Shaping a Simple Intarsia Rose
Transcript of Shaping a Simple Intarsia Rose
Is this the best way ?
• No, it is the way we do it….. That does not make it the best for you…. Try several until you find what you are comfortable with.
We start by gluing the pattern to the board, we use rubber cement
We choose the grain and color selection to cut
The piece we are working with is then cut out of the pattern
The saw we use is the DeWalt with a 20” throat
After the piece is cut, the pattern is peeled off
The uncut part of the pattern is peeled and used on the next piece
The pattern is then transferred to the next piece of the project
Each piece is added to the project as cut
Cutting continues
Cutting continues
Project completely cut out
The glue residue is removed from the cut pieces
Project with the glue removed
Leaves are marked to lower them
The leaves are cut or sanded to achieve the desired thickness
Leaf thickness has been reduced to add depth to the project
First flower petal is being shaped by sloping from outside edge
This shaping adds depth to the flower.
Second Petal is shaped, again sloping from outside edge
The third piece is rounded to give outside curve .
This piece is rounded from the Left and only slightly on the right
Notice the third piece appears to tuck under the piece to its right
The fourth piece is marked so it will stay above the third piece
This piece cups outward on the bottom and inward on the top
The outward curved bottom forms the base of the rose
The inside curve on the top of the piece forms the back petal
The fifth petal is shaped again from the outside to the inside
Remember this petal is reversed from the first petal
The sixth petal forms the back of the rose center
It is again formed from the outside sloping to the inside
The seventh petal is formed the same way
The eighth petal follows suit
The ninth piece if formed the same way, but because of size
A dremmel tool is used to form the slope
Ninth petal in place
The center of the rose is rounded over to fit the petals around it
The bottom petal is marked to fit against the previous pieces
It is then shaped to slope outwards from the center
It shapes with a short round over on the bottom side to show a fall
A flap sander is used for final sanding and to soften edges
Each piece is finish sanded
Special care is used to soften the edges
The flap sander works well to follow the contour of the petals
The finish sanding on the flower is completed
A light pencil mark is made as a guide for wood burning the veins
The veins are wood burned to give more movement to the leaf
The rose is ready to glue
The outline of the project is marked on the backing board
It is then cut out
On the roses, we do not edge glue, we glue only the backing
A coat of glue shown on the backing
The flower is placed onto the backing
Care is taken to make sure each piece is down firm on the backing
After the glue is dry, the backing is trimmed and beveled
We use Bartley Gel Varnish to finish our products
We find the paper rags are best for us they are cheap and lint
free
We apply the varnish with a brush starting on the edge
The varnish is worked down into the rose to get complete coverage
We then wipe the gel off of the surface
Low air pressure melts the varnish that collects in cracks
The rose is complete