Intarsia Cross

[vykus]

Here is my most recent accomplishment. I am starting to really love intarsia. I originally bought my scroll saw to help with my carving by cutting out waste wood before the carving began, but soon found so many other cool things to do with it. This cross is made out of walnut and I think red cedar and finished with shellac. It turned out so well. I posted it on my facebook account last night and it sold within an hour. I was surprised. I put out that I would make more of them if anyone was interested, we will have to wait and find if anyone bites. It is an original design that I made a long time ago based on something else that I saw online and I really wish I still had the photo that inspired it. I hope you all like it.   

[amazingkevin]

I think IKE made one of these two,You might want to contact him for any info he might have on the picture your looking for,but i could be mistaken too.It sure looks familiar.Nice of you to you to show some works in progress for us.A pictures worth a thousand words always.Good job .That quickmsale certainly will inspire you to make more!

[Scrolling Steve]

That is very nice...well done !

[Lucky2]

Nicely done Matt, you did a great job on the shaping part.

Len

[newfie]

Beautiful cross thanks for sharing

[dgman]

Great work Matt, very nicely done!

[wombatie]

Excellent work Matt.  I am sure you will get more people wanting one.

 

Marg

[lawson56]

Matt it is Awesome!!   The woods are Beautiful together.

[daveww1]

nice job, great choice of woods

[Fish]

Beautiful work!

[Rolf]

Nice fit and shaping!

[Scrappile]

Beautiful cross.

[DWSUDEKUM]

Excellently done Matt.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

 

DW

[vykus]

I am curious what people would price this piece at. I spent probably 20 hrs on it. what would you expect to get for it?  

[Alexander Helbich]

That is awesome. 

I would love to try to start doing intarsia. Too many ideas on my head I want to do first and not enough time to do em!

 

haha. 

[Rob]

Pricing is a difficult subject but I would encourage you to not undersell yourself.  You are a craftsman and have produced a high quality item through your skill and attention to detail.  Whoever buys that will have something to cherish that can be passed down through the generations, not a mass produced or laser cut throw away. 

 

Rob

[Dave Monk]

Very nice! The woods look great together. Nice job on the design. dave

[Mae]

Did you have a pattern?  If so, is it available anywhere.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

I am bringing this topic up again because I have seen this cross many times over the years and even recently. I too am wondering is there a pattern for this and where is it available. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Charlie E]

Beautiful job!

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

Still looking for the pattern for this type cross. Anyone recognise it and have a link? Thanks

I believe this was in a scrollsawing magazine but have no idea who made the original. I see this cross in many versions. It is called a Fleur De Lis design. I sold all my scrollsawing magazines and will buy only ones if I need a pattern now. 

 

Edited December 25, 2025 by JTTHECLOCKMAN

[ChelCass]

17 hours ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said:

Still looking for the pattern for this type cross. Anyone recognise it and have a link? Thanks

 

I have seen this cross before.  Go to Facebook and to the site Just Intarsia and ask there.  Someone I'm pretty has this pattern or knows where to find it.  Good Luck.   ps did you check Sue Mey?  She has a ton of cross patterns.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

1 hour ago, ChelCass said:

I have seen this cross before.  Go to Facebook and to the site Just Intarsia and ask there.  Someone I'm pretty has this pattern or knows where to find it.  Good Luck.   ps did you check Sue Mey?  She has a ton of cross patterns.

Yes Sue was the first place I looked. I know I have seen it too somewhere and I am betting it was in a magazine. I just posted question on Creative Woodworks and Crafts site. I am following a very good woodworker right now on FB and she makes all kinds of things and she makes a couple Intarsia version with a cross and her work is beautiful. She makes a version of this cross too and that is where I git the itch to make it because it is simple enough for me to try it. She is not selling her pattern because she sells the crosses too. I do not blame her. Others have made versions of this too but the simple design is there. If I was good at drawing I probably could easily draw it up but that is a skil I do lack. Thanks anyway. Have a Merry Christmas. 

[Wooden Lace]

The pattern wasn't designed for intarsia, but as we can see, it works really well that way too.  It's from Scrollsaw Woodworking & Crafts magazine, Issue 37, the Holiday 2009 issue.  There are several versions of it as a layered cross.

   I kept a picture of it  many years ago, but then forgot about it.  Found the single picture recently and wanted to make some, but couldn't  track down the actual pattern.  Finally located the magazine on eBay.  Still waiting for time to cut some, but they're a great use of small scrap pieces of wood.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

1 hour ago, Wooden Lace said:

The pattern wasn't designed for intarsia, but as we can see, it works really well that way too.  It's from Scrollsaw Woodworking & Crafts magazine, Issue 37, the Holiday 2009 issue.  There are several versions of it as a layered cross.

   I kept a picture of it  many years ago, but then forgot about it.  Found the single picture recently and wanted to make some, but couldn't  track down the actual pattern.  Finally located the magazine on eBay.  Still waiting for time to cut some, but they're a great use of small scrap pieces of wood.

Thank you Iwill check it out. I buy the magazines now from directly the magazine site. Goes back further than I thought.

Edited December 26, 2025 by JTTHECLOCKMAN