Dave Roth
(See more of Dave's work at the bottom of this article)

  aka - The Intarsia Guy!

 As you would have guessed, David, who has been woodworking for about 7 yrs, loves Intarsia!  This is his specialty.

 His favorite hand tool is a Xacto blade knife because it cuts out the design and patterns with a good clean cut.

 His favorite power tool is the inflatable drum sander.  These tools do an excellent job of sculpting the wood for intarsia.

 His favorite wood is Cherry.  Why?  Because it was his first woodworking project using hardwood, and it finished great.

 David’s most favorite project he has built is an intarsia 15th century Spanish fireplace bellows.  It was his third intarsia project and he worked with a lot of pieces with just a scroll saw and a Dremmel tool.

 His best deal on a woodworking tool came when his father-in-law purchased a new table saw and gave him his 1953 Craftsman table saw, with 2 extension wings on the right side and a router table and router fence on the left side.

 Here are some of the Guild activities David has been involved in:

Giving a woodworking demonstration to the Guild on finishing; Being on the Board of Directors for 2 years; Worked on Mentor List; Teaching intarsia classes with Guild members at Woodcraft; Secretary on the board; Participated in 2 of the annual 2x4 contests; Workshop Tour host; Helped 3 years at Tool Shows, demonstrating the intarsia process

His favorite Guild Activity has been teaching intarsia to Guild members and his shop tip is:  When designing or drawing out a project, try to improve the design idea x 3; whether it is functional improvement or visual improvement. Improving the idea at least 3 times is the goal.

 Thanks Dave for allowing us to feature you this month.

Angel	Cabriole Leg	Letters