Woodworking
Marquetry with Paul Schürch
Design and create your own marquetry panel, guided by an expert who traveled the world to learn century-old techniques.
Meeting Times
- Sun, 5/5/2024 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Mon, 5/6/2024 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Tue, 5/7/2024 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun, 5/5/2024 - Tue, 5/7/2024
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About
Marquetry is the art of creating pictures and patterns out of wood veneer glued to surfaces in furniture, art work, boxes, and architectural panels. In marquetry, the entire surface is covered with a background veneer with patterns or pictures made of veneer. In inlays, a piece or pieces of wood are recessed into a solid-wood backing. Marquentry techniques have developed over centuries in many different colors.
You'll make and finish a marquetry panel of your own design, which you can later incorporate into a jewelry box, small cabinet, or other project. You'll learn how to cut the pieces using packet, contour, and knifing techniques and illuminate how simple this process can be. You can apply the concepts to future projects big and small.
The class covers:
- Obtaining veneer for marquetry.
- Flattening, storing, and handling.
- Creating a marquetry design and drawing the cartoon.
- Cutting the veneers on a scroll saw the smart way.
- Adding shading with hot sand for depth and realism.
- Gluing, sanding, and finishing.
- Clamping mechanically vs. in a vacuum press.
- Pressing veneer to create curved panels.
Project
Materials
Prerequisites
No prior BARN class is required. However, before the class begins, you must view two videos and booklets made by the instructor about veneering and marquetry. The instructor will be condensing what is often a five-day class into three days, so it's important for all students to be familiar with the steps. You'll receive a letter with the link after you register.
Class Policies
- Ages 14 and up are welcome.
- Safety glasses and closed-toe shoes are required. We recommend bringing your own safety glasses and a dust mask.
- Bring a sack lunch each day. You're welcome to use the refrigerator and microwave on the lower level. BARN provides free coffee and tea.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy
- View BARN's current COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Please email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org to find out more or request an accommodation.
- For those who might need physical assistance, learn more about BARN's Companion Program.
Instructors or Guides
Paul Schürch
