Marquetry Show in San Jose
The American Marquetry Society
In
cooperation with the American Marquetry Scoiety, The NorCal Marquetarians will sponsor the 2008
Marquetry Show. It will be held at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in
downtown San Jose, California - the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area.
 I have been invited to participate as one of several keynote speakers on Saturday, September 27th. I'll have about 15 minutes to present some of my work under the title "Marquetry Inspired by Nature". Other speakers include Paul Schurch, Greg Zall, Dave Peck, David Marks, and Arnie
Champagne
The show will be
open to the public during normal library hours from September 24th
until October 16 when the show ends. It is not only an opportunity to see
exceptional marquetry but an opportunity to purchase selected pieces.
Go to the AMS web page for more information.
2008 Marquetry Show
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
150 E San Fernando St
San Jose, California
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Chickadee & Goldfinches
New Work
 These are from a continuing project where I was commissioned to make marquetry panels to install in existing frames for several cabinets. The background is western maple with a delicate ripple figure. The frames and cabinets are of cherry.
These 2 panels form the sides of a wall cabinet that hangs above the bar cabinet with sunflower doors that I introduced last month.
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Bent Lamination
Working with Curves
Adding curved lines is a great way to take woodwork out of the realm of squares and rectangles. There are a variety of techniques for adding curves, and one that I enjoy using frequently is called bent lamination.  The first step is to decide on the shape that you want, and then create a form that will allow you to laminate the wood in that shape. The wood is then sliced to a thickness that will take the bend. The key to a seamless lamination is to reassemble the wood in its original order. It also helps to use coarser grained woods. Finally glue is applied to each layer and the whole piece clamped to the form and allowed to set over night. After you clean it up the following day, if all has gone well, you will have a curved piece that looks like it grew that way. For more details on how to do bent lamination, go to the Process page of my website, or click the photo above.
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