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OverviewWhile it's been around for centuries, the craft of marquetry the use of veneers and inlay to embellish a woodworking project or to create a beautiful image - is as popular and relevant as ever. During today's tighter economic and environmentally conscious times, veneers offer a rich, but inexpensive, option for creating stunning works while preserving precious forests. Veneer is also extremely easy to work with and requires nothing more than a simple scroll or hand-held fret saw. Best of all, working with marquetry is extremely safe and requires no dedicated workshop; a garage, kitchen, or any other small space works fine. Basic Marquetry and Beyond is for the enthusiastic woodworker, crafter, or maker who is ready to explore this fascinating process. With over twenty projects and the expert guidance of two of today's top marquetry experts, Ken Horner and David Pike, Basic Marquetry and Beyond provides everything needed to master veneer and inlays while designing pictures and making projects such as boxes, coasters, platters, and bowls truly beautiful and unique. With over 250 photos, full-size patterns, and straight-forward instructions, Basic Marquetry and Beyond takes the reader step-by-step through each project rendering what might appear complicated as a very simple task. Most important, Basic Marquetry and Beyond makes understanding patterns easy while taking all the guesswork out of the selecting veneers. By the end of Basic Marquetry and Beyond, any beginner will feel like a seasoned pro while the advanced crowd will now doubt discover new ideas and techniques for their marquetry skill-set. Basic Marquetry and Beyond is a must-have reference for all woodworkers, crafters, and makers who want to create original art or inexpensively and beautifully embellish their finished projects. AUTHOR: Ken Horner has been a marquetry expert since 1961. Still active in the craft, he teaches classes to beginners at his home shop in Morgan Hill, CA and is the president of the American Marquetry Society. Ken also is the author of three very successful wood working books: Woodworkers' Essential Facts, Formulas & Short-Cuts, More Woodworkers' Essentials and the Essential Guide to the Steel Square . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ken HornerPublisher: Linden Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Linden Publishing Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 0.644kg ISBN: 9781610352499ISBN 10: 1610352491 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 15 January 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA profusely and beautifully illustrated instructional guide and manual that is thoroughly user friendly in composition, organization, and presentation. Basic Marquetry and Beyond will prove to be an enduringly popular addition to personal, professional, and community library woodworking instructional resource collections. --Midwest Book Review A profusely and beautifully illustrated instructional guide and manual that is thoroughly user friendly in composition, organization, and presentation. Basic Marquetry and Beyond will prove to be an enduringly popular addition to personal, professional, and community library woodworking instructional resource collections. --Midwest Book Review Author InformationKen Horner has been a marquetry expert since 1961. Still active in the craft, he teaches classes to beginners at his home shop in Morgan Hill, CA and is the president of the American Marquetry Society. Ken also is the author of three very successful wood working books: Woodworkers' Essential Facts, Formulas & Short-Cuts, More Woodworkers' Essentials and the Essential Guide to the Steel Square . Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |