Southwest - Landscapes

By the mid-19th century mechanization replaced the use of many of the hand-held tools. Machines enabled craftsmen to make paper thin sheets of veneer which could then easily be cut to very specific size and shape with a knife. This simpler form of marquetry eventually led to the loss of the age old skills and techniques employing the fretsaw. In time the appreciation for veneer as an art medium also declined and the fine art of marquetry almost vanished.


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By the mid-19th century mechanization replaced the use of many of the hand-held tools. Machines enabled craftsmen to make paper thin sheets of veneer which could then easily be cut to very specific size and shape with a knife. This simpler form of marquetry eventually led to the loss of the age old skills and techniques employing the fretsaw. In time the appreciation for veneer as an art medium also declined and the fine art of marquetry almost vanished.