inlaying
Embedding decorative pieces
Inlaying is the craft of setting pieces of contrasting material—wood, metal, stone, shell—into a surface to create decorative patterns.
The technique appears in furniture, musical instruments, and jewelry.
She spent years inlaying mother-of-pearl into guitar fretboards.
The present participle of inlay, it also functions as a noun for the practice itself.
Decorative veneer patterning
- intarsiaDecorative inlaid pattern technique
- parquetryInlaid woodwork technique
- veneerDecorative outer layer
- cabinetmakingCraft of building furniture
joinery · purfling · ebony · rosewood · mahogany · walnut · mother-of-pearl · abalone
Carving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- chasingFollowing to catch
- goldElement seventy-nine
silver · copper · brass · bronze · enamel · cloisonné · jewelry · weaponry
Accuracy of measurement
- embeddingPlacing within surrounding mass
- settingContext of events
- fittingSuitable or proper
- recessingSetting into a surface
channeling · routing · gluing · clamping · sanding · finishing · polishing · cutting
Mosaic's constituent pieces
- tilesFlat covering pieces
- groutTile joint filler
- opusNumbered artistic creation
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
pictorial · geometric · Byzantine · Roman · Ravenna · Gaudi · florentine · backsplash
marquetry
Decorative veneer patterning
- intarsiaDecorative inlaid pattern technique
- parquetryInlaid woodwork technique
- veneerDecorative outer layer
cabinetmaking · joinery · purfling · ebony · rosewood · mahogany · walnut · mother-of-pearl · abalone · fretwork
engraving
Carving into hard surfaces
gold · silver · copper · brass · bronze · enamel · cloisonné · jewelry · weaponry · ornamental
precision
Accuracy of measurement
recessing · channeling · routing · gluing · clamping · sanding · finishing · polishing · cutting · shaping
tesserae
Mosaic's constituent pieces
tessellation · pictorial · geometric · Byzantine · Roman · Ravenna · Gaudi · florentine · backsplash · tabletop
filling
Material placed within
amalgam · gold · porcelain · ceramic · restoration · tooth · crown · onlay · bonding · adhesive
inlayingoverlaying
Placing something on top
appliqué · overlay · onlay · relief work · superimposing
inlayingengraving
Carving into hard surfaces
carving · etching · excavating · gouging · extracting
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