Fine woodworking on marquetry and veneer : 38 articles

Beautiful wood is precious and has to be used sparingly. Hence the art of veneering, in which rare woods are sliced or sawn into thin leaves and then glued onto a substructure of more common material. The allied art of marquetry consists of making pictures - often to adorn elegant, veneered furniture - from a palette of colorful wood veneers. In this collection of 38 articles from Fine Woodworking magazine, skilled craftsmen explain how veneer is manufactured and how you can saw your own. They show you how to lay it using simple equipment and how to design furniture based on veneer panels. And they demonstrate the methods of marquetry, paying particular attention to shop-built saws for cutting the most intricate details. Fine Woodworking magazine has been the most trusted resource for woodworkers since 1975. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Fine Woodworking , The Taunton Press is re-releasing a number of classic titles from the early days of the magazine. Long out of print, the books are filled with expert information that's as timeless now as when it was first published. 1 Introduction to Veneer 4 Knife Checks in Veneer 7 Bandsaw Your Own Veneer 11 Getting on the Good Side of Veneer 14 Laying Veneer 18 Bench-Pressing Veneer 19 Inventing Marquetry 21 Designing with Veneers 24 Matchmaking 25 Hammer Veneering 28 Tips on Veneering 30 Oyster-Shell Veneering 32 Patch-Pad Cutting 34 Marquetry Cutting 38 Marquetry with Flexible Veneers 39 Cutting Corners 41 Marquetry on Furniture 46 Finishing Marquetry 48 Patchwork Marquetry 50 Jigs Speed Veneer-Cutting 51 Marquetry Mystery 54 Geometric Marquetry 55 An Eye on Marquetry in 1983 59 Winners from the 1983 British Marquetry Show 60 Marquetry in 1975 66 Perspective in Marquetry 69 Basic Rules of Perspective 70 How Inlay is Made 74 Routing for Inlays 76 Improving the Fretsaw 77 Motor Makes Fretsawing Fly 78 Inlaying Mother-of-Pearl 78 Sources of Supply for Mother-of-Pearl and Abalone 80 Inlaid Lap Desk 81 A Jigsaw for Cutting Delicate Stock 84 Laying Plastic Laminates 86 Tricks, Tips, Cores and New Products 88 Index "Beautiful wood is precious and has to be used sparingly. Hence the art of veneering, in which rare woods are sliced or sawn into thin leaves and then glued onto a substructure of more common material. The allied art of marquetry consists of making pictures - often to adorn elegant, veneered furniture - from a palette of colorful wood veneers. In this collection of 38 articles from Fine Woodworking magazine, skilled craftsmen explain how veneer is manufactured and how you can saw your own. They show you how to lay it using simple equipment and how to design furniture based on veneer panels. And they demonstrate the methods of marquetry, paying particular attention to shop-built saws for cutting the most intricate details."--Back cover The log opens, the sawyer smiles, the mill owner nods his approval and the log buyer sighs with relief.