Monday, Woodworking 101

Go ask your mother? :-)

In a word or two

intarsia-Thick

veneer_Thin

banding_narrow

marquetry-Picture

inlay-window dressing

parquetry-abtract art

...or, if she's not a teen yet, you could tell her to just wait awhile until she "knows" it all.

This one is easy....

...they are all spelled differently.

Tommy

Re: Monday Answer

Intarsia-A decorative inlaid pattern in a surface, especially a mosaic worked in wood, many times standing proud of the surface.

Inlay- To set (pieces of wood or ivory, for example) into a surface, usually at the same level, to form a design. To decorate by setting in such designs

Parquetry- Inlay of wood or other materials such as stone, shell, or metal, often of different colors, that is worked into a geometric pattern or mosaic and is used especially for floors.

Marquetry- Inlay of wood, almost identical to parquetry, often of different colors, that is worked into a geometric pattern or mosaic and is used especially for decorative element as a picture or wall decoration. Flush with the surface.

Banding- A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and/or bind one object or to hold a number of objects together; also a strip or stripe that contrasts with something else in color, texture, or material. In woodworking it can contain an inlay.

Veneer-A thin surface layer, as of finely grained wood, glued to a base of inferior material. Any of the thin layers glued together to make plywood. Veneers can be used to form inlays, which are then used for other purposes.

As for the other answers, you all are correct.

Beforethought. My niece thought that banding was when people got married.