Making Marquetry ; Jay-bird whiskey cabinet

This video is about making marquetry, the Jay-Bird whiskey cabinet. It shows the process of making a cabinet decorated with marquetry and inlay work.
Deze video laat het proces zien van het maken van een meubel, gedecoreerd met marqueterie en inlegwerk.

[@ameliemabbutt5116]

Mind-blowing how easy you make it look, Ronnie. Not to mention how well-organized your workshop is. We have an old horizontal tenoner like yours, but nobody knows how to use it!!! Guess we should put the domino machine aside and fire it up!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Amelie, I use the tenoner for a lot of different aplications, even in end grain. It is worth getting it up and running! Have fun!

[@gregt2600]

I am in awe at the skills and dexterity - and art - of Ronnie Rozenga. An absolute pleasure to watch a master.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Greg !

[@RhianKristen]

Honestly, I'm speechless. Words aren't enough to celebrate this level of skill. I watched the whole video, from start to finish, in absolute awe.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much for your nice words Rhian !

[@giorgioconcardi6980]

Simply wonderful High degree of professionalism There are no words to express this masterpiece

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much Giorgio!

[@raduvadan]

I think you are hands down the most versatile woodworker on YT (and trust me, I watch a lot of KZbin). I love your cabinets, your doors, and I find the inlay work simply magical. The fact that you take time to share your process is greatly appreciated!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you for the kind words Radu, nice to hear !

[@yldzkuney2506]

Hello Dave, I've been working on renovation of old furnitures. Now, decided to learn making marquetry and I found your wonderful video. You helped me a lot, thank you very much.

[@montewoods4766]

As always Ronnie absolutely stunning craftsmanship. You have made my day. Thank you.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you ! I am Glad you like it!

[@euledj79]

wow, that marquetry is quite more complex stuff then I could ever imagine. Real artistry!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Dirk !

[@woodcraftoftoledo3262]

Stunning work! Fascinated by your attention to detail and processes used. Thank you kindly for sharing your art!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank You ! Nice to hear you appreciate it !

[@leisongivangomo5656]

Exquisite workmanship! Well done!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@franswi3026]

Thanks for sharing the process of creating a work of art in detail, a rare look over the shoulder of a craftsman using advanced techniques working with wood as well as design. Well filmed as a bonus.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much, that's nice to hear !

[@dutchy751]

Ook deze keer heb ik weer genoten bij het zien van je video. Bijzonder om je aan het werk te zien. Een geweldige kast die niet meer als meubel maar als kunstopject kan worden benoemd, en dus echt meer dan alleen een geweldig stuk vakmanschap.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Dankjewel voor je reactie ! Je moet dit inderdaad minder als gebruiksobject zien, maar meer als blikvanger in je interieur. leuk dat je het waardeert !

[@conshiusbean7401]

Mind-blowing talent and artistry. Even the functional, hidden parts are beautiful, like the drawer joinery.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you ! I like to pay attention to detail

[@mikeminnick9712]

Ronnie- at about 18 minutes into this video (watched a few times), I finally got how you are making the leaf/vein separations. Your skill and patience is amazing. I am working on a project utilizing your method of 3 mil thickness woods. I am curious what wood species you used for the white/black leaf vein separations. Understand if you don’t what to share some secrets. Your work is impeccable! Thanks.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Mike ! I do'nt use the same species for every leaf/vein. For example, I use some very white maple, wenge, walnut, holly, mahogony, jatoba and robinia. Maybe I missed some. Enjoy making marquetry!

[@claudemaximus9409]

To me it represents a form of Modern Rococo style , absolute perfection thx for sharing your process.🇨🇦👍🏻

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thanks for the compliment !

[@garytaylor5646]

You are a true artist and craftsman, very inspiring. Enjoy watching you work

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Gary, nice to hear!

[@houtslager]

Stunning use of veneers and your craftsmanship is superb Ronnie. 👍👍👍 Karl

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thanks for the compliment Karl !

