Popular Post Intarsia Mike Posted February 17, 2023 Popular Post Report Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) "Almost There" Hi everyone !Mike Mathieu here. Been a long time since I 've had anything to share with the group. Glad to be back. Here is the latest and greatest progress picture of my latest Intarsia project. I got the birds in the bush and the buck inlayed into the background. I still have the rabbits and a few more bushes and trees to add to the foreground and maybe a pileated woodpecker on the big tree. We'll see if it scales out. 325 pieces from 22 woods so far Edited February 17, 2023 by Mike Mathieu flip photo Larry Buskirk, Headhunter, lew and 6 others 3 2 4 Quote
Popular Post lew Posted February 17, 2023 Popular Post Report Posted February 17, 2023 That is AWESOME, Mike!!! Glad to see you posting again. Cal, Intarsia Mike, Grandpadave52 and 2 others 4 1 Quote
Popular Post Intarsia Mike Posted February 17, 2023 Author Popular Post Report Posted February 17, 2023 Thanks Lew--Glad to be back. Larry Buskirk, Cal, lew and 3 others 6 Quote
Popular Post Danl Posted February 17, 2023 Popular Post Report Posted February 17, 2023 3 hours ago, lew said: That is AWESOME, Mike!!! Glad to see you posting again. + ditto. Awesome effort. Thanks for sharing. Danl Larry Buskirk, lew, Cal and 2 others 4 1 Quote
Popular Post Intarsia Mike Posted February 17, 2023 Author Popular Post Report Posted February 17, 2023 Thanks Danl Fred W. Hargis Jr, Grandpadave52, lew and 2 others 5 Quote
Grandpadave52 Posted February 18, 2023 Report Posted February 18, 2023 Welcome back home Mike. Great to have you on deck again. Spectacular work. The intricate detail is amazing. Appreciate you taking time to share. Intarsia Mike, Cal, Larry Buskirk and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Intarsia Mike Posted February 18, 2023 Author Report Posted February 18, 2023 Thanks Dave -this has been a fun project and very challenging. Grandpadave52, Larry Buskirk, Cal and 1 other 4 Quote
Popular Post Gene Howe Posted February 18, 2023 Popular Post Report Posted February 18, 2023 Beautiful work, Mike. How many hours ya got in that? Fred W. Hargis Jr, Cal, Larry Buskirk and 2 others 4 1 Quote
Intarsia Mike Posted February 18, 2023 Author Report Posted February 18, 2023 Thanks Gene--Been working on this piece off and on since October. This is a design as I go project which means lots of cuts and re-cuts to get the depth right. My intention was to use as many natural colored woods and adding as much detail as possible. Had no idea how many pieces it would have but figured at least 300 would be close. Larry Buskirk, Grandpadave52, Fred W. Hargis Jr and 1 other 2 2 Quote
Popular Post John Morris Posted February 18, 2023 Popular Post Report Posted February 18, 2023 Mike, I've been following your work on Facebook, you are still the amazing talented Intarsiast and scroller we all remember you as, it's wonderful having you back here and posting again, thanks for looking us up and getting back on. Intarsia Mike, Fred W. Hargis Jr, Cal and 2 others 4 1 Quote
Intarsia Mike Posted February 18, 2023 Author Report Posted February 18, 2023 Thanks John-Good to be back. Grandpadave52, Larry Buskirk, Cal and 1 other 4 Quote
Popular Post Intarsia Mike Posted February 19, 2023 Author Popular Post Report Posted February 19, 2023 Picnic Table and wittle wabbits cut, shaped and detailed ready to inlay into my intarsia piece .Added 2 new woods to the project. Sap walnut for the rabbits and mahogany for the table. 24 woods so far Gene Howe, Grandpadave52, Cal and 2 others 2 3 Quote
Grandpadave52 Posted February 20, 2023 Report Posted February 20, 2023 What patience and hand/eye coordination for these. Amazing. Larry Buskirk, Intarsia Mike and Cal 2 1 Quote
Al B Posted February 20, 2023 Report Posted February 20, 2023 Awesome work. Grandpadave52, Larry Buskirk, Cal and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Popular Post Intarsia Mike Posted February 20, 2023 Author Popular Post Report Posted February 20, 2023 Hi Everyone Got the rabbits and picnic table inlayed into the background of my intarsia piece. 330 pieces from 24 woods so far, This is fun stuff!! Grandpadave52, Larry Buskirk, Cal and 2 others 4 1 Quote
John Morris Posted February 20, 2023 Report Posted February 20, 2023 Man Mike, such detail, those look awesome, what kind of hand work goes into those tiny pieces? Grandpadave52, Intarsia Mike, Cal and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Intarsia Mike Posted February 20, 2023 Author Report Posted February 20, 2023 Thanks John- each piece starts off with the subject photo, hand drawn onto paper , reduced to the proper size on the printer, traced onto sticky back label paper, applied to the wood blank, cut on the scroll saw, sanded, detailed with engraving bits and inlayed into the background wood. Some pieces take around 10 or so minutes just to get to the inlay stage which is another whole process. Fun Stuff!! Larry Buskirk, Grandpadave52 and Cal 3 Quote
Intarsia Mike Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Posted February 21, 2023 Got the pileated wood pecker inlayed. Made from Wenge ,Pink Ivory and Holly. 333 pieces from 25 woods so far Grandpadave52, Gene Howe and Cal 3 Quote
Grandpadave52 Posted February 21, 2023 Report Posted February 21, 2023 Eye candy Mike. A beautiful piece of art. Intarsia Mike and Cal 1 1 Quote
Intarsia Mike Posted February 23, 2023 Author Report Posted February 23, 2023 Got the Daffodils drawn, cut, shaped glued up, detailed and inlayed into the background. Added 10 pieces from Lignum Vitae and yellowheart. Next is a flower box next to the cabin. 340 pieces from 25 woods Cal, Grandpadave52 and Harry Brink 2 1 Quote
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