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Post by kate on Sept 11, 2023 9:27:37 GMT
I rescued this from my brother's mishandling and it hangs on my wall now. Apparently it belonged to my dad and is getting on for 80-100 years old, probably. I wondered if anyone can tell me anything about its construction. I don't think it is marquetry, though I could be wrong. It seems almost to have been marked (pokerwork?) in some way and coloured. Unfortunately the varnish (probably) has aged and since it kicked around in an attic, has become scratched too. I know it isn't valuable, but it still fascinated me. The sailing ships I guess could be Scottish, but then again, could be anywhere. The old fisherman could be my great granddad, but that's probably fanciful thinking on my part. Have any of you seen things similar? Or can tell me how it was done?  wood picture fisherman shore by Kate Ferris, on Flickr  wood picture fisherman back by Kate Ferris, on Flickr |
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Post by zou on Sept 11, 2023 12:23:31 GMT
Can't help with any details but it's a lovely wee thing to have.  |
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Post by willien on Sept 11, 2023 13:44:46 GMT
Pretty much a guess but combination of the grain looking consistant accross the piece and looking at detail of the largest sail I would hazzard that the patterns were cut into a single piece of wood and then colour selectively applied. Probably not poker work as no sign of charring that I can see plus the lines are sharp. Agree with Zou, a charming piece.
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Post by stevewmh on Sept 11, 2023 15:59:12 GMT
It's a lovely thing Kate. Not sure how it's made. As the picture has no grain that matches the back I'm sort of thinking it's some very beautiful marketry work
I've seen something similar on the headstock of guitars and mandolins. A Luther I know does this kind of work using dyed pieces of Holly, he must have very good eyesight
Anyhow, it's very evocative of the coast
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Post by El Sid on Sept 12, 2023 11:13:35 GMT
I was really bad at woodwork so haven't a clue how it was made...  It's a lovely piece of work though and well worth the rescue.  |
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Post by aitch on Sept 12, 2023 14:23:44 GMT
You could always get the Repair Shop mob to refurbish it; they tend to give details about how things are made.
However, you'd have to come down south to visit the museum they are based at, at least once. Oh, and learn to shed a few gentle tears when you talk about your father!
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Post by El Sid on Sept 12, 2023 15:19:02 GMT
You could always get the Repair Shop mob to refurbish it; they tend to give details about how things are made. However, you'd have to come down south to visit the museum they are based at, at least once. Oh, and learn to shed a few gentle tears when you talk about your father! I thought about them too but Sussex is a very long way from Kate's house...  |
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Post by Kath on Sept 12, 2023 17:58:53 GMT
It's really rather lovely! I don't think it's marquetry though. My grandfather was an engraver and did a lot or marquetry as a hobby. Each individual coloured piece was cut from different wood and glued down. This looks more like it was a solid piece and the lines have been 'engraved' or embossed into the surface, and stain and varnish applied to create the colour. Zooming into the image you can see that the grooved lines that create the waves don't go all the way to the edge on the left hand side. It looks a little bit like the surface of my desk where I didn't put down enough wadding to protect it from the compass point I was using to 'draw' on a printing surface. But it's a super wee thing to have!
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