Here is a collection of books on inlay, veneering, and marquetry. These books will provide information and techniques on the many different aspects and uses of inlay, veneering, and marquetry.

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Veneering Handbook (by Ian Hosker)

What are your veneering goals: to create ornate effects, frame a central panel with cross-banding, or inlay strings, bandings, and motifs? Acquire and then improve fundamental skills with this concise, practical guide to the art's essentials. From basic preparation and laying to delicate restoration, it teaches the techniques that produce successful results every time. Begin with detailed advice on tools and equipment; explore different types of veneer; and find out about the colors and patterns that make a veneer stand out. Deal with defects; prepare the groundwork so you'll lay a flat surface; finish and polish to perfection. Book-match and quarter, and move on to specialized forms, like parquetry and oyster work. You'll get immense satisfaction from this ancient craft!

This book teaches the art of inlay and offers guide to materials, tools, and techniques. Covers the history of inlay from Mesopotamia to the present, design styles, cutting, gluing, engraving, inking, and working with a variety of materials. Contains many color photos of inlaid pieces and many black and white photos illustrating the techniques covered.

90 pages. $9.95

Requiring no investment in expensive machinery, veneering offers woodworkers tremendous opportunities for creativity. In this fully illustrated guide, you can use woods that may be rare, expensive, or structurally weak in their solid form. Learn the terminology of veneering, and then find out what materials, tools, and equipment you need to get started. Use cross-banding, book-matching and quartering, inlaying, parquetry and oyster work, and marquetry--all to stunning effect. Finishing and polishing will ensure the lasting beauty of your veneers, and a chapter on restoration and working with sawn veneers will enable you to repair damaged pieces. Like having a master craftsman at your disposal, this unique course will help you take your woodworking skills to new heights. 168 pages (all in color), 8 1/4 x 10 7/8.

This practical manual covering all aspects of veneering packs in advice on everything from matching a veneer and dealing with facings to repair and restoration of wood pieces. Almost 300 photos and drawings supplement an exceptionally clear step-by-step how-to manual which contains virtually everything needed to achieve professional results. 400 pages.

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