How the Sorrentine inlay is made 

A few comments from a woodworker of over 45 years The level of craftsmanship is very high. Of course, if you have been trained well (as I have but not very much in inlay) and do the job for years, then it becomes easier - still not easy but you learn where mistakes are likely to happen I have done a bit of inlay but mainly modern stuff in angular shapes rather than flowing curves. It helps to have the right materials and the right equipment. You (me, anyway) also has has to be in the right frame of mind; any tension in me leads to small mistakes; even music of the wrong kind (aggressive) whereas very peaceful music genuinely helps me These boxes sell new on Sorrento for large amounts of money - quite rightly for the time and materials - to tourists. However, if you go to auctions, you can pick up Sorrento boxes and tables for a fraction of their original cost. I’ve bought boxes in excellent condition, maybe needing a refinish to the top - for £5; a nest of tables for £20. I’m afraid that the original Sorrento inlay designs are just not in fashion at all. But, if you see a modern version with angular inlays, then the prices rocket - although they were easier to make. Such is the effect of fashion on supply and demand.

Now I realise how deficient my level of patience is ...

I have one of those inlay boxes. Got it when I was a kid from some family friend that came back from Italy. I had no idea what went into making it.

Minchia che lavoro! Questi sono professionisti seri. In un mondo in cui tutto ormai è computerizzato è bellissimo vedere che esistono ancora artigiani di questa caratura.

My goodness! What stunning beauty. Thank you so much for recording this. I wondered even as a child about workmanship in inlaid items. It is a treat to have seen how it is done. The particular pieces shown here make my heart sing. Xx

grazie Maestro incantevole lavoro meraviglioso

Absolutely perfect background music!

Bellissimo video. Un esempio della qualità e del talento degli artigiani italiani. Purtroppo non ho potuto imparare il mestiere perché il laboratorio di ebanisteria di mio padre chiuse nel 1970 quando ero molto giovane. Saluti dall'Argentina!

Grazie, bellissimi capolavori. Incredibile. ❤

Che bello! E bella anche la musica, grazie!

Un arte magnifica. Non sapevo che a Sorrento si producono questi intarsi bellissimi.

grande competenza, vederli fare giustifica il prezzo

I lost all sense of time. That was so engrossing, thanks for an awesome upload.

These fine boxes are truly works of art made by a master craftsman.

Exquisite craftsmanship!

Interesting video, a master at work. The music fit perfectly enhancing the idea of timeless dedication to his craft.Thank you.

Craftsmanship at its finest! 😊

Sorrento and the bay of Naples is a nice place for a relaxing holiday.

Such beautiful workmanship! I never realized the amount of work that went into making these pieces. Respect your patience.

Wow, so beautiful. I have some antique wood pieces with this process, but never had any clue how they were made.

I purchased one of their box's for my wife in 1981.It still looks brand new.

Que lindo !!! Adorei !!! Parabéns ! (do Brasil) 🌷Grazie mille artista! Congratulazioni!!!

Belissimo lavoro!

Это необыкновенно красиво!😊

Such beautiful workmanship 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Just beautiful! I saw a couple of shops that sold these in Sorrento last year. Being a woodworker I just wanted to see the shop they were made in. Thanks for the video! What a meticulous process!

So beautiful!!

This is part of the youtube i appreciate.

*What is the name of this beautiful music anyone?* 🎶🎵🎻

When I saw the title I started whistling TORNA A SORRIENTO.... naturally ... bellissimo!

Those are gorgeous boxes.

I have a beautiful music box that I purchased in Sorrento one year. It plays "Torno a Surriento" and is a lovely reminder of a great trip, a stunning city, and that not all art is painting.

Удивительной красоты и изящества работа. Спасибо Мастеру за труд. Всех благ.

すごく細かくて美しいです✨

We are unlike the rest of creatures we are gifted by they art and literatures.

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever." --Shakespeare

For those that want to know about the area that these handmade inlays are made en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorrento The area dates back to around 600 BC. The song in the background is called, " Come back to Sorrento " made around 1900. The myth of the Sirens has hovered over Sorrento since the beginning of time. Three mermaids settled near Punta Campanella enchanting the seafarers in transit through those waters. Even the great Ulysses had to use stratagems to resist the deadly song of the Sirens. Why do I care? My families history is from Italy.

Beautiful!!!❤ I'd also like to know the music that is playing

Precioso trabajo artesanal. Auténticos profesionales ❤❤😍😍😍🙌🙌🙌

This process is amazing! True craftsmanship. Wow!!

MAGIQUE ET MAGNIFIQUE .....

Que delicadeza e paciência...arte é isso. Parabéns peço lindo trabalho.

Amazing!

Amen to that! My word!

Que belleza! Qué trabajo tan minucioso. Felicidades!! A los que lo realizan.

C’est magnifique !

Very impressive!

Bellissimo! È meraviglioso!

The patience of a saint, which I assuredly do not have !!!

Amazing

Extraordinary!

Beautiful

that music makes me want to break out in a waltz

Trabalho Maravilhoso! Parabéns!

No words in existence can describe this work.. This is sick

Who is the composer of the background music?

Is this sort of work the same as marquetry? It appears so, only more intricate.. I’m going to need to find some of those blades once my saw comes in.

I can't believe that you make it so beautiful box

Spettacolare!

Magnifico

do you sell the filigree patterens if not where can you get them

the cutting looks straight so how have you compensated for the blade kerf?

Excellence

But how are you pressing the veneers to the curved forms? If it is a vacume bag then how would this have been achieved in the past?

Спасибо за вашу работу.Очень красиво.Браво.Скажите какая толщина у вашей пилы?

Nicely done! Love it!.. 😘

I used to do this as a job for superyachts, I could smell the animal glue as I watched this.

Sənətkar başqa şeydir. ƏHSƏN!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Mi sono inamorata

Wow!

Ciao, scusa la domanda e la premessa: Premessa: Il mio bisnonno era un artista dipingeva ambidestro ed era un intarsiatore del legno. Tuttora ho degli intarsi del legno conservati in buone condizioni (prima o poi mi deciderò a rivolgermi a qualcuno per "applcarli" a tavolino e mobilio vario). Domanda:: c'e' un modo corretto per conservarli al meglio? Fino ad un paio di giorni fa si trovavano in due piani di cartone sigillati con scotch poggiati sopra un armadio e credo sia solo per fortuna che siano ancora in buono stato... Grazie chiiunque mi saprà rispondere

Maguinifico👌👍

What is the name of this music. It is so relaxing

Это очень удивительно! Брава!

Maravilhoso

Amazing work

bravo👍exceptionel

Adoroooooooo 🤗🇪🇦🙋🏻‍♀️💕💕💕💕💕

What about the width of the saw? That seems wider than the inlay.

Lovely!

Que maravilla!!!

Also in Mysore

but you destroy the pattern in making it?

nice.

I want to come work for you!

Mama mia!

Просто нет слов

جميل

WOW

Wow! que bueno no!

ما أسم المعزوفة لو سمحت

TURN DOWN YOUR VOLUME BEFORE YOU BEGIN WATCHING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE USING HEADPHONES. YOU COULD HURT YOUR EARS

I have one!!

🙂😍😍😍😍😍

Fascinating. Thank you so much for posting this. The earlier designs have far more life in them and required far more imagination than the stupid so-called modern ones.

Pristine wooden anvil

Like a 3d printer

Drop the background music so we can actually hear what’s being done beyond just seeing it. The music adds nothing.

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