Otto Frei

[OCtoolguy]

I was wondering if any of you folks have ever bought from Otto Frei. I took a marquetry class a couple of years ago and the person putting on the class told us that he purchases all of his blades from Otto Frei along with the #68 drill bits. They have a lot of jeweler's supplies. I bought a gross of their 2/0 blades and a dozen bits. They also have a few sizes of blades in the Pegas brand. I just thought I'd throw this out there for general consumption.

 

Ray

http://www.ottofrei.com/search?keywords=saw blades

 

[JOE_M]

Thanks. They don't have the puzzle blades I like, but they have a lot of other cool stuff to look at/buy.

[Scrappile]

I'm like Joe_M,  they don't have the blades I use, but I love to look at all the stuff.  You say you took a marquetry class?  That is something I have always wanted to try, not sure my eyes are good enough anymore. 

[OCtoolguy]

21 hours ago, Scrappile said:

I'm like Joe_M,  they don't have the blades I use, but I love to look at all the stuff.  You say you took a marquetry class?  That is something I have always wanted to try, not sure my eyes are good enough anymore. 

A couple of years back, we were out to the Orange Co. Fair and they always have the O.C. Woodworkers out there doing demonstrations of pen turning and scroll sawing etc. This time though, there was something different. A man by the name of Ken Cowell was demonstrating marquetry using his technique. He was using a home made foot powered scrolled saw that was running very slowly. That in itself caught my eye. Then, I took notice of what he was doing so I started talking with him. He explained the whole process. He also told me that he does seminars in his garage a few times a year and sells supplies. I enrolled in his class and bought the stuff that he made available. He also resaws his own veneers to a very thin thickness. Less than a 1/16 of an inch. He has kits available too. It's a very interesting hobby. That is why I now have my saw and my interest in scrollsawing as a hobby. Anybody who lives in the So.Cal. area would be wise to check out his classes. If interested, let me know and I'll provide the info.

Also, if you are truly interested, try to find a copy of this book.  "The Art of Marquetry" by Craig Vandall Stevens. I found mine on Amazon. It is the same method that Ken teaches.

 

Ray

 

 

Edited August 27, 2017 by octoolguy