Basic Marquetry and Beyond

Ken Horner

Description

The centuries-old craft of marquetry will add richness and beauty to all of your creative woodworking projects—and mastering marquetry is easier than you think! Veneer is easy to work with, doesn’t require a lot of equipment or space, and allows a woodworker or crafter to create or embellish a project with rare woods at an inexpensive price. Basic Marquetry and Beyond is for today’s active hands and creative minds ready to discover just how easy this classic technique can be, no matter what your skill level.
With 40 projects, from a simple set of bookmarks to a challenging cone-shaped bowl, Basic Marquetry and Beyond will help any beginner quickly feel like a pro, while experts will learn valuable new marquetry tricks. Every step is clearly explained, while more than 250 images, easy-to-follow patterns, and veneer recommendations take the guesswork out of marquetry technique. Basic Marquetry and Beyond is a must-have guide for everyone who wants to create beautiful original projects or embellish their woodworking with stunning handcrafted style.

Sujets

• Artisanat
• Référence
• Woodworking
• Carpentry
• Reference
• Do-It-Yourself
• Crafts
• Hobbies
• Woodwork

Informations

• Publié par: Linden Publishing
• Date de parution: 15 août 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781610352833
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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BASIC
MARQUETRY
and Beyond
BASIC
MARQUETRY
and Beyond
EXPERT TECHNIQUES FOR
CRAFTING BEAUTIFUL IMAGES
WITH VENEER INLAY
Ken Horner
Basic Marquetry and Beyond by Ken Horner
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Ken Horner
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Horner, Ken, 1936-
Basic marquetry and beyond : expert techniques for crafting beautiful images with veneer inlay / Ken Horner.
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Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-61035-249-9 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Marquetry. I. Title.
TT192.H67 2015
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I want to express immense appreciation to my wife, Linda Horner, for all her help in getting this book to press. She helped me choose which projects to include and, in many cases, helped me make them. She converted my scrap art figures into book art using complex computer programs that are much beyond my grasp. Linda read the manuscript and made invaluable suggestions. She then made five projects that we put into the book. In her spare time (Huh?) Linda also took photos of all of our projects. Wow, you might well wonder, exactly what was it that I did?
Dave Peck and Jim D Anjou also read everything and made priceless suggestions. Fine wood workers both, they often recommended alternative methods of building a project and of explaining how it was done. Marcus Moody helped us with camera settings, the light booth and took the beginning photos.
I used projects from Linda Horner (Shaker Boxes, Fish Boxes, Flower Clock, Pendants and the Elliptical Mirror), Dave Peck (Curved Cup and Cone Top Vessel), Jim Sweet (Depth Picture), Rob Reed (Radial Match Table) and Bob Schultz (Timber Wolf).
Thank you all. -Ken Horner
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Tools and Materials
Projects
BOOKMARKS
1. Shark and Tree
COASTERS
2. Flowers
LEARNING DOUBLE-BEVEL
3. Moon-Mountain-Tree-Traditional Method
4. Moon-Mountain-Tree-Fast Cut Method
TISSUE BOX HOLDERS
5. Snow Scene
6. Puzzle-Small Box
SMALL BOXES
7. Small Paper Clip Box
8. Free Form Box
9. Shaker Box
10. Flip Top Box
11. Two Fish Boxes
CLOCKS
12. Twelve Piece Radial Clock
13. Flower Clock
14. Lotus Flower Clock
15. Small Clock
GAME BOARDS
16. Checker/Chessboard
17. Crazy Chessboard
TRAYS AND TRIVETS
18. Valet Tray
19. Double Feather Trivet
20. Curved Border Tray





