You may have posted this video in 2015 but here I am almost 7 years later in awe at the beauty of the work you do. Heating sand to darken the wood in order to add shadow, depth and dimension is new to me but I am still learning. My informal instructor uses very light stains to achieve a similar look but I think your method adds more depth. I will practice this on scrap before I try it on a new project because I am not happy with the finished result using stains. Absolutely beautiful and meticulous work.

Thank you! Wonderful video- it answers so many of my questions.

Great video Peter - it was a privilege and an honor to spend the weekend with you @ Sturt

Brilliant information! No time wasting, good camera work. Great how to video.

Comprehensive, simple guide!

Very informative.. Thanks for the inspiration.

Great video! I'm trying to teach myself how to do marquetry, and this video helped a lot!!! Thanks

magnifique , le bois a de la valeur quant on fait des réalisations. Merci pour ce partage

I had one that looked exactly like yours whose nickname was the vicious guard dog also. Sure made me miss that one. And the marquetry lesson was good too

Excellent video, I am inspired!

Wow! Thank you for this video.

Great video!! ive been trying to do marquetry with a knife with mixed results. I hadn't been able to find any videos on how to do it with a fret saw, the angled donkey is a great help. after watching this video I have created some fairly good pieces, Thanks for the video Peter

Very good from Brazil.

I see that you have a nice scroll saw in your shop. Why don't you use it rather than the fret saw? I'm just curious as I learned to do this using a scroll saw.

One of the nicest videos about Marquetry I have watched so far.. I just started and I think I am falling in love with this art.. However I am on a budget and I can't afford a saw.. I have regular art knife.. but I can't get it to do the edges and It takes at least 3 times to cut.. Any advice?

this is a fantastic video thank you and is greatly informative I'm going to attempt teaching myself and I was wondering who/where you get your materials and tools from I've been able to source a fare amount of veneer from a friend though it appears much thicker than what you've been using

Me gusta mucho:-)

That is too hard.. here how i do it. 1.draw the picture directly on the MDF or whatever you'll use. 2. cover it with transparent book cover. 3. since you can see the drawing, you can cut the pieces you want with blade knife. 4.you take the piece you cut ( the transparent book cover ) and put it on the veneer. 5. cut the veneer on the shape of the piece you cut with scissors. 6.glue the finished veneer on the MDF. and repeat to the next piece. but I liked the shading part. it's new to me using sand..

Thanks for sharing this video. It’s great & so informative & well presented so we can understand it all easily :) This may be a silly question but I was wondering why you use the hand saw instead of the scroll saw? N.K :)

This is some of the most magnificent work I have ever seen. Can you tell me where I can purchase that particular coping saw and blades. The blade looks smaller in diameter than any I've seen here in West Virginia. It could be my eyes.....it's very early.

What saw do you recommend?

سلام .بسیار زیبا بود فقط اره ،کاملا شل بسته شده بود و تاب می خورد ...این درست نیست