The Fine Art of Marquetry: Creating Images in Wood Using Sawn Veneers

Master furniture craftsman Craig Vandall Stevens takes you from novice to advanced woodworker with this illustrated guide to marquetry, a technique where different colors of wood veneers are carefully cut to fit precisely together, forming a single sheet of veneer. Explore your creative potential and learn the essential elements of marquetry: using a fret saw, sawing your own veneers from solid wood planks, the tools and materials required for marquetry, choosing wood, design, shading with hot sand, and applying a shellac finish. Finally, follow Stevens as he demonstrates making a beautiful, simple box with a marquetry top.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Published: 08/20/2010
ISBN: 9780764334993
Pages: 160
Weight: 2.45lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.70w x 0.80d