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    Intarsia Woodworking for Beginners: Skill-Building Lessons for Creating Beautiful Wood Mosaics: 25 Skill-Building Projects
    Intarsia Woodworking for Beginners: Skill-Building Lessons for Creating Beautiful Wood Mosaics: 25 Skill-Building Projects
    Intarsia Woodworking for Beginners: Skill-Building Lessons for Creating Beautiful Wood Mosaics: 25 Skill-Building Projects
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    Intarsia Woodworking for Beginners: Skill-Building Lessons for Creating Beautiful Wood Mosaics: 25 Skill-Building Projects

    By Kathy Wise

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    Learning the art of intarsia has never been easier! With more than 40 skill building lessons, Intarsia Woodworking for Beginners will take you on a journey from the basics of intarsia to techniques that will take your work to the next level, such as staining, overlays, wood burning and carving texture, and more. With the projects divided into be

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFox Chapel Publishing
    Release dateDec 28, 2009
    ISBN9781607658900
    Intarsia Woodworking for Beginners: Skill-Building Lessons for Creating Beautiful Wood Mosaics: 25 Skill-Building Projects
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    Kathy Wise

    Kathy Wise has been sculpting dogs and animals professionally for more than 25 years. Much of her time is now spent in the woodshop and art studio working on new and exciting designs for intarsia artists to cut and enjoy. Kathy is a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts. For more information visit her website at www.kathywise.com.

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      Intarsia Woodworking for Beginners - Kathy Wise

      This chapter utilizes photo-packed lessons to teach you the basic steps of intarsia—from how to work with a simple pattern all the way through to attaching the hanger. You will construct the 11-piece goldfish project by following along with the lessons. To help you learn the basic steps, only one type of wood is used for this piece. I chose a piece of yellowheart for a nice bright yellow. If you are just learning to cut, use a softer wood, such as poplar or cedar—it will be easier to cut and shape. You can also stain or paint spots on your goldfish for a variety of looks.

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      Goldfish

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      Materials

      Illustration 8½ x 11 x ¾– 1 (216mm x 279mm x 19mm–25mm) yellowheart

      Illustration ⅜" (10mm) dowel

      Illustration 8½ x 11 x ¼" (216mm x 279mm x 6mm) backer board

      LESSON 1:

      Understanding and Working with Simple Intarsia Patterns

      Intarsia patterns have a good bit of information on them—wood color suggestions, grain direction arrows, shaded grey shaping areas, shim lines, and woodburning lines, for starters. Another thing to consider is how many copies of the pattern you need. After you read this lesson, you will have a better understanding of how to work with and use intarsia patterns.

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      Copy: Make 3 copies of your pattern: one to keep as a spare, one to cut the fish, and one to use on your backer board. Cut out the patterns. I recommend making the spare copy because if I happen to need one in the middle of the process, I won’t have to stop what I’m doing to go make copies.

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      Clean: Be sure to wipe your board clean of dust and dirt before attaching the pattern to the wood. If your board is not flat, plane or sand it. Uneven or warped boards will make your cutting and fitting difficult.

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      Attach: Spray the back of your patterns with spray adhesive and stick to the shiny side of clear contact paper. Then cut out your patterns and peel the paper backing off. Stick to your wood, lining up your grain direction arrows.

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      Checkpoint: Here is what the project looks like at this point.

      Tips

      Illustration The pattern attached to the backer board can be used as a work surface. Later you will trace your outline on top of the pattern and cut it out, allowing for any adjustments.

      Illustration If you are using Masonite as a backer board, be sure to attach your pattern to the rough side of the board.

      Illustration Trim down your goldfish board if needed to make it easier to handle while cutting.

      Illustration Using spray adhesive with contact paper will make it easy to remove the pattern pieces and reposition if you choose. It also will not leave a sticky residue on the wood.

      LESSON 2:

      Cutting Simple Intarsia

      Beginners are often at a loss where to begin to cut. By cutting certain lines in a project, you can open up your project and make later cuts easier. As you cut more projects, you will know which lines to start with at a glance. With this in mind, the goldfish pattern is color-coded to make it easier for beginners. If you don’t have access to a color copier, keep the book handy to refer back to for the correct cutting order.

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      Review cutting order: Make sure your blade is square to the table and your wood is flat. Use a #5 reverse tooth blade or the blade of your choice to cut the lines in order of the colors, starting with the red lines. As you cut each line in order, it will open up the pieces, making the next lines easier to cut.

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      Cut straight lines: This pattern is all curves, but you can start with a straight line across the tip of the fins to get rid of some of the waste material. Cut slowly and push from the front, not the sides, as you cut. Let the blade do the cutting. Many beginners are impatient and push too fast when first starting to cut, which results in bowed cuts, poor fitting, and broken blades.

      Illustration

      Cut curves: Cut the red line on top of the fish. Turn your wood slowly as you push forward to cut along the curves. Keep the blade on the line. If your blade does wander off, ease it back on to the line. You are cutting one piece of wood, so your pieces will fit even if you wander off the

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