Tag Archives: Marquetry

Wednesday Woodworking – Louis Cubes, Parquetry or Marquetry?

Posted on 01/27/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

Last weekend was the quarterly marquetry workshop and this month we’re building a box with parquetry on the top using the famous Louis cube design.  The name comes from France and the reign of Louis XIV because the pattern was … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Woodworking – Marquetry on a Shaker Oval Box

Posted on 01/20/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

Since I’ve had restrict my walking around the last week, I went back to my marquetry bench and starting working on my next project.  This will use a bird that Heather drew for me and I wanted to do a … Continue reading →

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Friday Woodworking – The knot is tied

Posted on 11/27/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

The Celtic heart shaped box is done.  This was a pain to cut and didn’t turn out exactly the way I wanted, but I learned a lot.  Here are some pictures of the box. And finally, here is a peek … Continue reading →

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Friday Woodworking – More Marquetry from the Heart

Posted on 11/13/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

The shop’s been busy.  The marquetry is the most complete project at the moment so here’s the progress on the Celtic heart knot. All the pieces are cut: And all taped up and ready for gluing to the box: and … Continue reading →

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