[@sincerbeaux767]

Thank you Ronnie. I think you showed the leaf sequence for me :). Also, I kept waiting for how you made the wing section blue. PERFECT!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you John! I am glad I could help. Hope to see pictures of your work!

[@alexmarshall2025]

This is absolutely stunning. I would love to be this skilled on day.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Alex, practice makes perfect, have fun !

[@franckfarella9417]

Just wonderful!! What talent, fantastic job!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much Franck !

[@WTCreations]

Fantastic beautiful work, highlighting true craft and skill. Thank you for sharing the process of how you go from concept to finished piece, it's very informative and inspiring.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you, I appreciate that! It is nice to know that it also inspires others.

[@dolliemainor1156]

Lovely work just plain beautiful ,that is a understatement 😍

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much Dollie !

[@romantic_woodworker]

Painstaking work requiring great responsibility. Great result!👍🤝

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you, nice to hear!

[@keithtpullin]

Absolutely outstanding, thank-you for this incredible post.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you! Your welcome!

[@dougthomson5544]

Absolutely beautiful work. Thanks for sharing it.😊

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you, you're welcome !

[@moehoward01]

Verbazingwekkend. Bedankt voor de video uit Canada.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Dankjewel ! Leuk dat je de video hebt gezien !

[@thereasoninlifeisthatthere5326]

Stunning. A MASTER in his craft!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@TheTranq]

Really amazing work.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@joshjeffrey2761]

Absolutely beautiful work! Well done.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Josh !

[@wencydsouza9778]

THE MASTER AT WORK....GREETINGS FROM BOMBAY.....

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Wency ! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@congruewoodworks1474]

Wow! This is a work of art!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@mariaantoniacasadovinas8915]

Una obra de arte. Enhorabuena maestro.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Maria Antonia !

[@zajefajnadziolcha]

I want to hug this cabinet, then kiss it and after that - marry it. I love it. It's cabinet from my best dreams. It's not for whisky, it's for my heart ❤️

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much ! That's a very kind response, very nice to hear you like it that much !

[@garryevans3594]

incredible master craft and beyond. would seriously wish to achieve the talent to replicate a piece similar to that one . Well done

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much Garry !

[@MSpostmodernauta]

Its not the talent, the one you'd had to replicate. patience and dedication do that. If you truly wish... not to sound like disney but.... you can seriously make it :).

[@user-db7wh9id9u]

Глаз не оторвать от вашего мастерства

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you!

[@RF33MUSIC]

Awesome work mate inspiringly beautiful.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@luizgabriel3388]

Thank you, Ronnie!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

You're welcome!

[@collinwhittaker9666]

Wow 🤩 👍 really enjoyed the video

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thanks ! I'm happy to hear that !

[@RobRobertson1000]

STUNNING.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Rob !

[@davidbray1763]

I love your work Ronnie. It is exquisitely beautiful and truly inspiring. I am interested to know how you achieve such accurate results when you tape the piece to be cut on top of the background into which it will fit. Do you not end up with a gap between the two created by the kerf of the saw blade?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you David ! The table of my scrollsaw is tilted a few degrees.If I want to insert a piece from above I saw clockwise so that the part is slightly larger. This eliminates the cut so that it fits seamlessly.

[@markwilson9935]

Fantastic..well done!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Mark !

[@dominicuchanhart8369]

Beautiful work Ronnie. Just wondering, what technique did you use to make the marquetry on the front. If you could lay out the steps for me, that would be so helpful.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you ! I use a double bevel technique with 3 mm thick veneer. You can watch the videos to see the steps. If you have any questions, let me know or give me your e-mail address and I will answer it.

[@user-sv2im9jq2f]

Шикарная работа! 👍

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you!

[@danaildanailov3847]

Hello Ronnie, I thought I was the best woodworker in the world, but you're better. How did you make the letter R inlay in the front piece?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Danail, I don't know if that's true ! The front of the drawer case is made of 3 mm beechwood glued to a substrate. The initial is made with the same marquetry technique as the bird with the cherry branches.

[@mikeemmons1844]

Been watching all your videos recently Ronnie. You are a master. Just curious, were you a former engineer of any kind? Or have you always been making furniture?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Mike, I have always been a restoration carpenter, interior builder and furniture maker. The marquetry furniture are free projects.

[@newspaper-senpai8022]

Sorry if it's too much to ask, but how do you make the pieces fit together so well? I can't wrap my mind around it. Because if you saw the inlay and the hole for it together, wouldn't that leave the inlay smaller because of the thickness of your blade? You'd have to off set it somehow

[@ronnie_rozenga]

The saw table is tilted a few degrees. This way the piece that has to be inlaid will get a wedge shape and will be a bit larger than the background. This way the saw thickness is eliminated and the piece will fit seamless.

[@ragim1968]

Dear Ronnie, Thank you very much for sharing your fantastic projects! Do you think the trick with lemon juice can help to preserve the color on other "red" woods too like bloodwood, heartwood, padauk... really

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Hello Ed, I am not sure about the other wood species, but it is worth the try. Maybe you can make some samples to see the effect of the lemon juice. Do make sure it doesn't effect your finish, sometimes it doesn't match.

[@fabianmadrigal2887]

Hi Ronnie! This is such an inspiration to me. My dream is to become a professional woodworker in my country and looking at this makes me want to pursue it so much more. If I may ask, what advise would you give an aspiring woodworker in a world of mass produced goods? I hope you know that looking at people like you, so dedicated and full of love for the craft, is a source of vitality and energy for anyone dreaming to do the same!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Fabian, that's very nice to hear ! As you say, it can be difficult to compete with the mass market. If you're just startinging out, it might be good to start as an apprentice at an established company to gain experience and to get to know the market. Then you can later consider taking the step to start for yourself. Have fun !

[@fabianmadrigal2887]

@@ronnie_rozenga Hi Ronnie, thank you very much for your reply. I will do my best to heed your advice! I subscribed too, don't want to miss any of your amazing work. Regards!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@fabianmadrigal2887 You're welcome Fabian !

[@arunfinearts.woodinlayart]

Wonderful 🙏🏻

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@banewf9276]

Masterful!!!!!!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@joycegronenthal2560]

Your work is beautiful, I enjoyed watching your video. May I ask where you are located?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Joyce ! Nice to hear you enjoyed the video. I live in the Netherlands.

[@patricksmith4424]

Wonderful piece of work. Marquetry is a very difficult craft. I find the very thin sheets of wood disintegrate when they are cut, not helped of course by the grain of the wood.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Patrick, that's why I always work with thick veneer (3mm). That is much stronger.

[@nielsvlietland5406]

geweldig weer !! puur uit intresse , is dit een ontwerp in samenspraak met een klant of is het een kunstproject wat je zelf wil maken?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Dankjewel Niels, dit kunstproject had ik zelf in gedachten en ik heb het gemaakt zonder opdracht. Uiteindelijk wil ik het wel verkopen.

[@ShanesHobbyShop]

Do you sell on a website? I enjoyed watching. 😎

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Shane ! I don't have a website (yet), people can reach me via KZbin or Instagram.

[@ijnvniuhnvlsjk]

Oltre ad essere un bravissimo ebanista, sei soprattutto un grande Artista

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thanks for the compliment Rosario !

[@ijnvniuhnvlsjk]

@@ronnie_rozenga è la verità

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@ijnvniuhnvlsjk Thanks again !

[@bjones712]

Beautiful work. What type of blade and size do you use in your scroll saw?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you ! I use Pebeco 3 saw blades.

