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Marquetry Course

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I recently started to think of doing some inlay work. Nothing particularly fancy, but a little something to keep a box from being, well... just a box. To me it's a rather daunting proposition, one that involves as much luck and magic as it does skill. Marquetry, which is ithe creation of complex decorative forms out of veneer is high end inlay, and one of the true tests of craftsmanship in wood forms. Not being one to start out with something simply, The Marquetry Course was the text I finally selected as a how-to book.

Metcalfe and Apps do their best to present marquetry in a stepwise basis. Text, photographs, and drawings get the point across so that the only hurdle is the fear of trying in the first play. But marquetry isn't simple even when you understand how it is done. If you want to be original, you are faced with twin challenges of design and skill, and then you have to install the design on an object which you also designed and built. No mean accomplishment.

The book presents a set of traditional designs and uses them in projects. You will learn how to shade, construct, glue up, and finish each piece. Some are well past the 'amateur' level, but others are surprisingly simple. The book serves as inspiration as well as instruction, and I found a more than a few ideas that can be applied elsewhere as well. So even if you decide not to inlay that amazing rose, the book will still be a valuable asset.

I have read this book from cover to cover and truly enjoy it. I find the book starts out with very simple hands on projects and continues GRADUALY to very complex. The book is well written and profusely illustrated. There are chapters describing all neccesary tools as well as many jigs. The authors are experts on teaching this subject! If you are a beginner this is the book to get! I have read several books on the subject and this beats them all combined. You will learn how to do beautiful marquetry projects from this book. BUY IT!

this is a book that is meant for beginers in the art of marquetry. i have 8 years experiance in the art. i did learn a little bit from the book.i would recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning marquetry.i would also recommend getting Paul Schurchs book and video and Marc Adams book and videos.

This is the most informative book that we have read on this subject. The instructions are clear and concise and written to make the learning of this art interesting and as easy as you wish to make it. We highly recommend it.

Excellent book, however an understanding of basic marquetry would be an advantage as many instructions are not as clear as they could be. But on the whole with study and prior knowledge it is well worth the investment. I use some of it's ideas for Marquetry Workshops I run. Well recommended for any teachers or students that have someone that will assist them with the projects set out in the book. It also is just a very interesting read even if you have no wish to take up Marquetry.

I ordered this book last week in hopes of learning Marquetry. Well, little did I know that this book wasn`t written by an American in plain English, it is written by 2 Englishmen who reference things we are not familiar with in this country.. If you know your millimeters, centimeters and metrics you will be fine with the measurements.....but this book doesn`t even tell you that PVA glue is the old school Elmers glue. Another thing is the vagueness in which they teach......"keep the knife 2 degrees to the vertical"....which probably means tilt it 2 degrees. Oh, and the biggest complaint.....this book is about making furniture and what not.....why couldn`t the whole book be about teaching just Marquetry?? ....anyway, I`m sorry I bought this.