Popular Post Don Recardo Posted September 17, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 My first intarsia was the goldfish from Kathy Wise book and it came out ok but was probably the simplest pattern there is as its all from one piece of wood so it cant really fail to line the cuts up together . It was time to get out of my comfort zone so... My second attempt is Kathy's mice and cheese which was a lot more challenging as its made from more than one variety of wood so it was down to me to make them fit together properly The Mice I made from American Cherry the inside of their ears are made from Poplar ( its a nice wood to work with and the least expensive of the hard woods here in England) The cheese is also poplar and I stained it with a home made dye . I went to the supermarket and got some Turmeric spice and had read that if I mix a little with water it would make a good yellow stain. Instead of water I used Iso Propyl Alcohol ( rubbing alcohol) and the turmeric dissolved in it easily , more important is that unlike water it dries in seconds because the alcohol evaporates so fast. It goes on even and didnt streak or have dark or light patches. It also lets the grain colours of the wood show through ( not that poplar has that much colour ) The eyes again are poplar made black with a sharpie For the tails I had a bunch of plant labels made from bamboo so I used a bit from one of those which was still very strong even though it was cut to very slim dimensions The frame is a 2" deep box frame from Aldi's supermarket (on special offer this week for only £2.99 ) The intarsia is backed with 3mm MDF and I put a piece of silver card behind the completed picture I was very pleased how this one came out and it was a nice challenge Anyway , here it is Karl S, GrampaJim, frankorona and 11 others 12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpardue Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 turned out very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 Clever, I always thought turmeric would work! great second piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 Don, I think you are doing awesome work. It is obvious you are a perfectionists in your work. Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 Nicely done. That came out great. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 What can I say...It looks just perfect Don!!! And thank you for the discription of how you made it...Like you've been dooing it for years! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 Down Right Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2woodwrk Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Sweet! Try as I might I've not been able to get an intarsia project even close to finished - thanks for sharing yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Very nicely done. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 That looks terrific. The turmeric was a fantastic idea. Well done, I can't wait to see more. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Fantastic job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 This one is doubly Nice. So nice to see work like this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pellow Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Looks great! I'm just starting to tackle intarsia myself and this piece is one of the ones I am considering. I really like the dye that you came up with for the cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Recardo Posted September 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 On 9/21/2018 at 4:33 PM, Frank Pellow said: I really like the dye that you came up with for the cheese. If you mix the Turmeric with iso propyl alcohol rather than water it dries in seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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