Very nice example of craftsmanship
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2 February 2014 at 5:12 pm #27065
Here is a really nice example of some fine Marquetry worth looking at.
http://wpatrickedwards.com/Html/Table.htm
Be sure and check out the price for the tables at the bottom of the article. Maybe when I get about 5 years of spare time, I will attempt something like this.
2 February 2014 at 5:31 pm #27068Those tables are spectacular, with a price tag to match!
Thanks for the link.I’m glad that there are people out there doing this type of work/art. My thinking is far to practical to even consider something like this. Not to mention my pitiful skill level. I like pieces that are functional, sturdy and meant to be used. I find just as much beauty in an old, well crafted table that shows all of the scars of use throughout the years.
3 February 2014 at 2:41 pm #27149I afraid I love that sort of stuff and would love to be able to do it.
I doubt I would ever attain that kind of skill level.
I have big regrets I never got to do the cabinetmakers course at London college of Furniture I wanted todo when I left school. I got rejected they said I had good enough hand skills but academicly I was under par. May be if I did attend that college I would have that sort of skill level.
Instead I ended up in construction and it’s a far cry from cabinetmaking skills.3 February 2014 at 3:58 pm #27152Mark thats one of the things i hate about this countries education system they write people off before giving them a chance to show what they are indeed capable of, ive heard of a wood worker who educates thousands of people all over the world who’s parents where told he was un-educatable ,how wrong were those “teachers”;)
3 February 2014 at 9:48 pm #27182Talk about patience. I have done some scroll saw work before but that is awesome.
Mark, I didn’t mean to throw off on that style of work. It is amazing. It’s just not something I would do. I’m more of a rustic woodworker….
Dig into it and post your work. My hat is off to anyone who can be that meticulous and have that much patience.
Here is about as close as I could come to that..
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4 February 2014 at 1:28 pm #27214Sandy that is quite intricate. 😉
I have never used a scroll saw.
I have only done the odd curve either by jigsaw , bandsaw, coping saw and saw and chop method.
What ever I have made since joining WWM I have strived to push my self.
Since I was 14 I new I wanted to be furniture maker but I never got the chance.
Over 30 years later I’m getting a glimpse of what might have been. Thanks mainly to WWM.
When I did carpentry and Joinery course back then. It has helped me as everything I done was using hand tools mainly. Only used power tools on the odd occasion.
I love all types of woodworking. It’s just at the age of 14 I had dream of making stuff like the above.I don’t use power equipment near as much as much as I used too. Just turning it on disrupts the peace and quite not to mention the dust. And i’ve found that some things are just quicker done with hand tools. I haven’t used a power router in months. I sure like that Chavelet. Might have to put that on my wish list!
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