LumberJocks Woodworking Forum banner

The Black Rooster, My Latest Marquetry Project

18K views 67 replies 40 participants last post by  jeepturner 
#1 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
 

Attachments

See less See more
24
#2 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Your letters turned out great!

I am a graphic designer and love typography - the subtleties of curves and serifs which form each letter is artwork.
 

Attachments

#3 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.



If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.









I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.



Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.



In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.







Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.



These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.



Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
COOL delicate procedure….

I think my fingers would be too big for that stuff…

You sure make it look easy!

Thank you.
 

Attachments

#4 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Paul you are just about a master, both in knowledge of the art and the actual execution. I wish we did not have to cancel our class AGAIN! Debbie is recovering well, a few more months and she should be 100% but may have to use corrective lenses for the double vision only time will tell. Keep up the great work.
I hope to be using my shop in a few months I steel away a few hours now and then to put up the ceiling, its getting there.
 

Attachments

#5 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
That is spectacular letter cutting. Your getting beautiful results. From now on I'm sending you all my lettering jobs. Seriously, your marquetry just keeps getting better and better. Wonderful work.
 

Attachments

#6 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
You sure do some awesome delicate work Paul. In pic. #9 of the rooster just removed, it looks like about a 3/4" packet. Ist it really that thick? I'm also curious what you use to drill your starting holes for classic without having it show. Drill type? Bit size?
 

Attachments

#7 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
My fingers aren't too big but I think my patience may be too small! :eek:(
 

Attachments

#8 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Wow Paul.
That is exceptional work. It looks great.

It has been six years since we were in Italy. I need to get back. We just love it.

Steve
 

Attachments

#9 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
My wife and I have been to Italy and we loved it there so I know exactly how you feel! You do fantastic work and it blows my mind how detailed your work is!
 

Attachments

#10 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Rance, 12 layers of veneer and two 1/8" plywood wasters in the packet so I guess it was about 20/32, more like 5/8". The holes for classic style can be as big as you like because they are in the waste material but I think you mean Boulle style, where there is no waste. I use a tiny bit from a set of micro bits I have. I think it's a #27 but I really don't remember. It's the smallest one that a 2/0 blade will fit through. It has to be drilled in a drill press because the blade will break when it is tightened if it's off square in that thick a packet.
 

Attachments

#11 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Steve, this one's for you. This is a sculpture in Greve in Chianti.
The legend of Il Gallo Nero is here. It's very interesting in it's own right.

Sky Plant Mythical creature Tree Building
 

Attachments

#12 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.



If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.









I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.



Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.



In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.







Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.



These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.



Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
WOW WOW WOW is all I have to say Paul :)
 

Attachments

#13 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Paul, Thanks for the detailed explanation. I wish it was easy to translate that information into results. Your work is fantastic. I've not yet been to Italy, but I have been to Germany a couple of times and had a great time.

Ken
 

Attachments

#14 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Your marquetry is so intricate and precise. Carry on Paul.
 

Attachments

#15 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Paul the cutting is so fine what a skill you have
plus "patience"
jamie
 

Attachments

#16 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
I can't tell you how impressed I am with that fine lettering work Paul. The level of detail on such a small thin piece is just amazing. I can see the tremendous progress you have made since the first rooster, and in such a short space of time. The whole emblem turned out so great. I also find it encouraging that you use the classic method to do the most difficult part of the work. I hope you made and extra as a gift to the wine company on your next visit to Italy. I'm sure they would greatly appreciate it.
 

Attachments

#17 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Very impressive lettering Paul ... in fact the whole logo you have cut is a work of art! I'm with stefang … Make sure to tuck one into your suitcase when next you travel to Italy!!
 

Attachments

#18 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Another fun blog to follow. It is inspiring to see what you are up to…
 

Attachments

#19 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Great work on this as usual Paul! Looking forward to seeing the finished piece. Have you figured out what you are going to do with it yet?
 

Attachments

#20 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Nice work, Paul. Key is the hole drilled for the blade. You did a great job. Since the ends of the blade are thicker that the cutting portion, I'm filing down one end of the blade and making the hole smaller.
Again, sorry I will miss seeing you when you come to So. Cal.

Best,
Ken Stover
 

Attachments

#21 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Beautiful artwork Paul. I'm in awe of your skills1
 

Attachments

#22 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Paul every time I click on your post I'm prepared to be impressed,wowed,an amazed . your score 10,10,10.
 

