Learning the art of intarsia has never been easier thanks to celebrated artist and instructor Kathy Wise!
- Over 40 skill-building lessons, exercises, and projects break down important techniques into manageable, easy-to-understand steps
- Step-by-step instructions, patterns, reference photos, and material lists guide you through each lesson
- Tips & hints from author Kathy Wise help you turn multiple pieces of wood into stunning art
- Progressive teaching style teaches not only the basics, but the nuances of working with multiple shades of wood
Learning intarsia is easier than you think! You don't have to be a master woodworker to create dramatic works of intarsia—the assembly of various woods into a unified mosaic piece—thanks to celebrated artist and instructor Kathy Wise.
With more than 40 skill building lessons, exercises, and projects,
Intarsia Woodworking for Beginners does what no other intarsia book has done before: It breaks down the important techniques of intarsia into manageable and easy-to-understand steps, offering crafters an easy entry point into this rewarding art form.
Following a progression, this resource takes you on a journey from the concepts and basics of working with an intarsia pattern to the fundamentals of cutting, sanding, gluing, creating a backer board, and finishing your first project. From there, you'll move on to techniques that will take your work to the next level, such as staining, shims, overlays, laminations, woodburning (pyrography), and carving texture, to add shading and grain to your mosaic masterpiece.
With the projects divided into beginner, intermediate beginner, and advanced beginner levels, this easy to follow book includes step-by-step instructions, over 20 patterns, reference photos, material lists, and tips to help you turn inlaid wood into a stunning work of art! Each step is organized into 17 total mini-lessons, including practice exercises and a final step-by-step guided project. Five additional patterns for each skill level round out the chapters.
Kathy's progressive teaching style offers something for anyone working with inlaid wood. The lessons not only cover the basics, but also describe details to look out for like the nuances of working with multiple shades of wood or the best way to create colour breaks. This book offers valuable lessons that will be referenced again and again as you discover a love of intarsia!
Warning: Your Workshop Is About To Be Invaded By Dinosaurs Kids love dinosaurs! These primeval reptiles inspire children's imaginations with scary fun and some of their earliest connections to science. Create exciting wooden dinosaur puzzles and toys to delight a special child in your life with this ingenious book. Thirty-eight original puzzles cover all of the most popular species, from Velociraptor and Stegosaurus to Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex. Two spectacular puzzle dioramas feature a Maiasaur mama with her babies, and a T-Rex on the attack. Patterns are also provided for easy-to-cut dinosaur toys that are safe for little kids who can't play with small objects. Award-winning scroll saw artists Judy and Dave Peterson offer step-by-step instructions plus basic information on safety, cutting, sanding, finishing, and equipment. Once you get started making these clever dinosaur puzzles, you won't be able to stop. Prehistoric puzzle fun for both beginning and advanced woodcrafters: - 34 ready-to-use dinosaur puzzle patterns - 2 big diorama puzzles - Step-by-step photographs for cutting a Triceratops - Basic information on safety, materials, equipment, and techniques - Safe dinosaur toy patterns for very small children
Discover how a carved design can enhance that bowl, box, breadboard or other turned object. 12 fully illustrated and carefully chosen projects - from simple but highly effective decorative marks through to advanced carving and shaping techniques.
Learning the art of intarsia has never been easier thanks to celebrated artist and instructor Kathy Wise!
36mm gold plated insertion watch. Roman numerals on a white dial. Supplied with rubber fixing band to fit aperture of approximately 34.5mm diameter x 6mm deep.