Latest Intarsia Project completed

[ScottM]

Hot out of the shop. Design by Judy Gale Roberts. I used aspen, walnut, maple, poplar and western cedar. I finished the aspen with a satin water based poly to help keep it white. The rest was finished with a gel poly.

 

[KenOfCary]

Very nice. Never seen Aspen before that I know of.

 

[ScottM]

Very nice. Never seen Aspen before that I know of.

I could not find it locally, so I purchased off the internet. Aspen is considered to be the whitest wood.
ocoochhardwoods.com

 

[sawman101]

Beautiful work as always brother!

 

[Charlie]

Very nice!

 

[Canuck]

Very nicely done, Scott!!

 

[ssmith]

Great use of different woods to get that effect. Very nice! Did you carve the bird, or use a CNC or something?

 

[ScottM]

Great use of different woods to get that effect. Very nice! Did you carve the bird, or use a CNC or something?

The entire project is cut on a scroll saw. The dove is actually 7 separate pieces. The pieces are shaped and contoured by sanding using sand sleeves mounted on a bench grinder. The detailing of the feathers is done with something called a wonder wheel. That is a fiber wheel mounted also mounted on a bench grind.

 

[Berta]

That’s Beautiful!

 

[ssmith]

The entire project is cut on a scroll saw. The dove is actually 7 separate pieces. The pieces are shaped and contoured by sanding using sand sleeves mounted on a bench grinder. The detailing of the feathers is done with something called a wonder wheel. That is a fiber wheel mounted also mounted on a bench grind.

Never explored that type of woodworking, and your post (and others here) constantly open my eyes to what's possible given the talent and tools. Thanks!

 

[JRedding]

That looks great! Never tried intarsia, but keep telling myself I’m going to try it . . . along with carving, pyrography, model building, etc. Maybe my wife’s right and I lack any meaningful attention span.

 

[cskipper]

That's beautiful! I used to be able find Aspen at the Lowes in Greer, although haven't been there to look in a number of years. Thanks for the tip on the satin water based poly - is there a particular brand/location to buy it?

 

[JohnnyR]

Almost forgotten expression...THAT'S CHERRY!

 

[ScottM]

That's beautiful! I used to be able find Aspen at the Lowes in Greer, although haven't been there to look in a number of years. Thanks for the tip on the satin water based poly - is there a particular brand/location to buy it?

I am using the General Finishes High Performance Satin. I get it from Klingspor.