Mike Henderson
12-18-2009, 8:28 PM
Several months ago, I was contacted by a guy who saw some of my veneer work on my web site. He's an experienced woodworker but has never worked with veneer and wants to add that capability to his repertoire.
So we went back and forth via e-mail and I tried to give him some advice on working with veneer. He lives about an hour from me and we eventually set up for him to visit with me. I showed him some veneer things, discussed some techniques, and sold him some veneer (holly and some walnut burl I had). I also gave him some walnut pieces that were left over from a project, and some maple burl that I never found a use for.
That was maybe two weeks ago. Today, I get an e-mail from him with his first attempt at marquetry (see attached picture). Recognize that he's never had a class in veneer work - just reading a few books. [Note: that's just a loose panel - it's not glued down which is why it looks curved in places.]
I was very (VERY) impressed. This guy has a future in veneer and marquetry. In addition to his skills in cutting and fitting veneer, he has that really elusive skill - design.
Just wanted to share a really positive story with everyone.
Mike
So we went back and forth via e-mail and I tried to give him some advice on working with veneer. He lives about an hour from me and we eventually set up for him to visit with me. I showed him some veneer things, discussed some techniques, and sold him some veneer (holly and some walnut burl I had). I also gave him some walnut pieces that were left over from a project, and some maple burl that I never found a use for.
That was maybe two weeks ago. Today, I get an e-mail from him with his first attempt at marquetry (see attached picture). Recognize that he's never had a class in veneer work - just reading a few books. [Note: that's just a loose panel - it's not glued down which is why it looks curved in places.]
I was very (VERY) impressed. This guy has a future in veneer and marquetry. In addition to his skills in cutting and fitting veneer, he has that really elusive skill - design.
Just wanted to share a really positive story with everyone.
Mike