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FRAGMENTATION
Strips of various veneers
chopped up to produce foliage etc, to give a better effect than inserting
a piece of burr.
Strips of Sycamore, Walnut and
Mahogany
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Strips of dyed veneer |
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The above veneers chopped
up minutely
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The above veneers chopped
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Cut out your window, and stick gummed tape
on the face side of the picture, smear white PVA glue on the
gummed paper and sprinkle the fragmentation over the window. Press lightly
into position, and leave to dry. It can then be lightly sanded down.
Example below:
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The finished and sanded
fragmentation
As an alternative to chopping up
green veneer, try using scenic modelling material, as used in model
train lay outs. This material comes in various shades of green, and
is used in the same way as mentioned above, when dry it can be
sanded down, it will also take cellulose sanding sealer. Mix
fragments of the dyed veneer with the green, this will give the
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Green scenic modelling material
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Fragments of dyed veneer added
to the green material
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Finished window sanded down, and two
coats of
cellulose sanding sealer applied
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SLIVERISATION
This procedure is similar to fragmentation,
except that the strips are not cut into small pieces. Cut out the window
and stick gummed paper on the face side of the picture. Smear white PVA
glue on the gummed tape, and bend the strips of veneer to follow the
contours of the window. Pieces must be laid individually, and pressed into
position. A pair of tweezers will help you with handling the veneer. Vary
the selection of veneers to allow for shadow etc.
After cutting the strips of veneer rub a metal rod or something similar
over the veneer, this will help to flatten the veneer and cause it to
bend, which will help when placing it in the window.
This procedure will give a good impression of hair.
Strips of Dark Walnut, Light Walnut, Mahogany and
Sycamore
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Example A
Strips of veneer being
placed in the window
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Example B
The completed window
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The above
text and marquetry examples were taken directly from Alf's
tutorial notes. We hope you have found them instructive.
They complement the photos and the text on the preceding pages perfectly
and highlight various points in the tutorial that were not fully clear in
the screen clips taken from the DVD of the tutorial.
A NOTE ON THE SCREEN SHOTS USED:
As we decided it was best to use only one camera when recording
these tutorials to DVD in real time, we have refrained from doing macro
shots in order to retain the "Group atmosphere" and involvement of those
tutorials. We think this approach works well, the only drawback being the
loss of any real close ups, but as we include alternate "close ups" of the
examples such as seen above, we think we get the best of both worlds in
these tutorials. We hope you agree that it works well for the "web medium"
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