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Nice and cheap, too. How does this thing work? You saw up and down with the handle, while you turn the piece?
https://www.knewconcepts.com/marquetry-saws.php
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Maybe that is what this old contraption was supposed to be..
Plus..it was only $10.....Maybe if they had painted this one red?
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(09-04-2019, 10:37 PM)Aram Wrote: How does this thing work? You saw up and down with the handle, while you turn the piece?
Yes, that's how it works. Sometimes they are mounted where the plane of the frame is parallel to the work table. The piece you're cutting then is directly in front of you and easier to see.
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09-05-2019, 07:36 AM
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(09-04-2019, 11:30 PM)bandit571 Wrote: Maybe that is what this old contraption was supposed to be.
Spot the similarity with the saw frame in Steven's post?
![[Image: main-photo-3-580x.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/Zq5JXsJH/main-photo-3-580x.jpg)
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(09-05-2019, 06:34 AM)AHill Wrote: Yes, that's how it works. Sometimes they are mounted where the plane of the frame is parallel to the work table. The piece you're cutting then is directly in front of you and easier to see.
Thanks.
I have not done marquetry. From what I've read, I thought the method was to saw at a slight angle. The Knew Concepts saw -- which looks amazingly well built, and probably is -- seems to to fixed at 90 degrees, assuming the pieces are mounted to the edge of a flat table. Am I missing something?
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For what it's worth, there was some anticipation material posted in early July over at www.donsbarn.com .
http://donsbarn.com/fruition/
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(09-05-2019, 09:36 AM)Aram Wrote: Thanks.
I have not done marquetry. From what I've read, I thought the method was to saw at a slight angle. The Knew Concepts saw -- which looks amazingly well built, and probably is -- seems to to fixed at 90 degrees, assuming the pieces are mounted to the edge of a flat table. Am I missing something?
Aram,
The pieces are cut using a saw 90 degrees to the wood, glued face down to a piece of paper, then a mastic is applied to fill gaps, the surface leveled, then glued to the substrate, and finally the paper is scraped off. That, in a nutshell, is how classic marquetry is done. There is much more, but you get the idea.
Inlays are where you can use the angled cut to make up for the saw kerf (usually 15 degrees).
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It's another good one for the "cost no object" thread !
I just looked again; there is a video link now (possibly there wasn't a video link yet when this thread started).
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using the double bevel cutting method for marquetry - the fret saw is held vertical but the bench mounted cutting surface is angled - so the veneer is at the angel while the saw cuts vertical - thereby creating the taper. for the work i do the angle is 7 degrees for veneers cut to 5/64th,
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There's a video in the link the OP posted. The handle and blade can be rotated. Wouldn't recommend that for double bevel marquetry.
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