Intarsia: Artistry in Wood: 12 Projects for Every Occasion [Paperback]

Judy Gale Roberts (Author), Jerry Booher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1998

A Woodworker’s Book Club selection, this book includes complete instructions, patterns, and color photos of intarsia scroll-saw woodworking projects.

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About the Author

Judy Gale Roberts and Jerry Booher are the coauthors of Easy to Make Inlay Wood Projects: Intarsia and Wildlife Intarsia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565230965
• ISBN-13: 978-1565230965
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #697,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intarsia artistry in Wood, June 21, 2000

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Ken Nehmer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intarsia: Artistry in Wood: 12 Projects for Every Occasion (Paperback)

The authers begin by helping you through a project step by step. I followed along with them and my first project was a beautiful Brown Pelican. Their Instructions included wood selection and pattern use. You are then incouraged to go solo and hone your skills. The degree of difficulty of the patterns range from basic to an intermediate level. I encourage anyone with a scroll saw to begin with this book and getting into the fasinating hobby of intarsia. In no time they will be creating items of beauty to be proud of.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Instructions, December 4, 2001

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David Lindamood (Cadillac, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Intarsia: Artistry in Wood: 12 Projects for Every Occasion (Paperback)

This is an excellent pattern book for getting started in Intarsia. The book contains 12 projects varying from wildlife to Christmas to a puppy in a basket. Each project gets a little more challanging. All projects include a color picture of the finished project and full size plans to make the project, along with narration about the projects special features and 'Helpful Tips' to make the project easier to complete.

The first project includes 12 pages of narration and 41 color photos explaining and showing the different techniques of intarsia. Just follow along, step by step, and before you know it, you have a complete Brown Pelican you can be proud to display. The second project, Puppy in a Basket, has 16 pages of narration and 58 color photos to guide your way to a beautiful completed project. The last ten projects do not go into as much detail, only a few paragraphs and the completed finished color photo. However, many of the techniques discussed in the first two projects carry over to almost ALL intarsia projects.

A great beginner book for Intarsia, some nice simple Intarsia plans and a few challanging ones for the more experienced sawyer. A must for every scroll sawyer collection.

4.0 out of 5 stars Intarsia Artistry in wood, March 23, 2011

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Ronald Ainaire (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Intarsia: Artistry in Wood: 12 Projects for Every Occasion (Paperback)

I have been building toys for years out of many fancy exotic woods and have finally found a true outlet for making gifts that show the true value and appearance of some of the most beautiful woods in the world.

Ron Ainaire