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Hi my name is Barry and I would like to introduce you to art of intarsia I have found that more often than not people that I run into do not know what this ancient art is. Here is a brief history to familiarize you with this process. The ancient art of intarsia-the making of decorating and pictorial mosaics by laying precious materials into a ground work of solid wood – inspired both marquetry and inlay. The word “intarsia” is derived from the Latin word “interserere” which means to insert. In… Continue