I covered a few months work to the point of assembled top marquetry. Things will slow down dramatically now as you will be up to date with my progress.

Usually all the shading is done after cutting but this piece has a little twist. I noticed when I studied the high resolution representation of the original appearance that the feature Tulip and several other flowers actually used subtly different veneers to imply light and shadow. A closer examination of the article indicated that the veneers were Holly and Boxwood. I have done the same in my motifs. Look at the lighter and darker petals in the tulip and the turned up tips of the petals in the other holly flowers.

You can download the PDF of the article here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Arlen_Heginbotham/publication/274253460_Revelations_of_Color_in_the_Marquetry_of_J_F_Oeben/links/5519d0fa0cf26cbb81a2b2fc.pdf?origin=publication_detail

Flower Plant Green Leaf Art paint


Flower Plant Textile Sleeve Petal


The effect works well and the tulip needs no further shading to appear three dimensional. The other parts were however shaded in hot sand in the conventional manner.

Flower Plant Rectangle Textile Wood


Flower Plant Wood Rectangle Textile


With the shading done attention turned to the Tulipwood border and the bone purflings.
Some of the easier curves in the bone stringing can be bent after soaking the bone pieces in a 50% solution of vinegar to soften them. Other parts are just too sharply curved and were cut on the chevalet from 1.5 mm bone veneer.
I used my little trim router and some very fine bits to do the installations.

Wood Creative arts Wood stain Art Hardwood


Wood Art Font Pattern Hardwood


Green Rectangle Wood Creative arts Flower


Brown Flower Azure Textile Rectangle


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Tints and shades Plywood


Wood Font Denim Musical instrument Metal


Body jewelry Art Font Jewellery Circle


Light Wood Drinkware Flooring Gas


Textile Wood Rectangle Bag Line


Textile Flower Sleeve Wood Art


Sewing machine Sewing Wood Gas Household appliance accessory


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Rectangle


Flower Rectangle Textile Wood Plant


That's a lot of pictures but it was an interesting ride and I now know a lot more about bone inlay than I did before. That has to be a good thing, no?

Thanks for looking in

Paul
 

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#43 ·
Shading and Border Assembly

In the first segment I covered a few months work to the point of assembled top marquetry. Things will slow down dramatically now as you will be up to date with my progress.

Usually all the shading is done after cutting but this piece has a little twist. I noticed when I studied the high resolution representation of the original appearance that the feature Tulip and several other flowers actually used subtly different veneers to imply light and shadow. A closer examination of the article indicated that the veneers were Holly and Boxwood. I have done the same in my motifs. Look at the lighter and darker petals in the tulip and the turned up tips of the petals in the other holly flowers.

You can download the PDF of the article here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Arlen_Heginbotham/publication/274253460_Revelations_of_Color_in_the_Marquetry_of_J_F_Oeben/links/5519d0fa0cf26cbb81a2b2fc.pdf?origin=publication_detail

Flower Plant Green Leaf Art paint


Flower Plant Textile Sleeve Petal


The effect works well and the tulip needs no further shading to appear three dimensional. The other parts were however shaded in hot sand in the conventional manner.

Flower Plant Rectangle Textile Wood


Flower Plant Wood Rectangle Textile


With the shading done attention turned to the Tulipwood border and the bone purflings.
Some of the easier curves in the bone stringing can be bent after soaking the bone pieces in a 50% solution of vinegar to soften them. Other parts are just too sharply curved and were cut on the chevalet from 1.5 mm bone veneer.
I used my little trim router and some very fine bits to do the installations.

Wood Creative arts Wood stain Art Hardwood


Wood Art Font Pattern Hardwood


Green Rectangle Wood Creative arts Flower


Brown Flower Azure Textile Rectangle


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Tints and shades Plywood


Wood Font Denim Musical instrument Metal


Body jewelry Art Font Jewellery Circle


Light Wood Drinkware Flooring Gas


Textile Wood Rectangle Bag Line


Textile Flower Sleeve Wood Art


Sewing machine Sewing Wood Gas Household appliance accessory


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Rectangle


Flower Rectangle Textile Wood Plant


That's a lot of pictures but it was an interesting ride and I now know a lot more about bone inlay than I did before. That has to be a good thing, no?

