Synopses & Reviews
Requiring no investment in expensive machinery, veneering offers woodworkers tremendous opportunities for creativity. In this fully illustrated guide, you can use woods that may be rare, expensive, or structurally weak in their solid form. Learn the terminology of veneering, and then find out what materials, tools, and equipment you need to get started. Use cross-banding, book-matching and quartering, inlaying, parquetry and oyster work, and marquetry--all to stunning effect. Finishing and polishing will ensure the lasting beauty of your veneers, and a chapter on restoration and working with sawn veneers will enable you to repair damaged pieces. Like having a master craftsman at your disposal, this unique course will help you take your woodworking skills to new heights. 168 pages (all in color), 8 1/4 x 10 7/8.
Synopsis
If youre looking for techniques to use rare woods affor-dably, overcome structurally unsound pieces, and improve items from furniture to floors, veneering is the answer. Learn everything about the tools, materials, and terminology, and gain the skills to do cross-banding, parquetry, marquetry, sawn veneers, book-matching, inlaying, oyster work, and more. Plus: restoration methods that bring worn pieces back to life.