It's been quite a while since I last tried doing any Marquetry but a few days ago the urge took me to get out my veneers and have another go. As you may recall, I have a cheap, plain wood, Ikea storage unit and my plan is to use the draw fronts as practice pieces as I try and learn new techniques.
This time I decided to try and create a Tulip flower and to also use Sand Shading to try and define the petals. You can see the result below.
The Sand Shading is extremely difficult to master because the sand temperature, depth of sand, temperature of hotplate, softness of wood, length of time wood is exposed to sand, etc, are all variables that we need to try and understand. As you will see, though I've got the basics, some parts of the petals are over-shaded and burnt. Getting the right degree of shading without burning the wood, is the skilful part. As well as a photo of the new draw front I've also included a photo showing it in place in the unit.
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