Marquetry Box

[Gill]

I finished this knife-cut marquetry box some time ago but it was only whilst rummaging about in the workshop today that I stumbled across it. Sadly, being stored in an environment where the temperature and humidity varies has not served the box well. Some veneers have lifted slightly in places .



I edited the background with graphics software - I'm sure nobody wants to see my kitchen after Sunday lunch !

Gill

[Sawduster]

Now that's pretty spiffy Is that your design ? It looks like one of yours
Very nice !

[Dragon]

Very nice design. Love it
Diane

[CanadianScroller]

Finally! we get to see some of the work which lead you to scrolling.

Awesome work Gill

[PuzzledMoose]

Looks very nicely done, Gill.What kind of wood veneers are they?

.. oh and hope you enjoyed lunch ...

[miamw]

It's just beautiful! Maybe you can fix what the environment did to it and then be more careful with it? I hope so.

[Gill]

It's one of my earliest attempts at design. I think I'd simplify the pattern a little if I was to try it again, especially if I was to tackle it as a scrolled inlay project.

Unfortunately, I couldn't tell you what sort of veneers I used. They were wooden and contrasting - that was good enough for me!

Carl -haven't I posted piccies of my marquetry here before? Many of these are more than twenty years old. I've got more, but these are my favourites. All knife cut.







And finally, my first ever pattern design. This photograph is about twice the actual size and it's taken a bit of a battering over the years:



Gill

[Greenfield_Bob]

That's pretty cool Gill, I like.

Bob

[Marcel in Longueuil]

Really nice Gill,

I like very much :-)

Regards,
Marcel

[Sawduster]

Very kewl Gill Could I impose on you for an explanation of the process ?
what, exactly, is marquetry and how is it different from scrolling ?

[Gill]

Hi Robert

Marquetry is the application of contrasting wooden veneers which form a picture to a sub-strate that is usually not of presentable quality. It can be cut with a scroll saw, but only if the veneers are thick enough to withstand the cutting process. Scroll sawn marquetry is therefore much more common in North America than in Europe because veneers are much thicker; in Europe, craft knives (normally scalpels) tend to be used instead instead of saws.

There's a link to the British Marquetry Society here which explains the production process. As you can see, I was only ever trotting after some of these experts .

Gill

[CanadianScroller]

Wonderful work Gill, thank you for posting the pictures and the explanation.
Great job on the first pattern too!

[Mackem]

Very nice work Gill.

[workin for wood]

They look fantastic Gill. Perhaps some CA glue will fix your box in a jiffy.

[Trout]

Gill's Boxes

has inspired me..I started a box yesterday..

Trout