{"id":2228,"date":"2020-01-07T09:05:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T15:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2019-12-31T19:35:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T01:35:55","slug":"cutting-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/2020\/01\/07\/cutting-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jleko.com\/there\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_2853-768x1024.jpg?resize=584%2C779\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jleko.com\/there\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_2853-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jleko.com\/there\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_2853-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jleko.com\/there\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_2853-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jleko.com\/there\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_2853-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jleko.com\/there\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_2853-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jleko.com\/there\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_2853-scaled.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When cutting marquetry, it\u2019s best to analyze the drawing to think things through. What is the most efficient path? How do you remove smaller pieces from larger ones so that you can still manipulate the packet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Begin by backing veneers with newsprint on the \u201cgood side\u201d to help support the fibers.<\/li><li>Always cut from the \u201cglue-side\u201d, and tape the show face. This makes things easier when it comes time to mount the marquetry \u201cskin\u201d onto the core.<\/li><li>I tend to cut clockwise around a piece if I\u2019m using the mini-chevalet and the <a href=\"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/2019\/12\/11\/a-marquetry-primer\/\">Boulle technique<\/a>, counter-clockwise if I\u2019m using the <a href=\"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/2019\/12\/11\/a-marquetry-primer\/\">double-bevel<\/a> (conical cutting) or Silas\u2019 method with the fretsaw. This has more to do with which way the teeth are pointing on the blade, and what is easiest for me to see since I\u2019m right-handed.<\/li><li>For a large drawing, build from the center out. This keeps things easy to manipulate, and can help make up for a saw with limited \u201cthroat depth\u201d.<\/li><li>Work in logical units. Create each flower individually, for example, then add that into its surroundings as the design is created.<\/li><li>Is it possible to render your drawing as marquetry? While we can cut rice-grain-sized pieces, sometimes the design must be modified for details that are just too small to be composed in wood veneer, or beyond the marqueteer\u2019s skill level!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1416\" height=\"2221\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jleko.com\/there\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/341AEC7F-FAF8-4A89-9D50-046C5FE213E5.jpeg?fit=584%2C916&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2240\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jleko.com\/there\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/341AEC7F-FAF8-4A89-9D50-046C5FE213E5.jpeg?fit=1416%2C2221&amp;ssl=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=2240\" class=\"wp-image-2240\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jleko.com\/there\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50F6D8DB-B2B5-48FC-A802-3C18A5B318D1.jpeg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jleko.com\/there\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/50F6D8DB-B2B5-48FC-A802-3C18A5B318D1.jpeg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apologies if this post is \u201cin the weeds\u201d. I thought it might provide insight into the process of creating marquetry (and parquetry!) since this is an almost unknown art form in North America in my experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When cutting marquetry, it\u2019s best to analyze the drawing to think things through. What is the most efficient path? How do you remove smaller pieces from larger ones so that you can still manipulate the packet? There are some guidelines: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/2020\/01\/07\/cutting-strategy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4m6pM-zW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2251,"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228\/revisions\/2251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jleko.com\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}