Home sweet home

This is my first attempt on making intarsia (made some time ago). The pattern is made by Judy Gale Roberts and Jerry Booher and was published in Scrollsaw Woodworking & Crafts, Issue 8. Most of the picture is made from pine (the eyes and nostrils are made from a piece of scrap hardwood I had in the shop – Itaube, I believe). I stained the pine in two different shades of cherry and finished with a clear lacquer on top. Even if everything is made from pine, I still made every piece separately to place the grain as suggested in the plans.

Home sweet home
Home sweet home

I discovered a nice thing about making intarsia: Even if you have a plan it is very much possible to personalize the picture as you may wish. 🙂 When it comes to the work itself I realized that there is a good reason why people, who often make intarsia, have invested in sanding equipment as Kirjes, which have inflatable sanding drums. In my case I used a rubber drum in the drill press, a belt sander, a disc sander, sanding paper and a lot of elbow grease. A big task but I’m quite pleased with the result.

2 thoughts on “Home sweet home

  1. It is not from a book. It was published in the magazine called “Scrollsaw Woodworking & Crafts” published by Fox Chapel. There is a link in my post. If you go to their homepage you’ll find their shop, where you can buy back issues on this page: https://foxchapelpublishing.com/magazines/scroll-saw-woodworking-crafts.html

    The one you’re looking for is called Issue 8 which was published a long time ago, so it might not be available. Alternatively you might be able to buy the pattern from Judy Gale Roberts or find the issue of the magazine in your public library.

    Best regards
    Henning

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