Inlay

by Scott Lewis

This high-style cutting board features curved inlay that extends through the full thickness of the board so it is visible on the top, bottom, and both ends. Scott ...

by Michael C. Fortune

String inlay is a decorative technique that can add instant appeal to a chair back, tabletop, jewelry box, or other piece of furniture. And while you could use ...

by Jonathan Binzen

Learn how John Reed Fox assembled the decorative latticework in his cabinet, featured on the back cover. From Fine Woodworking #226...

by Paul Schürch

Sand shading, a technique of scorching a piece of veneer along one edge to create a shadow, brings marquetry pictures to life. Learn a low-tech, traditional method ...

by Craig Thibodeau

Inspired by a guitar maker, Craig Thibodeau decided to explore the use of exotic materials for inlay in furniture making. Learn how he uses materials such as abalone, ...

by Steve Latta

Inlay is one of Steve Latta's favorite ways to personalize his work, and he uses a technique that allows him to cut consistent grooves whether the inlay pattern ...

by Garrett Hack

Add spark to your furniture designs with inlaid panels. By adding a simple rectangular panel of crotched wood surrounded by a contrasting dot-and-dash border at ...

by Garrett Hack

Garrett Hack takes a modern approach to a classic inlay form, the quarter-circle fan. This is a motif used frequently on 18th-century Federal furniture, but it ...

by Thomas McKenna

How a veteran woodworker uses thin strips of holly and ebony to accent his furniture

by John Leko

with Steve Latta

See how to cut, bend, and inset holly stringing to form letters

with Mark Laub

How to design, create, and shade a precise inlay blank of veneer

with Mark Laub

Exacting techniques to create an inlay cavity using hand and power tools

with Mark Laub

Transform an ordinary piece of furniture into something spectacular

with Mark Laub

Simple techniques with solder create the look of antique pewter