Last edited by Big Frank; 16 April 2009 at 12:22 PM.
If someone tried to make me dig my own grave I would say No.
They're going to kill me anyway and I'd love to die the way I lived:
Avoiding Manual Labour.
...You can do better than that. You're just toying with us, aren't you?
(what? is there an echo in here) [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img]
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Big Frank - I liked your example! It shows what marquetry is and helps illustrate why it is such a difficult technique. Fortunately the art of creating patterns with veneers is much simplier in Xara. (Simple enough for yours truly to try).
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Tres elegant, Ross.
What's so cool about all these various effects is none of them involve heavy lifting or working with dangerous tools, not to mention toxic substances or noxious fumes.
Just the loss of our eyesight ( .. )
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Gary writes "What's so cool about all these various effects is none of them involve heavy lifting or working with dangerous tools, not to mention toxic substances or noxious fumes."
The problem is - eventually our bodies will wither away until this forum is just a bunch of brains wired together. (That would make a good cartoon for Tao).
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Ah, Ross, I see your marquetry was delivered already assembled. I guess I use a cheaper supplier than you do. Mine came flat-packed with some very obtuse instructions. Hence my semi-completed assembly!
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Ah c'mon Big Frank...
...You can do better than that. You're just toying with us, aren't you? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Touché [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img]
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> What's so cool about all these various effects is none of them involve heavy lifting or working with dangerous tools, not to mention toxic substances or noxious fumes.
Just the loss of our eyesight ( .. ) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Who said that? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]
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Big Frank was
If someone tried to make me dig my own grave I would say No.
They're going to kill me anyway and I'd love to die the way I lived:
Avoiding Manual Labour.
Big Frank - Don't mind Gary, he seems to have expected a near-photorealistic VW all rendered in exotic veneers. Perhaps some day you can make a real one for use as a tabletop in your camper!
I did a little surfing to see what I could find out about marquetry. Here's a interesting site. Be sure to see the gallery. I see some projects take a year of work. I think I'll stick with Xara. (If I started a one year project I'd get bored after about a week).
Regards, Ross
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Big Frank
You inspired me to tear up my office floor and install a Marquetry type floor.
Of course this is not finished, it's a wreck, er, work in progress.
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It seems we both use the same chipboard supplier! Also, your choice of wood for the small inlays is most curious, especially as the grain of the wood remains straight even though the edge of the inlay (which has obviously gotten damp - didn't you learn anything at school?? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] ) has curled up. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]
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Big Frank was
If someone tried to make me dig my own grave I would say No.
They're going to kill me anyway and I'd love to die the way I lived:
Avoiding Manual Labour.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Also, your choice of wood for the small inlays is most curious, especially as the grain of the wood remains straight even though the edge of the inlay (which has obviously gotten damp - didn't you learn anything at school?? ) has curled up. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
It's not so much the wood but trying to hammer in those tiny finishing nails with my mouse.
Gary
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