Easy to Make Inlay Wood Projects: Intarsia: Complete Patterns and Techniques
Intarsia refers to the ancient art of wooden mosaics-making pictures in wood. The authors have taken this art form and adapted it for today's woodworker. Using easily available woods and common woodworking tools such as scroll and band saws, the average woodworker can produce beautiful wooden reliefs through step-by-step instruction. The included patterns range from large, majestic portraits and murals to small jewel-like mosaics. Full-color photographs illustrate the beautiful and intricate work possible in the realm of intarsia.
This book is based upon their methods of acquiring a new language, which are: 1. the teaching of the concrete by visual demonstration and dramatization, 2. the teaching of the abstract by association of ideas 3. the teaching of grammar by means of examples and as a product of analogy.
Inlay is a great way to adorn your woodworking projects. Even the simplest item can become incredibly compelling if it features a well-executed inlay. With the right materials and techniques, its just like painting with wood. Only “non-artistic” folks like myself can actually do it!