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The Fine Art of Marquetry. Creating Images in Wood Using Sawn Veneers.
Craig Vandall-Stevens
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Description for The Fine Art of Marquetry. Creating Images in Wood Using Sawn Veneers.
Num Pages: 160 pages, 820 color photos. BIC Classification: WKDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Master furniture craftsman Craig Vandall Stevens takes you from novice to advanced woodworker with this illustrated guide to marquetry, a technique where different colors of wood veneers are carefully cut to fit precisely together, forming a single sheet of veneer. Explore your creative potential and learn the essential elements of marquetry: using a fret saw, sawing your own veneers from solid wood planks, the tools and materials required for marquetry, choosing wood, design, shading with hot sand, and applying a shellac finish. Finally, follow Stevens as he demonstrates making a beautiful, simple box with a marquetry top.
Master furniture craftsman Craig Vandall Stevens takes you from novice to advanced woodworker with this illustrated guide to marquetry, a technique where different colors of wood veneers are carefully cut to fit precisely together, forming a single sheet of veneer. Explore your creative potential and learn the essential elements of marquetry: using a fret saw, sawing your own veneers from solid wood planks, the tools and materials required for marquetry, choosing wood, design, shading with hot sand, and applying a shellac finish. Finally, follow Stevens as he demonstrates making a beautiful, simple box with a marquetry top.
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764334993
SKU
V9780764334993
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Craig Vandall-Stevens
Craig Vandall Stevens has a studio in Sudbury, Ohio. In addition to creating fine furniture, he regularly teaches his craft at workshops in the United States and Japan. This is his fourth book with Schiffer Publishing.
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