In this video I show the process of making a marquetry optical illusion box. It is about making marquetry, string inlay, inlay banding, veneering and fine woodwork.
I second this! This is on of the most beautiful and intricate builds I have seen. The video presentation shows the build in a way that demonstrates your skill and experience and that with patience and focus others could learn to do the same. This video has me wanting to clear off my bench and start learning some new skills!
I hope the recipient doesn't look at it thinking "It's like a cigar box", but appreciates the time, patience and craftsmanship that went into it. I feel enriched, just having watched the video.
Nice to see you are back. It is always good to see one of your videos. They are the type of video I study, time and time again, rather than just watch. Thank you
New subscriber here. I usually don't but it's great to see a great craftsman. I work part-time at a local Woodcraft and we often cringe when someone says "I saw this on RU-vid." A lot of them out there, but you are the real deal. And great job on this project! Beautiful work!!!
Thank you ! The finish is a part I kept out of the video. In this case I used a acrylic varnish to finish the box. Maybe I will pay attention to the finishing process in a next video.
@@anthonyvdh Most of the time the hole is hardly visible because the pieces are pressed in pretty tight. Is the hole still visible after glue- up, I make my own wood filler, using sanding dust from the correct wood mixed with Frencken Cellocol . After sanding the marquetry the repair is hardly visible.
Thanks for sharing such beautiful work, and welcome back, been a long time admirer of your work, especially the Jay-bird cabinet. Love this style of video too, no noise, no hype, just down to earth amazing craftsmanship. Any chance you can do one with just a little explaining in it? i.e. I assume you cut the letter out on the scrollsaw at an angle so the wedge would fit?
Stunning as usual Ronnie, with great craftsmanship and a beautiful end result. How durable, and deep is the sand shading, do you have to be careful when finishing sanding not to lose the effect? Long time between videos but well worth the wait.
Thank you Wayne ! The shading is pretty deep. It decreases slightly during sanding, but there is enough left. Thick veneer is hard to shade, it has to stay longer in the sand, therefore it often causes distortion. I had to resaw some parts after shading.
What thickness is the veneer you are using in the double bevel? also what size blade are you using on the scroll saw? And at what angle? The sawing of that initial was very impressive! The entire video is excellent. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thank you ! I normally use 3mm thick veneer, the blades are Pebeco 3, 130x0,8x0,34mm. With this veneer thickness and these saw blades, the table is tilded about 7 degrees. But you have to make some test pieces to find the exact angle.
I bought the plane a few years ago at a store here in the Netherlands, called Baptist. I was lucky because it was the last one they had in stock. It is a Lie Nielsen no.9 Mitre plane, as far as I know they are no longer made and you can only find them second hand (for a hefty price....)
