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Art Marquetry - Glossary of wood and varnishes Category: Arts > Glossary of wood and varnishes Date & country: 12/11/2010, UK Words: 107

Wax
Wax used to finish, polish or burnish wood. We use a clear beeswax.

Window Method
In the context of this book, the window method is the primary technique used for constructing and laying picture marquetry. First, the design is drawn out on a waster sheet of veneer, and selected parts of the design, or "windows" are cut away from the waster. Choice sheets of veneer are then positioned under the windows so that the color and figur...

Workbench
In a marquetry and inlay context, a workbench might be anything from a table out in the garage to a woodworker's bench complete with a vice. Ideally, the surface needs to be strong, clean, stable, and not too precious.

Working Drawings
(See gridded working drawing).

Working Face
The best side of the workpiece; the side that shows; the important face.

Work-out Paper
Rough paper on which all the pre-project notes, details, and sketches are worked out.

G-clamps or C-clamps
See clamps.