[@mikeminnick9712]

Ronnie I have commented prior and have been successful with making my own 2.5 - 3 mil veneers and about a 6 degree tilt fitting well. I haven’t made “sub assemblies” yet but have been doing piece by piece into the background with the insert piece on the bottom. I am wondering that after watching your videos many times… do you sometimes insert the from the top and or the bottom changing the direction of cut to allow for saw kerf gap? Hope I asked the question understandably. Thanks for your valuable time and sharing your exquisite work with the world.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Mike! Yes I sometimes insert from te bottom and sometimes from the top. I always weigh up what is the best choise at that moment. It mainly has to do with how I can position the part to be inserted as accurately as possible. A complete "'package"' of, for example, a butterfly, I will insert from above because then I have a full vieuw of the contours. I will then saw clockwise.If I want to insert a piece of one type of wood into the existing image, I wil do that from below, so that I have view of the contours of the already completed image. I wil then saw counter clockwise.

[@mikeminnick9712]

@@ronnie_rozenga your reply helps a lot and makes sense. Thanks for replying. I don’t think I can send you a picture of walnut board I have done. With a hummingbird and fushia. It is my 3rd go at it. I am retired and enjoy the detailed work. I have a stash of various wood accumulated over 30 years- lots more resawing to do! I have been to the Netherlands, did a barge/bike trip for a week and enjoyed it much! Be well and Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@mikeminnick9712 Hi Mike, sorry for the late reply. It would be nice to see pictures of your work. We can contact through Instagram or e-mail at [e-mail] .

[@mikeminnick9712]

@@ronnie_rozenga Thank You. I am thinking to send email with pics showing where I was a few weeks ago to roughly now. I have been working with random backgrounds and now working on a live edge with marquetry inlay. You will understand when I send pics. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge- I am engrossed in this for the now.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@mikeminnick9712 Okay Mike 👍

[@camilolutier6173]

Hello Ronnie. Thanks for sharing your work. I make marquetry, only geometric, I want to learn to make flowers, animals, in general more complex designs. Do you have anything written by you? Or can you please recommend two or three essential books to improve marquetry. Thank you

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Hello Camilo, I haven't written a book about marquetry. I would recommend books written bij Silas Kopf or Craig Vandall Stevens, they use the double bevel technique for making marquetry. Have fun !

[@camilolutier6173]

Thank you very much you are very kind. I already bought the craig Vandall, now I'll save up for the other one.@@ronnie_rozenga

[@camilolutier6173]

Excuse me. I would like to ask you another question. Can you recommend companies to buy marquetry supplies?@@ronnie_rozenga

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@camilolutier6173 I don't know what country you live in, here in the Netherlands I buy my tools at www.baptist.nl .

[@rainydaykennels]

Hey, How do you account for the kerf of the saw when you are cutting out both the inlay and the background at the same time? It seems to me that it would leave a bit of wiggle room?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Hello Trevor. No it won't, the saw table is tilted a few degrees, this gives the piece I want to insert a wedge shape and makes it slightly larger than the piece I saw out. This makes it fit seamlessly.

[@rainydaykennels]

@@ronnie_rozenga brilliant thanks for taking the time to reply

[@davidkenagy8706]

Your “Double Bevel”: what angle is the saw cutting? What blade do you use?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

The angle depends on the thickness of the veneer and the thickness of the saw blade. My veneer is 3 mm, than the angle is about 6 degrees. If the veneer is thinner, the angle becomes larger. I use Pebeco 3 saw blades.

[@LiamMcCann-fl1ps]

Is the cabinet/card scraper, a section of old tenon saw?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

No, it is an original card scraper. It has some tape on top to make it more comfortable in my hands.

[@LiamMcCann-fl1ps]

@@ronnie_rozenga WOW! I did not expect a reply from the great man himself. Thankyou Ronnie.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@LiamMcCann-fl1ps You're welcome Liam 😉

[@larrycortner6321]

Nice

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@doit2720]

How much time it's taken for this project?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

I didn't count exactly, but with the design involved about 300 hours.