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Maple Marquetry Table
Jan 17, 2018
“I have a lot of patience in general, but cutting the marquetry for this table made me seriously question
how much I really had.” Morgan cut the labyrinth (some 650 pieces) and central octahedron (104 pieces) by hand, employing a scalpel blade, two chisels, and a pair of tweezers as his arsenal. “I made a 48-piece radial pattern from quartersawn maple to use in the background of the top. I did not want to use veneer with a dominating wood grain because I wanted the attention to be on the marquetry.”
Maple and various veneers, 29 dia. x 30h
JOE MORGAN
Park Rapids, Minn.
Photo: Ramon Moreno
FWW #266
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I can relate, but the end result is worth it. That is a beautiful table! Nice job staying with it. I'd be in a jacket with the arms tied together, if I tried to make that.
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