have heard of parquet floors and had heard of marquetry but had not heard
of parquetry
saw the parquetry techniques used by a japanese box maker and it is very
interesting
not sure what material he used to glue the wood pieces together and later
shaved the end grains to make the parquet
it looks like black paper but not sure and it is probably important
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>> contains many nice photos, is not too expensive. Getting set up to
>> actually do the work seems more extensive/expensive than you might
>> suspect at first guess. I haven't made it that far.
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>the parquetry that i saw requireed very little in tools materials
>small long triangular shaped pieces of different wood species
>glue
>black paper which is still not known and may be cloth
>a wide hand plane to plane a very thin sheet of the glued up pieces
>a vise to secure the glued up pieces while planing the veneers
>now the boxes that he affixed the veneers are another topic altogether
>may need a vice after ruining the glue ups while trying to make the
>veneers and having to start all over
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See also - intarsia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intarsia
John T.
Electric Comet <[email protected]> writes:
>may need a vice
Try prostitution.
Electric Comet wrote:
> have heard of parquet floors and had heard of marquetry but had not heard
> of parquetry
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> saw the parquetry techniques used by a japanese box maker and it is very
> interesting
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> shaved the end grains to make the parquet
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> it looks like black paper but not sure and it is probably important
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There is a book called "The Marquetry Course" by Jack Metcalfe and John
Apps that would probably be of interest to you. The book, which
contains many nice photos, is not too expensive. Getting set up to
actually do the work seems more extensive/expensive than you might
suspect at first guess. I haven't made it that far.
Bill
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:31:12 -0400
Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
> contains many nice photos, is not too expensive. Getting set up to
> actually do the work seems more extensive/expensive than you might
> suspect at first guess. I haven't made it that far.
the parquetry that i saw requireed very little in tools materials
small long triangular shaped pieces of different wood species
glue
black paper which is still not known and may be cloth
a wide hand plane to plane a very thin sheet of the glued up pieces
a vise to secure the glued up pieces while planing the veneers
now the boxes that he affixed the veneers are another topic altogether
may need a vice after ruining the glue ups while trying to make the
veneers and having to start all over
Electric Comet wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:31:12 -0400
> Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> contains many nice photos, is not too expensive. Getting set up to
>> actually do the work seems more extensive/expensive than you might
>> suspect at first guess. I haven't made it that far.
> the parquetry that i saw requireed very little in tools materials
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At first glance, nothing in woodworking should require very much in
tools, right? After all, how difficult could it be to attach/fit 2
pieces of wood together? IIRC, the "vacuum bag" (I forget the exact
term for it) and a glue pot will have you over $300 right there.
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:09:29 -0400
Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
> At first glance, nothing in woodworking should require very much in
> tools, right? After all, how difficult could it be to attach/fit 2
> pieces of wood together? IIRC, the "vacuum bag" (I forget the exact
> term for it) and a glue pot will have you over $300 right there.
the parquetry i saw used a brush to brush on glue from a bottle and
used string as clamps
wood was the big expense
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:34:41 -0400
[email protected] wrote:
> See also - intarsia.
has a more whimsical feel to it but is nice
have seen some beautiful pieces in this 3d style
On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:10:03 -0700
Electric Comet <[email protected]> wrote:
> saw the parquetry techniques used by a japanese box maker and it is
> very interesting
good example of one of these boxes
http://paxpuzzle.com/images/puzzlebox2lg.jpg
btw there are some that have over one hundred sequences required to open
them
they were once used by nobility etc to store secrets
Electric Comet wrote:
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> Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> tools, right? After all, how difficult could it be to attach/fit 2
>> pieces of wood together? IIRC, the "vacuum bag" (I forget the exact
>> term for it) and a glue pot will have you over $300 right there.
> the parquetry i saw used a brush to brush on glue from a bottle and
> used string as clamps
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It's a game of artistry and precision. Relatively speaking, the cost of
the wood will seem minuscule. I still recommend the book.
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On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:01:08 -0400
Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
> It's a game of artistry and precision. Relatively speaking, the cost
> of the wood will seem minuscule. I still recommend the book.
for someone with skills unlike the master box makers that may be true
but when you have done it for 30 years and made all the mistakes then
wood is the biggest expense
Electric Comet wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:01:08 -0400
> Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> It's a game of artistry and precision. Relatively speaking, the cost
>> of the wood will seem minuscule. I still recommend the book.
> for someone with skills unlike the master box makers that may be true
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> but when you have done it for 30 years and made all the mistakes then
> wood is the biggest expense
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You would know...
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