Well, I am quite pleased with how my first attempt at marquetry turned out. I think I will be doing quite a few more in the future :)
After I successfully completed the raven inlay, I cut a substrate made out of a good quality Baltic birch plywood. I like to use this material for a substrate, because it is very flat, without prominent grain (which could potentially telescope through the thin veneer) and very stable. I elevate the whole assembly by using shop-made t-stands underneath. These come in very handy for panel glue-ups or any glue-up for that matter. The elevation just allows for easier clamping.
After the veneered panel has cured, I use a sharp utility knife to trim the excess flush.
Now it is just a matter of cutting the panel to size using my shop-made crosscut sled on my table saw. This sled gives you very accurate results.
I'm sure everyone has seen me use this method of gluing difficult joinery. It is because there are many gluing surfaces to these dovetails and since the wood glue dries very quickly, it makes for a tricky glue-up when 4 corners are involved. Therefore, I prefer to glue the box in stages.
After each corner has cured, I use a block plane to trim the waste flush.
Please join me next time to see how the boxes come together!
We're almost there!
Thanks for looking!
Roshaan
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