have heard of parquet floors and had heard of marquetry but had not heard of parquetry
saw the parquetry techniques used by a japanese box maker and it is very interesting
not sure what material he used to glue the wood pieces together and later shaved the end grains to make the parquet
it looks like black paper but not sure and it is probably important
There is a book called "The Marquetry Course" by Jack Metcalfe and John Apps that would probably be of interest to you. The book, which contains many nice photos, is not too expensive. Getting set up to actually do the work seems more extensive/expensive than you might suspect at first guess. I haven't made it that far.
Bill
the parquetry that i saw requireed very little in tools materials
small long triangular shaped pieces of different wood species glue black paper which is still not known and may be cloth a wide hand plane to plane a very thin sheet of the glued up pieces a vise to secure the glued up pieces while planing the veneers
now the boxes that he affixed the veneers are another topic altogether
may need a vice after ruining the glue ups while trying to make the veneers and having to start all over
See also - intarsia.
John T.
Try prostitution.
At first glance, nothing in woodworking should require very much in tools, right? After all, how difficult could it be to attach/fit 2 pieces of wood together? IIRC, the "vacuum bag" (I forget the exact term for it) and a glue pot will have you over $300 right there.
the parquetry i saw used a brush to brush on glue from a bottle and used string as clamps
wood was the big expense
has a more whimsical feel to it but is nice have seen some beautiful pieces in this 3d style
good example of one of these boxes
btw there are some that have over one hundred sequences required to open them
they were once used by nobility etc to store secrets
It's a game of artistry and precision. Relatively speaking, the cost of the wood will seem minuscule. I still recommend the book.
for someone with skills unlike the master box makers that may be true
but when you have done it for 30 years and made all the mistakes then wood is the biggest expense
You would know...
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