Written by: Lee A Jesberger. Jesberger has owned of a high end General Contracting business for thirty years. He also owns and operates a custom Cabinet and Furniture business.

He is the inventor of the Ezee-Feed, infeed / outfeed systems for woodworking machines, which is patent pending. http://www.ezee-feed.com

He is also the creator and webmaster for a woodworking tips ezine. http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com

Copyright 2007 Lee A. Jesberger. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Reprint Rights: You may reprint this article as long as you leave all of the links active, do not edit the article in any way, give author name credit.

My passion is ...

Furniture Making

My parents always told me ...

Never say can't

My childhood ambition ...

Cabinet Maker

Why I write ...

I enjoy sharing what's been passed on to me.

My first job ...

Plumber apprentice

My inspiration ...

My father

Home & Garden > Furniture Woodworking: Marquetry basics

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Marquetry is an artistic form of woodworking that is enjoyed by many. An age old practice, it is the forming or creating of pictures using various wood veneers, or other mediums glue to the surface of substrates. Often parts are cut in layers, or packets, on a scroll saw to ensure a tight fight between the different parts.

The difference between marquetry and parquetry is the thickness of the wood being used, and the fact that the parquetry parts are typically thicker and rounded over on the edges. Like a child's puzzle.

The difference between marquetry and inlays is that the marquet...

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