Another Intarsia

[Neal Moore]

Here's one I cut and stained yesterday. Still needs glued to the backer. It's about 4" x 4". The wood is poplar but the red was stained first with red mahogany and then wiped off. I then put a wash coat of cadmium red artist oils over that. The green leaves are just stained with a green artist oil wash. I did this one mostly just to try out the sander and it sure made a world of difference in the labor involved!!!

[Rolf]

Very nice, I can almost smell the rose. I wonder what it would look like in Bloodwood.
Neal is that your own pattern?

[Neal Moore]

Not my pattern Rolf. I downloaded it several months ago from a free site but I don't remember where!! If you want I'll try to find it again and email the address to you. I printed the pattern out and didn't keep the download so I don't even have a copy to share with you.

[Jediscroller]

Very pretty Neal. I keep meaning to knock out a rose one of these days, I have a bunch of redheart and bloodwood that would be perfect for the red rose.

[pete00]

looks really nice, the black line on the green leaf painted?

What sander.......

pete

[Neal Moore]

No Pete, the black lines are veins cut in the center of the leaves. The sander is a flex drum dual shaft sander I just bought from Seyco. Nothing more than a dual shaft buffer motor adapted for sanding sleeves. I love that thing already!!!

[workin for wood]

Although I prefer natural wood to stains, you did a great job with your coloring. The joints look good and the profiling is perfect. I'd give it a 10 no doubt about it. It has nice detail too for it's size. That's the way I like it.

[Neal Moore]

Thanks Jeff...I love your work so I trust your opinion. Thanks to everyone else also!!! It's fun to do something different and this intarsia process allows me to sort of incorporate a little "carving" with the sander. I was a carver for about 23 years before being bitten by the scrolling bug!! If Congress ever finds out how much fun we're having they'll probably make scrolling illegal!!!

[Daryl185]

looks great Neal I am looking fwd to the day I try my first Intarsia project, just looking at all the ones in the forum and gallery is awesome wood work

[Gill]

It looks really good, Neal. I can just imagine it on top of a trinket box.

Gill

[wwalker47]

Wow! , Neal, that is real great. Has to be the best rose I've seen yet! Your finish is awesome.

-Bill

[millwab]

If Congress ever finds out how much fun we're having they'll probably make scrolling illegal!!!

No Neal, they'll just tax it!

Bruce

[Marcel in Longueuil]

Very nice Neal.

I like the stain job you did on it, as well as the profiling.

Congrats

Regards,
Marcel

[mitramom]

Is that ever beautiful! The colors are so rich, they look velvety to me. I have yet to attempt intarsia so I really admire those of you who do it.

[Sawduster]

Neal, that is top notch !
I can only dream of finishes like that
If you find the link for that pattern would you send it to me as well ?
Excellent work sir !