Attachments

#23 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
I have just had an Aha moment, seeing for the first time exactly what the Chevalet can do. Albiet in the hands of a master.
 

Attachments

#24 ·
Cutting Letters in Marquetry

I am a lover of travel and of Italy in particular. Toscana is my favorite province and Chianiti my favorite region. When I built my first chevalet, my first attempt at marquetry with it was Il Gallo Nero, the black rooster that is a very old symbol of the region. It is also the logo symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the co-operative of growers who produce one of my favorite Italian wines. My first attempt may have been a little too ambitious and never actually reached a finished state although I still have the pieces.

Now I have a little more experience and knowledge of marquetry and thought it was time to revisit Il Gallo so here is what I'm working on. This photo is the logo that you will find on the little pink paper seal on the top of every bottle of Chianti Classico produced by the consorzio.

Chicken Bird Badge Galliformes Beak


If you checked the blog in the link above you may have noticed that I didn't try the lettering….. I wasn't that crazy …............. then. Well now apparently, I am. I decided to start with a practice logo in plain maple veneer, a packet of only two layers, and cut the whole thing Boulle style to get the feel of how hard the lettering was going to be. When all cut I would dye the elements prior to assembly. Here are some photos of that process.

Wood Grey Font Rectangle Art


Wood Font Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Vision care Wood Eyewear Art Serveware


Bird Chicken Crest Font Galliformes


I was happy enough with the process to move on to the better veneers but I decided to cut the letters in classic style in order to get sharper corners on the serifs of the letters. In classic style there is a waste side that you can cut out into to make outside square corners. In Boulle style there is no waste side and you have to make the turn on the spot.

I was going to make four copies so I made some little mid cut checks on squareness of the blade to the packet. An easy check is to take the bottom piece, which in my case is a piece of 1/8" plywood "waster", and see how it fits in the hole at the top of the packet.

Wood Font Wall Material property Tints and shades


Then you place the piece from the top layer in the hole in the bottom layer. If the fits are the same, you are as square as you can be.

Brown Wood Road surface Beige Font


In classic style the letters are cut from a different packet, all holly, from an identical copy of the pattern. The theory is that when you cut the background, you cut away the inside half of the line and when you cut the letters, you cut away the outside half of the line. When assembled, there should be no kerf. ..... not there just yet, but getting better. This is the stuff that Patrick will be covering in stage two at ASFM next month so maybe I'll improve….. or not.

Here are a few more photos of the first packet being finished up. Other than the letters themselves the rest was cut Boulle style so it included two padauk, two bloodwood, four maple and four dyed black veneers. The letters are 1/2" high.

Wood Font Art Circle Pattern


Watch Gesture Art Wood T-shirt


Bird Chicken Phasianidae Beak Galliformes


Here are the letters, complete with a few do-overs, another advantage of classic style. They are backwards because the face side has the paper backing on it and the assemblies are done face down.

Font Gas Metal Number Electric blue


These are the chosen letters along with their background "islands" taken from the other packet.

Wood Rectangle Font Clock Metal


Next time I'll get into the sand shading and assembly of the pieces.

Thanks for looking in. All comments, critiques and questions are welcome, as always.

Paul
Well done, Paul.
 

Attachments

#25 ·
Sand Shading, Assembly and Some More Cutting.

There is not a lot of sand shading on this project, but it is an essential element that will really "pop" the motif into three dimensions. One of the features of this logo is the folded ribbon around the central medallion. In order to make the rings look folded over in three dimensions the shading must be applied accurately and with a relatively sharp edge. This can be accomplished with a "heat blocker" like the pair of hemostats I'm using in this photo. The metal draws the heat away from the sand immediately adjacent to it and prevents it from scorching the wood. The scorch actually stops a sixteenth of an inch or so away from the metal, even when the sand is piled right up to it. Resting the spoon carefully at the other side of the desired scorch prevents the sand from spreading too far up the piece. It's a bit tedious when you have a lot of pieces to do but the effect is worth the trouble.

Electronic instrument Audio equipment Gadget Office equipment Gas


Wood Material property Beige Circle Jewellery


Bird Chicken Crest Galliformes Beak


After shading the logos are assembled and ready to go on to whatever eventual project they may adorn. The two here that have square backgrounds are the dyed practice motifs and the others are three of the four from the second batch. The brown tape you see here and there is from taping the veneer layers into the packet and it will be removed eventually in the process.

