Last weekend was our marquetry club’s quarterly workshop and this time we set about making some wooden jewelry. We made this pendant out of small pieces of veneer. Here is mine:
Parquetry set in a pendant bezel and sealed with polyester resin.
The pendant is about an inch in diameter. The pattern is small bits of veneer. Here’s a picture of the bits. I included the pencil tip so you’d get an idea how small this is:
The bits of wood are about an eighth of an inch.
The clear coat on the top is a UV cured polyester resin. It’s amazing stuff. First you put the liquid over the wood and then take it out in to the full sun for three minutes. Then it’s fully cured and hard. Then it’s a matter of a little sanding and polishing. Mine needs a bit more polishing to get it really glossy.
Now I just need a silver chain and Heather has a new pendent to wear. It was a fun project, but I am not sure if I’ll make any more. Not sure how many folks out there would wear this kind of thing.
If you need me – I’ll be in the shop,
Andrew
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Hi Andrew. That so good I could not do that. Thank you for liking my poem “Witnessed! Best Wishes. The Foureyed Poet.
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Andrew, I don’t know why you’re surprised that so many people like your work. We are a very fine, sophisticated bunch who knows quality when we see it! That piece of jewelry is beautiful!
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Thanks. I have two more bezels. I’ll try making a couple more.
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WOW!!
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Very nice.
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Gorgeous – I am so impressed!
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I think you are onto a winner there Andrew, but it looks very fiddly to put together. You have done a great job
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Thanks. Actually it wasn’t as difficult at it looks.
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but fiddly?
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yeah, the pieces are too small to pick up with fingers so I had to move them around with my knife and tweezers. Plus it took a couple of tries to get the pattern right. All together I spent about 3 hours making this one.
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It was time well spent
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Andrew,
I would buy several in a heartbeat. I bought a dremel thinking I would do something in the form of pendants. But I love your patterns! If you decide to sell some, please do post!!
Beth
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Thanks, this is still more hobby at the moment. I’ll let everyone know when I turn pro…
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It is an unusual and lovely piece and I would certainly love to wear it.
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Thank you.
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It’s lovely. I’m sure people would be only too happy to wear a pendant like this.
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I do like the pattern.
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It’s gorgeous. I think handmade jewelry is much more interesting than the store-bought kind (though, of course, much of that is handmade, but you know what I mean). Do you have to wear magnifying glasses to work on such small pieces?
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I think this one turned out nice. This project didn’t require magnifiers, but on some other projects I do use magnifiers. If I did this one again, I’d like use my magnifier light.
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I would wear it, it is beautiful. My son made me one of same colour woods
In woodworking class in Grammar School. It is a treasure.
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Well, with so many positive comments, I just might make another one.
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I would! It’s beautiful.
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Thanks, it turned out very well.
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It looks like a quilt design. I bet more people than you think would love to wear a pendant like this. Nice job, by the way.
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It is a design you see in quilts. Quilting and marquetry (or parquetry in this case) share a number of geometric similarities.
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This is beautiful! I certainly would wear it, a lot. Reminds me of a maple leaf, or part of a quilt pattern. I’m jealous of Heather having a hubby who can makes such things. I’ve no doubt you could sell items like this on Etsy.
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I’ve always thought that quilt patterns and marquetry patterns are similar. A few of my pieces do have a quilting influence.
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I would wear it!
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Too bad I only have the one. 😉
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I’m with David and several others–I can’t see why this wouldn’t be popular. Set up an Etsy shop and try it out!
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Wow – I am kind of surprised that so many people like this. Thanks.
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That came out very well! 🙂
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Thanks, it worked better than I thought it would.
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I can see a lot of meticulous work in this pendant, from cutting the pieces to putting them in place. It takes good eyes and nimble fingers.
Well done,
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The pattern makes it look more difficult than it really is, but you do need a good eye for pattern to make one of these.
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….now THIS, is landing on a gold mine–I can see these selling like crazy. Beautiful.
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Thanks! I might invest the time to make a batch.
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Hi Andrew. You are such a skilled craftsman. Do you use any optical aids when undertaking such intricate work ?
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In this case I didn’t, but often I do work under a magnifier. If I do any more of these, I will setup my magnifier light.
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Beautiful, Andrew! Reminds me of a heart pendant my maternal grandfather made for me when I was a child. He worked as a wood pattern maker. It looks similar to yours in varying shades. He also made me a gorgeous jewelry box using different colors of wood and added my initials on the front. I treasure them both!
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Those are treasures and wonderful memories of your grandfather.
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Yes, they really are. I admire your skills, Andrew!
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I would expect something hand made and wooden would be very popular Andrew. You’ve made a beautiful job of it.
Hugs
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Thanks. It was a fun project and not as hard to make as I thought.
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