. Art crafts for amateurs . obtain the most beautifulcoloured effects by inlaying, as we can use any material,from wood, in its infinite variety ot colours, to mother-of-pearl, ivory, and metals. I have seen some quaint effectsproduced by inlaying light oak with pewter, while somerefined and beautiful ones have been produced by usingengraved ivory, especially for the class of design seen inNo. 91, as details can be engraved on the ivory, and these INLA Y1NG. 125 engraved lines filled in with black. Where a design iscarried out in two or three woods of similar tones, sayyellow brown, variety ca
. Art crafts for amateurs . obtain the most beautifulcoloured effects by inlaying, as we can use any material,from wood, in its infinite variety ot colours, to mother-of-pearl, ivory, and metals. I have seen some quaint effectsproduced by inlaying light oak with pewter, while somerefined and beautiful ones have been produced by usingengraved ivory, especially for the class of design seen inNo. 91, as details can be engraved on the ivory, and these INLA Y1NG. 125 engraved lines filled in with black. Where a design iscarried out in two or three woods of similar tones, sayyellow brown, variety can be given by using the wood ofthe inlays in various directions. A good deal of theseventeenth-century Dutch inlaid furniture (marquetry) iswrought in two or three woods, varying from yellow tobrowns, so that the general effect is a harmony in browns. There are two points to be observed in inlaying: to cutthe pieces accurately to fit into the recesses made for them,and to thoroughly glue them in with fresh, strong, boiling. No. 86.—Border, which can be repeated ad lib., of alternate plant andanimal forms. These latter could be varied so that no two werealike, while the foliage portion is the same in each section. hot glue, so that there is no danger of the inlays comingout; a weight should be kept upon them until the work isdry. In patterns repeated a number of times the designshould be transferred to the wood by marking it overcarbon paper with a hard-point, and also on the inlaysthemselves from the same tracing, as this will tend to insureaccuracy j but care must be exercised in cutting out thespaces and the inlays, for there is always the danger ofdeparting from the transferred lines. Where light woodsare used, detail can be put in by engraving, and then 126 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. rubbing in some dark colour. Thus the veins in leaves canbe indicated in this way; but there must be no attempt at
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