Attention Wood-turners and Furniture makers!If you want to make your work stand out from the crowd consider using our custom inlays. Supplied under protective film, with the back clean and ready to apply - simply stick them down with your preferred adhesive and polish as normal. If you wish the face side to be sealed with a cellulose-based sealer (to help prevent glue penetration) please specify with your order.
Choose from the selection below, or
contact us with your exact requirements.
Price Bands:
Band A - £1
Band B - £5
Band C - £8
Band D - £15
For UK & Ireland, P&P just £1 per order.
NB: if paying by cheque, please make it payable to "Quentin Smith" and NOT qjsmarquetry.
Single Initials -
Price band B2" diameter circles with a single initial cut in a contrasting veneer.
Available as light-in-dark or dark-in-light. Most fonts from your PC are available, but some are more suited to marquetry. We recommend Balloonist, Chanson Heavy, Gunther Calligraphic, Lydian CSV, Monotype Corsiva (shown) or Pagoda. (Old English is also available at £2 surcharge)
Download font examples (pdf 200Kb)
Chinese Character - "Love" - Price band C
2"
diameter with Chinese character for love cut in a contrasting veneer.
Available as light-in-dark or dark-in-light.
Many other characters available -
see
http://www.chinesenames.org/chinese-symbols/Single characters price band C, double characters price band D.
Large Rose - Price band D
2.5"
diameter with sand-shaded rose. (Note: colours may vary from those shown)
Small Rose - Price band C
2"
diameter with sand-shaded rose bud. (Note: colours may vary from those shown)
8-Point Compass - Price band C
2" diameter with 8-point compass rose from light veneer (typically maple or sycamore) and dark (walnut or dyed black) set into a mid-tone (such as cherry, pear, etc.)
Other sizes available to special order.
12-point Scallop - Price band C
2"
diameter with 12-point scallop from light veneer (typically maple or sycamore) with dark edging. Each point is hand shaded with hot sand for 3 dimensional effect
Other sizes and ovals available to special order.
Hexagons - Price band B
2"
diameter with seven hexagons. Available with mixed veneers (similar to that shown) or your selection of species - just let us know what you require!
Complex Bow - Price band D
2"
or 2.5" diameter with complex bow in two colours.
Various colours available - pink, blue, grey/white, red, etc.
Other sizes and ovals available to special order.
Simple Bow - Price band B
2" or 2.5"
diameter with single bow, sand-shaded to give depth.
Various veneers available.
Interlocking Triangles- Price band B
2"
diameter with four interlocking triangles. Available with coloured veneers (similar to that shown) or your selection of species - just let us know what you require!
(Note: colours may vary from those shown)
Hummingbird - Price band D
2.5"
diameter with hummingbird in flight. Generally made to order, can be left or right facing and in natural veneers (as shown) or brighter dyed veneers. (Note: colours may vary from those shown)
Celtic Knot - Price band D
2.5"
diameter with sand shaded Celtic knot.
Illusion- Price band B
2"
diameter with optical illusion design - what do you see - a girl's face or a little man playing a saxophone?Banner - Price band B
2" or 2.5"
diameter with folded ribbon banner, sand-shaded to give depth.
Various veneers available.
Specimen Veneer Circles - Price band A
2.5"
diameter circles cut from attractive veneers. Simply turn a shallow rebate in your bowl or box and insert a contrasting specimen veneer.
Please
contact us with your requirements