intarsia

Motorcycle “Open Road” (in 30 Species) I spotted an intarsia pattern in a magazine that struck my fancy. I had a lot of

small scraps around the shop so I decided to make one and see how many

varieties I could incorporate in it. The bike sits on my window sill a work and I

find it enjoyable to see the sun on it in the afternoon.

WOOD: 30 species, 2 coats spray urethane

Pin Cushion This a wall plaque. The yellow sponge the cat is holding

forms a pin cushion. My wife sews a lot so this keeps some

pins and needles close at hand.

WOOD: maple, walnut deft oil

Whale Mirror This a wall plaque/mirror. Copied out

of a Scroll Saw magazine, it shows

an indian representation of a whale

above a modern intarsia whale. The

top one is made from different colors

of cedar and uses traditional

rounding of the edges of each piece.

The bottom one, made from maple

and walnut, is more difficult as most

of the pieces are combined into one

block that is then shaped. There can

be no gaps or it shows.

Habitat for Humanity In past years Habitat for Humanity held a draw

for some very fancy play houses. Each one had

a cute name. I made some plaques to with them.

Fish Wall Plaque This a wall plaque. As intarsia designs go this one is actually

very difficult. Because many of the pieces are shaped as a

whole, the fit between them must be perfect.

There is a little bit if carving on the tail and to hollow out the

mouth. A large fisher man’s fly add a sense of adventure.

WOOD: maple, walnut, mahogany, cherry, gum wood , black wood. lacquer

Monkey Plaque This is simple quick project from a magazine. It is cut from one

piece of Aspen, so if the lines aren't followed exactly it doesn't

matter. The finished pieces were carved with several sizes of

gouges then stained and glued together with hot melt.

A simple frame was made from Alder. WOOD Aspen, Alder walnut, mahogany, oak stains spray Lacquer

Christmas Ornaments Every Christmas I try to make a little something for the tree or the house decorations. From the left: Skinny snow man from bass wood, carved and painted; Santa in the chimney from bass wood, mahogany,and blood wood, intarsia and carving; Happy dog intarsia from mahogany, alder, walnut, blood wood, black wood; Angel of Peace wall plaque from alder, aspen,walnut, mahogany, black wood, tunga nut (vegetable ivory), birch plywood; Nativity scene from various wood, intarsia and carved.

Sneaky Raccoon This a wall plaque. It is my favourite piece. It combines

intarsia with marquetry. The sneaky raccoon has stolen the

acorn from the picture. I think he has a guilty look about him.

WOOD: maple, walnut, red cedar, ambrosia, oak, black wood. lacquer