Intarsia Woodworking How To

For scrollsawing softwoods and hardwoods up to 1 thick judy and jerry recommend you use a no.

Intarsia woodworking how to. If you do not read any further the most important tip for scroll sawing accurately for intarsia is change your blades often. These surefire pointers from judy gale roberts and jerry booher could improve your results dramatically. Text and photos by. Watch this craftsman yes it s me make a butterfly intarsia pattern from start to finish without a single finger lost.

Joanie vandusart is a longtime intarsia artist who has discovered lots of tricks to the trade along the way. Tina chatary edited by. The wood is often highly polished for an attractive finish. Bruce worthington and ken gerdes.

In this clip she demonstrates an intarsia tip that will allow you to transfer a pattern to your woodworking projects to assure efficient use of the stock and great positioning of grain in her parts. The wonder wheel can be used to add texture to intarsia projects. On most projects you will need 4 to 5 shades of wood from a white wood to a dark wood. Books are a great tool you can take it to your shop and follow the step by step instructions.

The 1 2 wide surface is flat when it arrives from the factory shown right. Doors front surface of a desk and a headboard. Jim adams pattern for teddy by. I have glued intarsia pieces directly to unfinished.

I play it safe however if the environment stays the same edge glueing shouldn t be a problem. What is a wonder wheel and how do you use it. Intarsia woodworking is a method of cutting or otherwise altering pieces of wood to create a pattern or design. Scroll sawing for intarsia.

It can take a while to build your pallet of colors. An intarsia woodworking craftsman will use a scrollsaw and or jigsaw to cut the often intricate pieces and doing so often takes a significant amount of skill and practice. Check the table blade to make sure it is square. Besides sawing right down the middle of the pattern lines what else can you do to prevent gaps.

5 reverse skip tooth blade 12 teeth per inch minimum like the one shown on drawing 1 above. Use a wheel dresser to dress the edge to a v point for most textures. When you are just getting started there is nothing wrong with using some stains. Intarsia often contains many different grain directions and different species of wood.

Next make a test cut cut a curve then check it with a square. The intarsia workbook is a great way to build your skills as you create impressive intarsia projects with guidance from legendary intarsia artist judy gale roberts. For intarsia projects to look their best the parts need to fit together tightly.