Learn the art of intarsia with celebrated artist and instructor Kathy Wise in this skill building guidebook filled with step-by-step instructions, basic lessons and concepts, and helpful techniques
"If you can use a band or scroll saw, you can create professional-looking, three-dimensional pictures in wood. Intarsia--the art of cutting out, then fitting together thin, differently colored and textured wooden pieces--is a craft of precision and artistry that can be enjoyed on many levels. By offering lessons in the use of power saws and other tools, safety tips, finishing techniques, and wood selection, this comprehensive guide adapts the ancient art of intarsia to today's woodworker. For three beginning pieces--a simple flower, a rose, and a happy face clown--explicit instructions, along with tips for avoiding or dealing with common pitfalls, start you on your way. Once you've honed your skills you can apply them--and your enhanced understanding of woods--to create one-of-a-kind artworks based on any of the other 17 projects. Discover the creative possibilities of intarsia ... and add a new dimension to your woodworking."--Publisher description.
· A complete guide to learning the art of intarsia · Includes more than 40 skill-building lessons on the basics of intarsia, as well as techniques to take your work to the next level · Features over 20 intarsia projects and patterns with step-by-step instructions, reference photos, material lists, and helpful tips · Projects are organized by skill level: beginner, intermediate beginner, and advanced beginner · Written by celebrated intarsia artist and instructor, Kathy Wise
• Revised and expanded guide to the art of making picture mosaics in wood using different woods and wood grains. • Readers will build their skills as they create impressive decorated boxes, gifts, jewelry, signs, plaques, and more. • 15 step-by-step projects that can be made in just one weekend. • All new color project photography. • Author is the #1 intarsia expert, recognized in Better Homes and Gardens' WOOD Magazine Woodworking Hall of Fame.
Learn the secrets of intarsia, the woodworking art of making picture mosaics in wood. Using ordinary tools and common woods, you can create these 13 beautiful intarsia projects in your own home workshop. From wood selection, project layout, and cutting to final finishing, this workshop manual shows you everything you need to know to get started.
· A compilation of 24 favorite scroll saw projects for making wooden boxes from Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine · Includes step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and helpful tips from today’s leading scroll saw artists · Practice different scroll saw techniques, including intarsia, fretwork, segmentation, layering, and more · Full-size, easy-to-use scroll saw patterns included · Contributors include John Nelson, Gary Browning, Rick and Karen Longabaugh, and others
Whether you are a beginner or have been scrolling for years, you'll be inspired by this collection of 60 of the best projects from the pages of Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts.
· A collection of all-time favorite wildlife scroll saw projects from the archives of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine · Includes 28 scroll saw patterns of birds, turtles, bears, sea life, pets, and so much more · The perfect pattern book for scroll sawyers of any skill level · Features designs from leading scroll saw artists, such as Kathy Wise, Gary Browning, Charles Dearing, and Lora Irish