With Intarsia plans i try to achieve a selection of plans that
are easy to understand and make... Ranging from mythical creatures, animals or a wine stillife and so on i update this site every month with new plans from normal to odd plans.
Including with the plan a explanation will be given on how to
make your final product.
Including in the plans is a list of wood types that nowadays are available to use.
Every day (17:00 UK time)
i check for any orders and will send out within the same day of ordering, when on vacation a big banner is on each page
of the site so that you know what's going on.
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Intarsia is a form of wood inlaying that is similar to marquatry . The technique of Intarsia inlays sections
of wood (at times with contrasting ivory or bone) within the solid matrix; by contrast marquetry assembles a pattern out of
veneers upon the carcase. The technique of intarsia is believed to have developed in the Islamic world; introduced into Europe
through Sicily, the art was perfected in viena and in northern Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, spreading to
German centers and introduced into London by Flemish craftsmen in the later sixteenth century. After about 1620, marquetry
tended to supplant intarsia in urbane work.
It is the craft of using varied shapes, sizes and species of wood fitted together to create an almost 3-D inlaid, mosaic-like
picture. It is thought that the word 'intarsia' is derived from the Latin word 'interserere' which means "to insert" and that
it was originally developed in Siena Italy in the 13th century by crafters using inlays of ivory inserted in wood as well
as inlays of wood inserted into wall murals, table tops and other furniture.
Today, intarsia is created by selecting different types of wood, using its natural grain patterns and colors (rather than
dyes and stains) to create the different colors in the pattern. Each piece of wood is then individually cut , shaped, and
sanded before fitting them together like a jig-saw puzzle and gluing them to a piece of 1/4 inch plywood backing cut to the
shape of the final product. Sometimes, additional pieces of plywood are used to raise areas of the pattern to create more
depth. Once together, a final layer of finish is applied and the project is complete.
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