Marquetry Optical Illusion Box

In this video I show the process of making a marquetry optical illusion box. It is about making marquetry, string inlay, inlay banding, veneering and fine woodwork.

[@fredperry5392]

OMG! I have never seen anything like that, fabulous, spectacular, and work of ART. Thank You!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@fredperry5392 Thank you Fred ! Nice to hear you enjoyed it !

[@michaelscheffler6073]

A stunning creation, better than anything I have seen before or could even imagine!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@michaelscheffler6073 Thank you very much Michael !

[@kevingeaney7741]

Unbelievable craftsmanship and patients!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@kevingeaney7741 Thank you Kevin !

[@RobRobertson1000]

Thank you Ronnie, you are such an encouragement to us budding woodworkers mate.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

You're welcome Rob, that's nice to hear

[@peterdewitt8585]

I second this! This is on of the most beautiful and intricate builds I have seen. The video presentation shows the build in a way that demonstrates your skill and experience and that with patience and focus others could learn to do the same. This video has me wanting to clear off my bench and start learning some new skills!

[@RPBasilio]

Opened KZbin and saw a new video???? It’s like my Birthday and Christmas all in one! 🎉🎉 welcome back!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Hahaha, you're welcome! Happy birthday and merry christmas😅

[@rehabmax]

Incredible craftsmanship.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@rehabmax Thank you very much !

[@marshallgeller8025]

You have the hands of a surgeon. Absolute perfection.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Marshall !

[@rizzidepizzi]

Mooi! Never saw a video by you, this was a well spent 21 minutes, Thx for displaying your craftmanship!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you, very nice to hear !

[@TheMadManPlace]

Mind-blowing craftsmanship and attention to detail. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

You're welcome ! Thank you for watching !

[@1deerndingo]

Nice to see you are back. It is always good to see one of your videos. They are the type of video I study, time and time again, rather than just watch. Thank you

[@ronnie_rozenga]

You're welcome ! Very nice to hear this!

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

I hope the recipient doesn't look at it thinking "It's like a cigar box", but appreciates the time, patience and craftsmanship that went into it. I feel enriched, just having watched the video.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Mike

[@andreisiamionau3752]

Absolutely stunning work! Thank you very much for the detailed illustration of the process as well as writing the essential features of the job.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much ! Nice to hear !

[@montewoods4766]

Glad you’re back. Great build

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@todds4101]

New subscriber here. I usually don't but it's great to see a great craftsman. I work part-time at a local Woodcraft and we often cringe when someone says "I saw this on KZbin." A lot of them out there, but you are the real deal. And great job on this project! Beautiful work!!!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much Todd ! I am honored that you subscribed !

[@garygenerous8982]

That is a absolutely gorgeous. Seriously beautiful as hell.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much !

[@massoodn9410]

You have some amazing pieces of equipment. Such as your brain, your eyes, your hands, and your heart which is your source of desire for perfection.😊🎉

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much for your kind words, I appreciate that !

[@andrewkonopitski7939]

Incredible work as always! Thanks for taking the time to put together such a well edited video.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Andrew, nice to hear you like the video

[@TomTom31ify]

Beautiful. Glad you're back on KZbin.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@VinceEspositoJr]

Unbelievably beautiful.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Vincent !

[@СтасИванов-с1ж]

Вы большой мастер! Спасибо за видео!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

You're welcome, thanks for the compliment!

[@uncannyvalleywoods7248]

So hot! Every time I think I've improved my marquetry I watch one of your vids and realize I may as well be a potato with a dull pocket knife.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you ! But it can't be that bad 😅

[@Ouwetje]

Ziet er geweldig mooi uit. Fijn dat je na twee jaar weer een video hebt geplaatst. Ik heb mij gelijk geabonneerd.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Dankjewel ! Leuk dat je je geabonneerd hebt !

[@rosellabill]

inlaid work made from small pieces of variously colored wood or other materials, used chiefly for the decoration of furniture. "a restored marquetry table top" That is for anyone like me that might not know the word. Great work by the way!!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you for the addition Bil !

[@Hichamhasan]

Extremely well executed, truly mesmerizing. Keep up the good work 👏👍

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Hicham, I will do so !

[@greggclaycamp6810]

Beautiful work!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Gregg !

[@muebleshojasdemadera]

Such an inspiration Ronnie!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Very nice to hear Francisco !

[@allannielsen4752]

Thanks for sharing such beautiful work, and welcome back, been a long time admirer of your work, especially the Jay-bird cabinet. Love this style of video too, no noise, no hype, just down to earth amazing craftsmanship. Any chance you can do one with just a little explaining in it? i.e. I assume you cut the letter out on the scrollsaw at an angle so the wedge would fit?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much ! Yes, my scroll saw table is tilted a few degrees. Then the pieces get a wedge- shape so there is no saw gap.

[@broomeco.8121]

Masterful. Thanks for posting this

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you ! You're welcome

[@DIYCHURCHPROJECTS]

Astonishing craftsmanship.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much !

