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MARQUETRY INLAYER

Inlaying is the art of decorating the flat surfaces of furniture by gluing various veneers to the frame made of ordinary wood

Skills required :

Ability to draw

 Be able to draw a inlaid decoration and compose an outline to cut around, in agreement with the client or in collaboration with a cabinet maker.

Some idea of art and Art History

Knowledge of the History of Furniture, the main styles.

Knowledge of the materials and their properties

Knowledge of the different types of wood across the continents, plus additional materials (horn, bone, ivory, mother of pearl, tortoise shell, metals).

Techniques for the materials

Have some knowledge of the staining of wood and colouring of tortoise shell and horn.
Know how to make wood darker : using acid or hot sand

Key craft tools to be familiar with

Circular saw
Veneer clipper
Knife
Trestle/saw horde
Jigsaw
Laser
Description of the principal tasks
Prepare the veneers according to their characteristics and the work to be done.
Prepare the wood : planing and sawing of the wood in order to obtain squared pieces
Cutting by hand, using a circular saw, a veneer clipper, a laser
Precise cutting of the veneer using the specialist tools : sharp hobbyist knife, sawhorse, jigsaw or laser.
Make shadows by darkening the wood : using acid or hot sand
Inlaying of the cut-out pieces. Composing the design on the back of the wood.
Veneering: technique which consists of applying sheets of high quality wood to an item made of ordinary wood. This is a purely decorative exercise.
Final assembly and gluing of the pieces.
Temporary positioning of pieces on glued paper.

Working with other craftspeople

Fixing the veneer to a panel of wood or one of the areas of the furniture is done : either by the marquetry inlayer, or by the cabinet maker, as is the final work on the item

Specific characteristics

Expertise
Clientele
Local / regional
Location of workshops
Production
Materials
Tools
Styles

Federations and organisations :

ATREMA 
Espace Henri Barbusse
60 bis, Dixième Avenue
93290 Tremblay-en-France
atrema@atre-marqueterie.com
http://atrema.celeonet.fr