Thanks for looking in

Paul
I am at a loss for words.
That is just fantastic. Thanks for including us on the ride.

Steve
 

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#69 ·
The First Actual Box Begins

I've been spending way too much time enjoying my fine little sailboat this summer and really haven't been in the shop very much at all. However this past week I decided that something had to be done with the Oeben marquetry pieces so I started the first of four boxes. The plan is to start with a very simple jewellery box and make each successive box more complex than the last. This is one of the challenges of cutting in piece by piece and having four copies of the marquetry.

The box itself is shaped from some solid Western Maple that I've had for some time. I used the joinery as an excuse to play with my shop made planes and it was an enjoyable afternoon of work.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


Wood Table Wood stain Hardwood Lumber


Wood Tool Floor Flooring Gas


Wood Wood stain Office ruler Hardwood Plank


Wood Floor Hardwood Rectangle Flooring


Food Cake Baked goods Cuisine Ingredient


The corner posts, in order to mimic the shape of the top are shaped from solid Purpleheart.

Wood Creative arts Floor Automotive exterior Composite material


Wood Hardwood Wood stain Flooring Rectangle


The top needed a solid Purpleheart edge that had to perfectly fit the mounted marquetry so I made a pattern and used my little pin router.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Gas Font


Rectangle Wood Gas Composite material Font


Wood Milling Saw Machine tool Tool


Brown Rectangle Wood Textile Plant


Wood Textile Rectangle Musical instrument Hardwood


The mechanical table that was the inspiration for my marquetry tops has aprons done in a parquetry of Tulipwood and Ribbon Bloodwood so I decided that would be a good way to go to keep the homage to Oeben true to spirit at least. This is getting long so I'll leave you with a teaser of the parquetry cutting and do another segment soon showing the process.

Desk Table Wood Automotive design T-shirt




Thanks for looking in.

Paul
 

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#70 ·
The First Actual Box Begins

I've been spending way too much time enjoying my fine little sailboat this summer and really haven't been in the shop very much at all. However this past week I decided that something had to be done with the Oeben marquetry pieces so I started the first of four boxes. The plan is to start with a very simple jewellery box and make each successive box more complex than the last. This is one of the challenges of cutting in piece by piece and having four copies of the marquetry.

The box itself is shaped from some solid Western Maple that I've had for some time. I used the joinery as an excuse to play with my shop made planes and it was an enjoyable afternoon of work.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


Wood Table Wood stain Hardwood Lumber


Wood Tool Floor Flooring Gas


Wood Wood stain Office ruler Hardwood Plank


Wood Floor Hardwood Rectangle Flooring


Food Cake Baked goods Cuisine Ingredient


The corner posts, in order to mimic the shape of the top are shaped from solid Purpleheart.

Wood Creative arts Floor Automotive exterior Composite material


Wood Hardwood Wood stain Flooring Rectangle


The top needed a solid Purpleheart edge that had to perfectly fit the mounted marquetry so I made a pattern and used my little pin router.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Gas Font


Rectangle Wood Gas Composite material Font


Wood Milling Saw Machine tool Tool


Brown Rectangle Wood Textile Plant


Wood Textile Rectangle Musical instrument Hardwood


The mechanical table that was the inspiration for my marquetry tops has aprons done in a parquetry of Tulipwood and Ribbon Bloodwood so I decided that would be a good way to go to keep the homage to Oeben true to spirit at least. This is getting long so I'll leave you with a teaser of the parquetry cutting and do another segment soon showing the process.

Desk Table Wood Automotive design T-shirt




Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Excellent work….as always
 

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#88 ·
Assembling the Parquetry Panels

I left off yesterday with a peek at the parquetry pieces being cut for the sides of the box. The guillotine I was using is a Q&D copy of a commercially available cutter that I built years ago and am finally using for the first time in a project.
It worked perfectly and made short work of the many small pieces.

Cutting the Tulipwood strips, crisp and accurate.

Wood Hardwood Wood stain Plank Lumber


Brown Handwriting Wood Rectangle Font


Then the Ribbon Bloodwood diamond centres.

Brown Wood Flooring Beige Floor


On to the assembly working from the centre out starting with some diamonds.