[@djmoulton1558]

Phenomenal design and execution. It would have been nice to know how you finished it.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you ! The finish is a part I kept out of the video. In this case I used a acrylic varnish to finish the box. Maybe I will pay attention to the finishing process in a next video.

[@jimrosson6702]

Absolutely beautiful amazing work

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Jim !

[@alfleutemann]

Höchsten Respekt , alles wunderbar was für eine Präzision.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much Alf !

[@ping170]

I love you shaper fence 👍 And also, this box is awesome 😉

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much !

[@markscheiner3952]

Nicely done as always Ronnie

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Mark !

[@gabrielsainz5433]

Awesome work!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@gabrielsainz5433 Thank you Gabriel !

[@scott1099]

very nice - excellent craftsmanship

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Scott

[@wallystoolshed7050]

Stunning!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

thank you very much !

[@xstnl5886]

Incredible craftmanship

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@anthonyvdh]

Amazing! Would love to see to see some more teaching style videos... where you share your thinking, approach, choices you make/tradeoffs, etc.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you, I will do so in my next videos ! (It can take a while though..)

[@anthonyvdh]

@@ronnie_rozenga Thanks! I would also be interested to know how you deal with the hole you pre drill for the blade.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@anthonyvdh Most of the time the hole is hardly visible because the pieces are pressed in pretty tight. Is the hole still visible after glue- up, I make my own wood filler, using sanding dust from the correct wood mixed with Frencken Cellocol . After sanding the marquetry the repair is hardly visible.

[@dk2428]

Amazing, i'm in awe of such craftsmanship! New sub!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much !

[@lalalala3267]

Incredible craftsmanship

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@giorgioconcardi6980]

As always : Wonderful

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Giorgio !

[@mitymous1]

stunning!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@colmrafferty5257]

Superb craftsmanship

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Colm !

[@shanearnold1071]

Thank you for your videos.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

You're welcome Shane

[@florenthuck4539]

Sacret travail chapeau bien bas.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Florent !

[@WTCreations]

Stunning as usual Ronnie, with great craftsmanship and a beautiful end result. How durable, and deep is the sand shading, do you have to be careful when finishing sanding not to lose the effect? Long time between videos but well worth the wait.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Wayne ! The shading is pretty deep. It decreases slightly during sanding, but there is enough left. Thick veneer is hard to shade, it has to stay longer in the sand, therefore it often causes distortion. I had to resaw some parts after shading.

[@thewoodworker106]

Awesome work

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@rudysetiawan2448]

Perfect!!

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@thaynegouse576]

What thickness is the veneer you are using in the double bevel? also what size blade are you using on the scroll saw? And at what angle? The sawing of that initial was very impressive! The entire video is excellent. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you ! I normally use 3mm thick veneer, the blades are Pebeco 3, 130x0,8x0,34mm. With this veneer thickness and these saw blades, the table is tilded about 7 degrees. But you have to make some test pieces to find the exact angle.

[@ЗиннурЗарипов-р2з]

Perfect 👍

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Outstanding.

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@leelucas1911]

Beautiful

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@adamyarian7967]

Great work! Could you provide details on the plane used at your shooting board??

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you ! It is a Lie Nielsen no9 mitre plane. As far as I know it is no longer made unfortunately...

[@TurkiAU]

Simply, an amazing peice of art 👏

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much !

[@kevingeaney7741]

What type of scroll saw blade do you use and approx speed?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@kevingeaney7741 I use Pebeco 3 saw blades. The speed depents on what is most comfortabe. To slow it will bounce, to fast it will cut to fast to control. It also depends on the thickness of the veneer.

[@magcolor]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@carolrasmussen7269]

fantastic

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@paulojusinskas4072]

Magnificent

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Paulo !

[@ericmlt]

ce mec est juste genial , je te kif mec ^^

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you very much !

[@ericmlt]

@@ronnie_rozenga non c'est juste reconnaitre

[@rozzell2261]

Can you tell me where you got your hand plane for your shooting board?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

I bought the plane a few years ago at a store here in the Netherlands, called Baptist. I was lucky because it was the last one they had in stock. It is a Lie Nielsen no.9 Mitre plane, as far as I know they are no longer made and you can only find them second hand (for a hefty price....)

[@simontayler2158]

inspirational

[@ronnie_rozenga]

@@simontayler2158 Thank you Simon !

[@matthewjason5330]

Wow

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you Matthew !

[@dodgersfnshepard8673]

Jaw dropped and im not half way through yet

[@ronnie_rozenga]

Thank you !

[@fladoodel]

how much does a box like this cost?

[@ronnie_rozenga]

I made this one for a friend, I did not count the hours.

[@fladoodel]

theoretically if someone commissioned one from you what would you charge?@@ronnie_rozenga

[@васядядя-л8ч]

Маркетри

[@ronnie_rozenga]

👍