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This book is structured so anyone—even someone without any knowledge of intarsia—can create beautiful works of art. The lessons break down the important techniques and steps of intarsia so they are easily understood. If you have never worked with a scroll saw or are not yet comfortable cutting basic lines, go to the appendix on here for simple cutting exercises.

Chapter 1 introduces the concepts of intarsia through six simple lessons. When you complete your first intarsia piece—a goldfish— you will understand the basics of working with an intarsia pattern, cutting, sanding, gluing, creating a backer board, and finishing.

Chapter 2 explains how to turn multiple pieces of wood into a colorful intarsia butterfly. Lessons 7 through 10 describe the nuances of working with multiple wood shades—understanding the patterns, cutting, creating color breaks, and fitting the pieces together.

Chapter 3 teaches a few techniques that will take your beginner intarsia to the next level. Lessons 11 through 17 illuminate the topics of stains, shims, overlays, laminations, woodburning, and carving texture.

Chapter 4 contains a wealth of projects for you to create. The 20 projects are divided into three levels. Each grouping starts off with a detailed step-by-step project. The rest of the pieces show everything you need to recreate the intarsia shown: a pattern, reference photos, materials list, and even helpful tips and hints.

The Level 1 section of Chapter 4 contains the Iris Step-by-Step, as well as a beagle, tortoise, panda, and several photo frame projects.

Level 2 starts off with the elegant Horse Step-by-Step project. Following are a selection of wonderful projects, including a sunflower, frog, and lighthouse.

The Level 3 section contains the most difficult projects in this book. After creating the step-by-step project, Girl with Boots, you can graduate to a handful of beautiful pieces worth the effort. They include a cross, raccoon, and birdfeeder.

The Appendix contains extra practice exercises and simple patterns to help you refine your cutting and fitting techniques.