Bird Artifact Dishware Symbol Art


The first of these motifs to be used is to make a round serving tray. It will be cut into a curly maple background and surrounded by a garland of grape vines. It will also have the word "RISERVA" added under the logo. "Classico" denotes that the wine is from only grapes grown in the Chianti region. "Riserva" denotes that it has been produced under rigid controls to make the best product.

This is a packet that contains two book-matched pieces of maple, folded over at the match joint so that both halves can be cut together in mirror image.

Wood Drum Handwriting Varnish Tints and shades


This is a classic style cut, background only, so the idea is to cut only the inside half of the line. This whole cut came out in three pieces. I made a couple of small changes while cutting to avoid making some too small pieces. The notes on the side of the pattern are to remind me to do the same when I cut the infill pieces.

World Wood Tints and shades Circle Space


When all is cut and the packet is opened up, this is how the background looks.

Wood Art Hardwood Artifact Flooring


Next I re-assembled the packet but with the background opened up this time and attached a pattern with the outline of the logo and the word "Riserva" included. After removing the logo outline I slipped a smaller piece of black dyed veneer into the packet where the "Riserva" was and cut the letters in Boulle style.

Placement of this pattern was facilitated by the alignment marks in the photos above. The other packets in this picture are the purpleheart packet for the grapes and the poplar packet for the leaves.

Wood Dishware Art Beige Serveware


Here the leaves are being added after sand shading.

Wood Brickwork Brick Art Circle


And this is what the final assembly of the tray marquetry looks like.

Bird Dishware Badge Emblem Wood


Next time I'll cover making the tray and finishing up but I may just wait until I post the project to keep the secret a little.

Thanks for looking in.

As always comments, question,s and critiques are welcome.

Paul
 

Attachments

#26 ·
Sand Shading, Assembly and Some More Cutting.

There is not a lot of sand shading on this project, but it is an essential element that will really "pop" the motif into three dimensions. One of the features of this logo is the folded ribbon around the central medallion. In order to make the rings look folded over in three dimensions the shading must be applied accurately and with a relatively sharp edge. This can be accomplished with a "heat blocker" like the pair of hemostats I'm using in this photo. The metal draws the heat away from the sand immediately adjacent to it and prevents it from scorching the wood. The scorch actually stops a sixteenth of an inch or so away from the metal, even when the sand is piled right up to it. Resting the spoon carefully at the other side of the desired scorch prevents the sand from spreading too far up the piece. It's a bit tedious when you have a lot of pieces to do but the effect is worth the trouble.

Electronic instrument Audio equipment Gadget Office equipment Gas


Wood Material property Beige Circle Jewellery


Bird Chicken Crest Galliformes Beak


After shading the logos are assembled and ready to go on to whatever eventual project they may adorn. The two here that have square backgrounds are the dyed practice motifs and the others are three of the four from the second batch. The brown tape you see here and there is from taping the veneer layers into the packet and it will be removed eventually in the process.

Bird Artifact Dishware Symbol Art


The first of these motifs to be used is to make a round serving tray. It will be cut into a curly maple background and surrounded by a garland of grape vines. It will also have the word "RISERVA" added under the logo. "Classico" denotes that the wine is from only grapes grown in the Chianti region. "Riserva" denotes that it has been produced under rigid controls to make the best product.

This is a packet that contains two book-matched pieces of maple, folded over at the match joint so that both halves can be cut together in mirror image.

Wood Drum Handwriting Varnish Tints and shades


This is a classic style cut, background only, so the idea is to cut only the inside half of the line. This whole cut came out in three pieces. I made a couple of small changes while cutting to avoid making some too small pieces. The notes on the side of the pattern are to remind me to do the same when I cut the infill pieces.

World Wood Tints and shades Circle Space


When all is cut and the packet is opened up, this is how the background looks.

Wood Art Hardwood Artifact Flooring


Next I re-assembled the packet but with the background opened up this time and attached a pattern with the outline of the logo and the word "Riserva" included. After removing the logo outline I slipped a smaller piece of black dyed veneer into the packet where the "Riserva" was and cut the letters in Boulle style.

Placement of this pattern was facilitated by the alignment marks in the photos above. The other packets in this picture are the purpleheart packet for the grapes and the poplar packet for the leaves.

Wood Dishware Art Beige Serveware


Here the leaves are being added after sand shading.

Wood Brickwork Brick Art Circle


And this is what the final assembly of the tray marquetry looks like.

