How To Do Intarsia Woodworking

Determining what wood to use is one of the most important things about doing intarsia woodworking.
How to do intarsia woodworking. Segmentation is cutting the entire design from one piece of wood like a puzzle where the wood grain matches through all the pieces of the project. Watch this craftsman yes its ME make a butterfly Intarsia pattern from start to finish without a single finger lost. Your pattern should be selected before you decide on what woods to use.
Each piece should be planned from what type of grain to what color wood to use. Edge gluing them will make a gap somewhere. Video 1 You can buy patterns online or buy an instarsia instruction book with patterns.
Applying the finish before gluing the parts down will help ensure the parts are sealed properly. Experiment with different woods to see what you like to work with the most. For your first piece I do not recommend trying to come up with your own pattern.
The way of this type of woodworking is reducing the bits of the wood and after that layering the pieces. Woodworking intarsia - YouTube. If youre not familiar with intarsia it refers to a woodworking techniqueart form that involves inlaying different pieces of wood to create a pseudo 3-D picture.
A Flex-Drum or a pneumatic air inflated sander is best a belt sander or disc sander will work in a pinch. Intarsia is as much an art form as it is a craft. Once you cut the waste wood away turn the part around and make the second cut to remove the small portions of waste wood.
Intarsia is an art form using pieces of wood that are sculpted to make a picture. After tensioning the blade in your scrollsaw check that the table is square to it as shown in Photo A below. Adjust the tables tilt as necessary to square it.