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There is
probably a genetic predisposition to woodworking in Jane.
Her introduction to woodworking happened during her earliest
years in South Africa, where her grandfather had a large woodworking
shop in which he made his own furniture. Jane remembers “making a rudimentary TV cabinet
at the age of eight, with lots of help from Granddad.” That experience, she says, started a love of
wood and woodworking, but one that didn’t really get going until
she moved to Paraguay.
Since
her father owned a sawmill and furniture manufacturing business
there, Jane was exposed anew to woodworking. She was the personnel
manager of the carpentry section for nine months before moving
to the capital city, Asuncion. It was there, too, that she was
exposed to marquetry through her boyfriend, whose family owned
a fine furniture shop. She made several marquetry sheets and realized
she also needed to learn to make something to put them on. Since
she was apprenticing part time at her father's factory, she "slowly
but surely" picked up tips from the craftsmen who worked there.
According to Jane, "the hands-on experience I got there was a
wonderful way to get involved in such a diverse craft."
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Ravin
Box Step 1
This shows the first step in transferring the image to the
veneer. I score along the pattern lines with an X-Acto knife.
After all the lines are scored I then remove what is left
of the pattern and start cutting the pieces out.
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Ravin
Box Step 2
After each pattern piece is cut out of the veneer, I cut
the contrasting piece of veneer that will go in that space
and glue it in place. This shows the first ribbon of the
double ribbon Celtic Knot in my Ravin Box.
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Ravin
Box
This is the finished Ravin Box after the veneer was applied
to the box. The hinges and feet were silver plated and it
has a velveteen lining on the inside. It is finished with
Danish oil and wax. Size: 8 x 10 x 3" 2000
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