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woodworking on David Letterman

Here is an clip from the David Letterman Show that features an actor / woodworker who was pictured on the cover of FWW #222. Mr Letterman seems reasonably impressed by the work and show a couple of really nice pieces, including a cedar strip canoe.
- merrill77
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- Oct 1, 2011
- david letterman woodworking
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Finished Inlay

The finished product
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Scraping to finish leveling Inlay

Cabinet scraper used to smooth the final surface.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Inlay ready for Scraping

Ready to remove pattern and an uneveness from inlay. Cabinet scraper is ideal for this step.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Caul Clamped to set Inlay in Place

A heavy C Clamp is used to press inlay into work piece and force excess glue out.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Final Gluing

Inlay is set into main work piece.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Final Gluing

Inlay piece and work piece receive a generous coating of Titebond I.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Tail Area Routed out

The tail inlay area is routed out with a 1/16" bit by hand. Bit depth is set to just under the material thickness.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Defining the tail cutout area

A sharp Exacto knife is used to define the tail inlay area in main work piece.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
David's Inlay ''in the rough''

With all of the inlay pieces cut and shaded, it is placed in depression in preparation for tail cut outside the template area.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
David assists Jerry

Inlay piece is clamped into field piece during glue up
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Student Carl Caudle at the Scrollsaw
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- caudle david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
A student piece
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Cutting second Inlay

David positioned nice quilted maple through a new window and proceeds to cut it out.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Master and Student
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Hot Sand Shading

David dips piece into very hot sand to darken an edge of a piece.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Cut on the line!

Cut proceeds along pattern line (small window waste can be seen within final field).
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
First Inlay Material

After window cut and piece positioned for best grain, cut is made starting at left end and piece rotated clockwise around cutout.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Start with a Window

A window is cut in disk inside final cutline for first inlay to allow one to see the grain of inlay material through window. Blade set to 6° and cut starts on left side.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class
Pattern glued to Main Inlay

David chose a fish for subject -- tail will be inlaid to main workpiece last.
- McRabbet
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- Jan 27, 2010
- david marks marquetry
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- Album: David Marks Marquetry Class