The Fret and Piercing frames are used with piercing saw blades. The veneer saw is explained further in another section of this page.

A saw with teeth on both edges, can be used left or right handed for cutting off the surplus veneer on the edges of pictures, etc.

A closer view of the saw teeth showing the curved nature of the cutting edge of the saw blade.

Not used as a "hammer", but drawn down the veneer in a zig zag manner, used with hot glue, not suitable for laying marquetry pictures or with contact adhesive.

A safety quality plastic handle and blade used in place of the familiar scalpel. Many marquetarians prefer this tool for the comfort it provides.

For keeping the tip of the cutting blade sharp.

For flattening and levelling picture surfaces. Used with abrasive paper wrapped around. 

Normally used when decorating, but very useful when laying pictures.

So designed that when used with the cutting knife the fingers fit into the recess in the ruler, and the risk of cut fingers is greatly reduced.

Straight edges can be obtained in various lengths and are ideal when cutting longer lengths of veneers for panels, etc.  The tweezers are a very useful tool for handling small pieces of veneer.