Basic Intarsia: With Lucille Crabtree by Leslie Bockol     (More Details)
Intarsia is a craft of precision and artistry. A picture is created by cutting out and then fitting together many pieces of differently colored and textured woods, much like a jigsaw puzzle. These pieces are then rounded and shaped individually, to create realistic contours and lend a three-dimensional effect. When the pieces are varnished, fitted together, and glued onto a backboard, they make a beautifully polished, professional-looking piece. Step-by-step, this book shows you how to make an intarsia teddy bear wall hanging, perfect for a child's bedroom. The project is ideal for someone just starting to learn the art of intarsia, teaching basic techniques (from selecting your wood to hanging your finished piece) and showing how to deal with common difficulties and pitfalls. Also included are patterns for a girl teddy bear and a dinosaur.

Intarsia by Leslie Bockol     (More Details)
This book presents a large-scale project for intarsia enthusiasts -- a lazy lion stretched out in the sun. Detailed, step-by-step instructions will explain how to select varieties of wood, use a pattern, cut and shape pieces, fit them together precisely, and finish your piece. Crabtree gives many "insider's secrets" for making sure that your pieces align correctly, and for choosing the best contours and finishes. While even a novice to intarsia will find that Crabtree's tips make their projects fit better and look more professional, this book is absolutely necessary for anyone who wishes to move on to more advanced intarsia techniques. With this book, you will learn the subtleties of "painting with wood," creating beautiful three-dimensional pictures with pieces in different colors and varieties of wood.

Intarsia Workbook: Learning Intarsia Woodworking through 8 Progressive Step-by-Step Projects by Judy Gale Roberts     (More Details)
Intarsia is made accessible to carvers of all skill levels through these eight progressive projects. Each project builds on the project before it, successively increasing in difficulty. From the simple to the complex, carvers learn the skills they need for a complete intarsia piece, including fundamental shaping and finishing, cutting from different pieces of wood, using a sanding shim, and accentuating details with woodburning techniques. The culminating Hot Air Balloon project incorporates all the skills learned in the first seven projects. Color captions, materials and tools lists, and patterns with grain directions, wood tones, and shim placements guide the carver through each step.

Intarsia: 30 Patterns for the Scrollsaw by John Everett     (More Details)
INTARSIA 30 Patterns for the Scrollsaw John Everett Intarsia, the art of cutting out, shaping, finishing, and then recombining individual components, makes it simple to fashion designs, collages, and three-dimensional projects. Think of it as "painting by numbers," with the outlines for blocks of color ready-made for you to fill in. 30 practical, eye-catching projects range in difficulty, so you can keep challenging yourself as your skills progress. Try a floral clock, coat rack, Celtic mirror frame, mosaic chessboard, and an array of plaques, panels, and framed pictures. 8 1/4 X 10 7/8. all in color. Paperback, 128 pages.

Scroll Saw Wood Reliefs: The Art and Craft of Painted Intarsia Work by David Jones     (More Details)
A new and exciting book for all saw enthusiasts that brings to life the use of the scroll saw to produce intricate, three-dimensional relief intarsia work. Artist and sculptor David Jones discusses the tools and materials required to make scroll-saw relief sculptures, illustrating a series of projects that cover a range of techniques from beginning through advanced levels.

Small Intarsia: Woodworking Projects You Can Make by Judy Gale Roberts     (More Details)
The second book by award-winning intarsia artist Judy Gale Roberts includes a collection of exciting patterns and all-new projects for small-scale intarsia, the art of making picture mosaics in wood, using different woods and wood grains. Includes a comprehensive how-to section, 13 ready-to-use patterns, and more than 150 color photos.