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Stunnig work. Congratulations.
Exceptional work. Clean, clear lines to the piece overall. Beautiful contrasts, marquetry is well done without being over done. Congratulations.
Wow, absolutely wonderful piece. It's heartening to see craftsmanship commisioned.
Outstanding. When you stack cut the veneers, how did you handle the kerf of the scroll saw blade as you reassembled the pieces? Did the subsequent sanding fill them in?
Thanks for the compliments, I am quite happy to have a client willing to have this kind of work done. As for the saw kerf I am using 2/0 blades which are about 0.010" thick. The saw kerf is minimal and does get reduced when the sand shaded parts are moistened after shading. The kerf is actually part of the design in many areas. The veins in all the leaves are created by the saw kerf which gets filled with glue during glueup. Sanding doesn't fill any of the kerf space. Any unfilled gaps can be filled with putty after sanding. This method is taught by Paul Schurch and works quite well for pictoral marquetry like this as the kerf can be used as a design element.
It's very nice work!! I've been starting to learn a bit about marquetry and it's rewarding. A question I've yet to see answered pertains to working on over sized pieces. Or pieces too large to be accomadated by the throat size of most scroll saws. What's the startegy when the background is so large? Is there a book or DVD that might illustrate this?
Joe, I built my own large throat scroll saw for the Gardenia Marquetry Mirror, I think it is piece 708 or so here on WoodWeb. Your best best is to start with Paul Schurch's two books/videos. They go into enough detail to get you started and explain what it takes. There is a bit of information on how to do large work as well. Taking a class from Paul is the next step and will help you progress faster than trying to figure things out on your own.
Craig
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