Bird Dishware Badge Emblem Wood


Next time I'll cover making the tray and finishing up but I may just wait until I post the project to keep the secret a little.

Thanks for looking in.

As always comments, question,s and critiques are welcome.

Paul
More great work Paul. Love the idea, it may end up in my work some day.
 

Attachments

#48 ·
Assembling the Serving Tray

With the marquetry complete the next job is to find a place to display it, in this case a round serving tray. I started out by sawing curved sections of some 1 1/ 2" cherry I had to the inside and outside diameters I wanted and then assembled them with simple scarf joints cut freehand on the bandsaw.

String instrument Guitar accessory String instrument Wood String instrument accessory


When the glue was set, I smoothed the top and bottom to thickness with my drum sander.

Gas Engineering Machine Auto part Wood


Then after sanding the inside fair with the OSS and the outside with the ShopSmith disc sander, I did a corner round all around the top. All that is too boring for pictures so on to machining the bottom. This is the jig I set up to undercut the handles. It's very simple, just two square scraps clamped to my SS mounted router table.

Automotive tire Wood Kitchen appliance Automotive exterior Bumper


I used a 1/2" core box bit to get a radius from the handle to the frame…........

Hood Automotive lighting Grille Wood Motor vehicle


...and a mortising bit to clean off the outside edge.

Automotive tire Wood Table Hardwood Gas


All that leaves is a simple rebate to receive the tray bottom. Simple if you have a rebating bit. I was amazed to find that my extensive set of cheap router bits did not include one so improvisation (one of my very favorite things) would be necessary. This photo shows my idiot proof rebating jig solution.I think it speaks for itself…. and I won't be rushing out to get a rebating bit.

Wood Composite material Hood Building Tints and shades


Here's the fully machined frame. All it needs now is a little finish sanding, some dye and a little shellac.

Wood Hood Automotive exterior Gas Composite material


The dye is Color FX aniline from Woodessence and the color is a wash of red followed by thinned layers of burnt sienna until I got the color I wanted. The finish is all shellac, French polish on the bottom and not so shiny on the frame. Here are a before and after of the dye job.

Bird Dishware Serveware Wood Badge


Dishware Wood Badge Serveware Crest


That's it . It should be posted in projects today.

Thanks for looking in and remember questions, comments and of course any critiques are always welcome.

Paul
 

Attachments

#49 ·
Assembling the Serving Tray

With the marquetry complete the next job is to find a place to display it, in this case a round serving tray. I started out by sawing curved sections of some 1 1/ 2" cherry I had to the inside and outside diameters I wanted and then assembled them with simple scarf joints cut freehand on the bandsaw.

String instrument Guitar accessory String instrument Wood String instrument accessory


When the glue was set, I smoothed the top and bottom to thickness with my drum sander.

Gas Engineering Machine Auto part Wood


Then after sanding the inside fair with the OSS and the outside with the ShopSmith disc sander, I did a corner round all around the top. All that is too boring for pictures so on to machining the bottom. This is the jig I set up to undercut the handles. It's very simple, just two square scraps clamped to my SS mounted router table.

Automotive tire Wood Kitchen appliance Automotive exterior Bumper


I used a 1/2" core box bit to get a radius from the handle to the frame…........

Hood Automotive lighting Grille Wood Motor vehicle


...and a mortising bit to clean off the outside edge.

Automotive tire Wood Table Hardwood Gas


All that leaves is a simple rebate to receive the tray bottom. Simple if you have a rebating bit. I was amazed to find that my extensive set of cheap router bits did not include one so improvisation (one of my very favorite things) would be necessary. This photo shows my idiot proof rebating jig solution.I think it speaks for itself…. and I won't be rushing out to get a rebating bit.

Wood Composite material Hood Building Tints and shades


Here's the fully machined frame. All it needs now is a little finish sanding, some dye and a little shellac.

Wood Hood Automotive exterior Gas Composite material


The dye is Color FX aniline from Woodessence and the color is a wash of red followed by thinned layers of burnt sienna until I got the color I wanted. The finish is all shellac, French polish on the bottom and not so shiny on the frame. Here are a before and after of the dye job.

Bird Dishware Serveware Wood Badge


Dishware Wood Badge Serveware Crest


That's it . It should be posted in projects today.

Thanks for looking in and remember questions, comments and of course any critiques are always welcome.

Paul
Really nice work Paul, except for the marquetry, I could do this.
 

Attachments

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top