Tints and shades Composite material Pattern Symmetry Flooring


Brown Rectangle Wood Amber Beige


Here are the assembled panels, ready for pressing to the box parts.

Brown Wood Rectangle Textile Floor


The panels needed to be very accurately pressed to the side pieces so I sized them exactly first and then jigged up the alignment to reduce the chances of slippage. I used Old Brown Glue on these for the extended open time.

Wood Wood stain Tool Hardwood Bumper


Rectangle Ruler Office ruler Wood Tints and shades


Wood Rectangle Line Tints and shades Paper product


Once pressed, a little clean-up finishes the job. ....

Wood Rectangle Triangle Table Art


..... and a dry fit looks like this.

Wood Hardwood Wood stain Bumper Flooring


Rectangle Purple Bag Wood Luggage and bags


That's it for now. Thanks for looking in.

Paul
 

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#89 ·
Assembling the Parquetry Panels

I left off yesterday with a peek at the parquetry pieces being cut for the sides of the box. The guillotine I was using is a Q&D copy of a commercially available cutter that I built years ago and am finally using for the first time in a project.
It worked perfectly and made short work of the many small pieces.

Cutting the Tulipwood strips, crisp and accurate.

Wood Hardwood Wood stain Plank Lumber


Brown Handwriting Wood Rectangle Font


Then the Ribbon Bloodwood diamond centres.

Brown Wood Flooring Beige Floor


On to the assembly working from the centre out starting with some diamonds.

Tints and shades Composite material Pattern Symmetry Flooring


Brown Rectangle Wood Amber Beige


Here are the assembled panels, ready for pressing to the box parts.

Brown Wood Rectangle Textile Floor


The panels needed to be very accurately pressed to the side pieces so I sized them exactly first and then jigged up the alignment to reduce the chances of slippage. I used Old Brown Glue on these for the extended open time.

Wood Wood stain Tool Hardwood Bumper


Rectangle Ruler Office ruler Wood Tints and shades


Wood Rectangle Line Tints and shades Paper product


Once pressed, a little clean-up finishes the job. ....

Wood Rectangle Triangle Table Art


..... and a dry fit looks like this.

Wood Hardwood Wood stain Bumper Flooring


Rectangle Purple Bag Wood Luggage and bags


That's it for now. Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Paul, you're making quick progress. It's looking good!

L/W
 

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#103 ·
Box #1 Finally Glued Up

There were lots of details to see to before the actual glue up could take place but at last it is done. I needed to get a preliminary shaping done on the corner transitions, install some tray rails, fit the hinge parts, and prefinish everything.
Here are some pictures of the various processes.

Wood Hardwood Flooring Wood stain Door


Rectangle Wood Tableware Wood stain Gas


Wood Gas Motor vehicle Auto part Machine


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Table Tool


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Gas Flooring


Wood Rectangle Hardwood Varnish Wood stain


Then, at last the glue-up was done and I could do some final shaping on the corner transitions, add the top trim, and get my first real look at what I had.

Wood Storage basket Basket Natural material Picnic basket


Furniture Wood Rectangle Basket Hardwood


Furniture Wood Rectangle Outdoor furniture Hardwood


Wood Rectangle Bag Basket Flooring


Musical instrument Purple Cabinetry Wood Rectangle


There is still some final shaping, sanding, and of course finishing to do and then there are the trays but I'm happy with what I have so far and will try to finish this first, simplest box before I head south for the winter (quack, quack) at the end of October.
..... but first I have a couple of weeks of classes to teach …..

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
 

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#104 ·
Box #1 Finally Glued Up

There were lots of details to see to before the actual glue up could take place but at last it is done. I needed to get a preliminary shaping done on the corner transitions, install some tray rails, fit the hinge parts, and prefinish everything.
Here are some pictures of the various processes.













Then, at last the glue-up was done and I could do some final shaping on the corner transitions, add the top trim, and get my first real look at what I had.











There is still some final shaping, sanding, and of course finishing to do and then there are the trays but I'm happy with what I have so far and will try to finish this first, simplest box before I head south for the winter (quack, quack) at the end of October.
..... but first I have a couple of weeks of classes to teach …..

Thanks for looking in.

Paul
Unique design, very well done Paul
 

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