The most ancient of all types of interior decoration, of course, is a mosaic made of wood. So even in ancient times, an inlay of metal made of metal, ceramics, and even ivory, and both precious and semi -precious stones were used, sometimes even from smalt.
The technique of inserts from colored wood was used. Therefore, these inserts later became called intarsia. Intarsia is quite difficult to perform, and usually resort to it, as a rule, in restoration work.
Another technique is marquetry, this is such a technique in which a ready -made mosaic kit is completely glued to the surface of the product. Such a marketery technique is most affordable, with its help it is possible to create any composition using both texture and color diversity of wood.
The simplest mosaic method created in the marquetry technique is usually an insert of an ornament from identical elements, previously chopped. Elements of the ornament are primarily glued to a sample of paper, then tightly driven to each other and so one after another all the elements.
It is necessary to close all the irregularities, gently preparing the entire surface of the base. The surface must be cleaned with a skin this is necessary to achieve its roughness, which creates excellent clutch with mosaics. First you need to prepare the base, you need to apply a special PVA glue or carpentry.
The sample up the mosaic is laid out on the basis, then strictly smoothed out from the center to the edges, is slightly wetted with warm water, then it is rubbed to the base with a heated hammer, while the kit must be dry at this time at this time.
After that, a grind is carried out directly from the center to the edges along the fiber, at first slowly, and after that, speeding up the pace. Excess glue from the under the set is squeezed out. The grinding can already be considered finished when all the necessary mosaic elements will stick to it. Then the mosaic is pressed with a heavy stove, but it is necessary to lay the newspaper under it.
After it stands for a day, the plate must be removed, but the mosaic can be put on the rib so that there is an air circulation and leave to dry for another or two days. After that, a special grinder with a mosaic must be removed from the mosaic, and the finished surface is well cleaned and polished, thereby freeing it from piles. Then the mosaic is covered with special varnish or wax.