PICTURES
21. Vriz Marquetry
22. Picture in Frame
23. Timber Wolf
MARQUETRY ON CURVED SURFACES
24. Book Ends, Curved
25. Wine Cooler
26. Marquetry on a Complex Curve
27. Marquetry on a Cone
WALL RACKS
28. Woody Woodworker Magazine Rack
29. Hanging Jewelry Rack
LARGE BOX
30. Four Part Jewelry Box
SPECIALTY ITEMS
31. Pendants
32. Elliptical Mirror Frame
33. Two Plates
34. Window Scene
35. Radial Match Table
36. Alton s Casket
Concepts
Index
Introduction
Woodworkers make tables, chests, boxes and hundreds of items for general use. When these artisans want to make their pieces more attractive, they might add carvings, pyrography or marquetry. Marquetry (pronounced mar -ka-tree) is the art or craft of making pictures and designs from wood veneers. Most veneers used in the U.S. are about -in. thick and most marquetarians here cut the pieces with either hand-held fret saws or electric scroll saws.
Wood veneers can be purchased in varying lengths and widths as hardwood, softwood or exotics. The log can be quarter cut, rotary cut or flat cut. The veneer can have normal grain or be figured and can come from burls, stumps and crotches. In addition to the natural colors, veneers can be bleached or dyed. With all these options, marquetarians have a wide choice when picking veneers for a project.
The price of veneer is anywhere from $0.60 to $1.50 per square foot in mixed packages although, just as exotic boards are more expensive, so do special veneers cost more. A lot of cabinet shops use veneer and are happy to give away the cut-offs and remnants. Most of the projects in this book can be made from less than ten pieces of veneer that all together measure maybe one or two square feet. This is one craft where the tools and materials are quite inexpensive.
The purpose of Basic Marquetry and Beyond is to teach two types of wood workers: first, the newcomer who will gain an introduction to marquetry and by working through the chapters will become quite adept. The second types are woodworkers who already know marquetry; they will find new projects along with new information and techniques.
The chapters are organized so the reader can advance from easy-to-do pieces to projects needing medium skills and finally move on to fairly difficult projects. The beginning pieces are simple; Bookmarks, Coasters, Tissue Boxes and other Little Boxes. Next come more complicated projects, both in construction and in marquetry, that are intended to build the reader s skills. The last projects are the most complex; marquetry on curved surfaces and in the bottom of bowls, a radial matched table and a large elliptical mirror where nine sections are fitted together. With each chapter the reader will gain skills in both woodworking and marquetry.
The Concepts section is to explain techniques that are common to many projects. As an example, rather than talking about Sand Shading in a dozen or so chapters, this subject is covered one time in Concepts. I suggest that you read the entire Concepts section first. Then you will better understand the construction and marquetry techniques as you work through the chapters.
Bright Ideas are scattered throughout the book. These hints and tips were gathered from my marquetry experience of over fifty years. In 1961 I bought a starter set from Constantine s and worked in my basement with a 6-in. coping saw. I still have the marquetry picture and I m still quite proud of it.
-Ken Horner
Morgan Hill, Calif.
Feb. 2015
TOOLS MATERIALS
These are the normal tools and materials needed in the projects that follow. Some projects require special tools or materials and these are listed at the start of each chapter.
Blades: Get a supply of 5-in. long, pin-less scroll saw blades. Buy them by the gross.
Number 2/0 (smaller) for most purposes of 2-5 layers of veneer.
Number 1/0 (larger) for thick pad cutting.
Brushes: Used to spread glue, to clean off veneer pieces and to push tape onto wood.
Medium size glue brush, long bristle.
Semi-stiff brush to clean frass off marquetry pieces.
Brass brush to rub and burnish app tape so it sticks to the wood.
Chisels: Two usually will do.
A -in. chisel to clean around the glued up marquetry.
A 2-in. chisel to cut across stringers and borders when forming a 45 corner. A rubber or wood mallet is useful here to pound with.
Clamps: You can t have too many clamps.
C clamps for pressing together top and bottom boards for marquetry.
Hand spring-clamps to be placed around the perimeter for holding small pieces.
Rubber bands ( -in. wide x 18-in. long) for cylindrical pieces. Cut them from tire inner-tubes or other sheets of rubber.
Rubber tubing that stretches.
Metal and nylon band clamps for boxes and round pieces.
Cutting platforms: Use wood base for sawing and rubber or plastic for knife cutting.
A self-healing rubber or plastic pad about 12-in. x 18-in. used for cutting veneer pieces with a knife. These are sold at most craft stores.
A piece of -in. plywood about 18-in. x 24-in. with a fence ( -in. high by -in. wide by 18-in. long) along one edge. This is used when cutting veneer with the veneer saw and for cutting equal-sized thin strips. When the surface becomes scored and ragged, make a new board. A ragged surface will leave jagged edges on the veneer.
Drills and push pins: You must make a hole to insert the blade.
Hand drill with a very tiny bit; this leaves a hole.
Metal push pin; this separates the wood fibers and does not leave a hole.
Finishes and sealers: The best sealer is shellac in alcohol; use this on the rough marquetry before you do any scraping or sanding. Wipe-on polyurethane is a perfect finish; it goes on easily with no streaking, does not yellow with age and gives water protection. Paste wax as the last finish gives a nice feel to the object. For pictures or items that will not be near water, use a spray can of lacquer (Deft).
Bottle of shellac.
Can of wipe-on poly.
Can of spray lacquer (Deft).s
Paste wax.
Geometry tools: These can be inexpensive school se