Category Archives: Marquetry

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Wednesday Woodworking – potpourri bowl and a pile of parts

Here is what happened to the marquetry I was working last week.  It went on to this potpourri bowl.  Wrapping marquetry around a curved surface is tricky.  Our marquetry club did a workshop on this last Saturday and here is … Continue reading

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Wednesday Woodworking – Back to Marquetry

I am back doing some marquetry.  I plan to do more this year.  This is a piece that I’ll working on at a club workshop this weekend.  More about that next week.  For now here are a couple of progress … Continue reading

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Wednesday Woodworking – heart marquetry

I haven’t had much time for wood working but I managed to make some progress on the marquetry for my heart-shaped box.  The basic pieces are cut.  The next step is a bit of sand shading and then I’ll glue … Continue reading

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Wednesday Woodworking – Heart box

Just in time for Valentine’s day: A heart shaped box. This is a project that our marquetry club did last weekend.  It’s a band saw box about five inches across.  I didn’t get my 100% finished, so here are the … Continue reading

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