There’s plenty for you to enjoy and learn from in this Winter edition of the Marquetarian.

There are loads for you to check out in this Winter edition of The Marquetarian. We have yet another really packed magazine here that we are sure you are going to enjoy.

For starters there’s a really good article from our President about a fine line cutting knife which makes the job simplicity itself, so we are very pleased to bring you this very instructive article.

Dyed veneers and the dye’s penetration of the veneer are well worth a read if you are contemplating having a go at dying some veneer yourself. It is difficult to know how far the colour has penetrated the wood veneer itself, but this article helps you on that path with plenty of helpful advice.

The second part of that article from our Rosebowl winner in 1978 about achieving the top award is well worth reading. This tells the story of how that win came about. It was one of those things that was not expected to happen, but the award turned out to be a wonderful surprise.

Has the Marquetry Society progressed in the past 72 year? Well, that’s a good question and is one we would all like to know. Luckily Suzanne Marquess has researched and answered that question for us. From the records of our very first days and up to the present day, Suzanne has been diligent and has compiled the views from a goodly many of our fellow marquetarians from over the years to make a very comprehensive article from all of that information. A very interesting read to be sure.

Bleeding veneers (no, not a swear word, but a description of those veneers who leak their colour into surrounding veneers when varnished) is a problem many of us face from time to time. However, our Enrico has an answer to that problem. To find out how he overcomes that stinker of a problem, do yourself a favour and read his article.

An improvised press, that’s certainly a useful article to check out. This is a good article for those of you who are in need of a reasonable sized press for flattening that piece that is a wee bit too large for your usual press. But we are afraid that you do need to read the article to find out how it is done.

Vic’s tips and our Social Media Officer’s report are well worth checking out. Especially as our Facebook page has taken off so spectacularly. We are getting copious new members of our Facebook fraternity joining that element of our growing influence every day. We just need to convert as many of them as possible to becoming Marquetry Society members proper as we can. But we are working on that.

And don’t miss more exhibits from this year’s International Marquetry Exhibition. There’s plenty of beautiful marquetry there for you to enjoy – we think you will like it very much.

Happily, we have found an entire half page of space (carefully done for a well filled autumn 289th edition) of our very useful identification chart of veneers. These are all over 65 years of age and show you how well veneers can retain their colour when kept away from the bleaching effect of sunlight. These veneers are all genuine examples taken from veneers with odd characteristics in our veneer reference library and they are all featured in accurate colours. And don’t miss the article about making your own veneer collection and how to store it correctly. Each veneer example featured is taken from accurate scans of the genuine veneers and carefully colour balanced against the actual veneer itself in order to ensure it matches both the printed and true veneer as far as modern technology will allow us.

But, and then again, don't forget our regular 'Readers Letters' 'Chairman's Chatter' 'Independents Corner' and much, much more.

So, as is always the case, we have yet another excellent issue for your perusal!.