definition

[shero]

Hi,
Could someone please define itarsia,I have never seen this before.
What you guys are producing is amazing,well done.http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon14.gif

[Tikki]

Hi shero :)

Put simply - In woodwork, intarsia is the cutting (usually with a scrollsaw or bandsaw) and shaping of individual pieces of timber of varying thicknesses to create a picture - sort of like a 3D jigsaw puzzle. The pieces are then glued to a timber backer.

Tikki

[rr-barry]

Hi shero,

I just read in an Intarsia book the other day that the word is derived from latin(?) for 'to insert'.

Barry

[Sprog]

Have a look at this Australian site. There is also a free pattern with instructions, for you to try.

Fantastic Woodworking (http://www.fantasticwoodworking.com/index.php)

[jim p]

it's fun

[Yogi Rasi]

Hi,
Could someone please define itarsia,I have never seen this before.
What you guys are producing is amazing,well done.http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon14.gif Where have I been?

[junkboy999]

I seen this done for years but did not know what people called it.

Thanks for that sight Sprog. I just booked marked it :)