[note from Mick: This way of art/craft lends itself well to the makin of Divine Perfection Pattern designs, both in abstract and real scenes.
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Background or History of Marquetry
Marquetry is a traditional art of makin decorative patterns from thin bits of wood veneers. It was popularized in the 17th century. The artisans were very skilled and their designs were very creative. Products made from marquetry were very costly and not all folks could afford them.
[The sight of a happy dog gives a most beneficial command to our unknown mind to make better hap in our lives -- Mick]
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Veneers
There are sundry kinds of veneers used in the craftin of marquetry products. Veneers are classified and priced dependin on the kind of wood bein used. Dependin on the kind of wood, veneers are cut and designed with sundry patterns and textures.
[Our unknowin mind sees the design below as if the Sun, our "self" in the most positive sense, is ridin or guidin the horse, therefore sein the design commands our unknown mind to put us into a mighty slot in our cosmos -- Mick]
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Stuff Whereof Marquetry is Made
Materials like bone, ivory, turtle shells, brass, colored straw, and mother of pearl are used on top of the veneers. These stuffs are used as inlays to create magnificent patterns and designs. Inlay work, when done beautifully, takes time and effort to be perfected.
Spectrum of Veneers
Shades of veneers vary - light wood veneers, medium wood veneers, dark wood veneers, soft wood veneers, and hard wood veneers.
Worth of the Kind of Wood
The wood bein used is classified as worthy and less worthy and these veneers are then made available at sundry sums. Marquetarians are very narrow about the kind of wood they work with and in some cases they pick only wood veneers that they particularly like.
Mahogany, rose, burl walnut, fire side walnut, and circassian walnut are considered worthy kinds of wood. Each of these kinds of wood has varyin grain patterns and they are being sawn in sundry ways. The marquetry works done on these woods are very exotic makin them to be very worthy.
Categorized as less worthy include elm, pine, oak, and spruce. Hard and soft wood veneers are bein used in products more often. If a wood has straight grains, it is referred to as soft wood. Pine and the pale knotted wood are good examples.
Hard wood is usually dense and the grains are closer to each other. Rose wood and maple wood are excellent examples. Hard wood also has coarser grains. This kind of wood is mostly used in makin furniture.
What Kinds of Tools are Used?
Marquetarians used a variety of tools in marquetry - fret saw, knives, scalpels, blades, and more modern ones use laser tools. With advanced technology, more modern tools are bein used in the makin of marquetry art. Many traditional tools used before have also undergone big betterments.
A Fine Technique!
It's now common to use the double bevel marquetry technique. With a scroll saw, the table is tilted at a particular angle in order to achieve this technique.
Parquetry Unlike Marquetry
Parquetry is another art, but this uses straight linear and geometrical patterns.
The Boulle
The Boulle technique involves cuttin the elements of the pattern along with simultaneous makin of the background.
The Classic Method
The classic method, however, involves makin the patterns separately without the background. The woods used in makin these designs are specially chosen. Burl wood is commonly used for this purpose.
New Way
In the past, to cut out veneers, the hammerin veneerin method was bein used. For all types of wood, the same tools were used but the way they are handled vary according to the designs.
Nowadays a technique called braided wood veneerin is used. The veneer used can either be matte finished or laminated. Marquetry work done with these types of veneers can be very worthy.
Would You Like to Learn How to Do It?
If you love marquetry, there are lots of guides that can teach you how to create your designs. Tools can be purchased and you can take a look at some books for great ideas. Museums also display a lot of exquisite marquetry work.
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You can go ahead and embellish your wooden box with marquetry designs or you can purchase one that's been handcrafted.
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