A process in which different metals are laid into a base piece of metal, creating intricate patterns and designs.
Decorative ornamentation set into the surface of a particular space.
The insertion of leather into the main skin of the binding for decorative purposes
A decorative technique in which part of the surface of a piece of jewelry, furniture, or ceramic is cut away and stone, mother of pearl, or some other substance is imbedded into the hollowed-out area so that it is level with the surface of the piece. See also channel inlay.
A design of contrasting woods, ivory, or other materials, set into a surface.
The placing of any material into the surface of another material.
a technique where decorative materials, such as precious metals or stones, are embedded into recesses of another surface.
The process of setting stones into a channel or cut out so that they are flush with the surface of the metal. A stone is said to be inlaid when it is set in this manner.
That which is inserted or laid in something else. To do such insertion. To decorate by insertion.
strictly decorative fancywork involving multiple layers and colors of leather. These may be overlaid or underlaid. Overlaid patterns are sewn over the principal boot leather, while underlaid ones are invisible, sewn in from underneath to produce a cutout window-type design.
Inlay was introduced in the Eastern Zhou period (6th century B.C.). The design was generally engraved on the vessel after casting and thin gold or silver sheets keyed into the engraved lines. A few early examples have cast-on inlays in copper. Precious stones such as turquoise and malachite were also used. The patterns of the inlay reflected painted patterns on wood and lacquer.
A decorative technique used in furniture design. Small holes are gouged out of the wooden carcass and materials inserted flush against the wood to make a pattern - you can use mother of pearl, ivory, metal and glass. It can also be used on small objects. The Italians often used semi precious stones for their inlays known as pietre dure. Mother of pearl and tortoiseshell inlays were particularly popular during the Art Deco period.
A technique used with furniture and ceramics when part of a surface is removed and replaced with a contrasting materia
a design is cut out of the surface and a piece of another material cut exactly the same size is inserted.
Inlaying is a decorative technique of binding one surface into the surface of another material mechanically (by incision and undercut). (Also see overlay.)
a decorative technique where small pieces of ivory, enamel or other material is put into specially hollowed out areas on furniture and treen
This is the decorative technique of cutting schemes or patterns into timber with another timber or material to provide the contrast. The patterns are cut out of the base material to receive the inlayed material to produce the pattern. It is usually a flush surface finish.
Any process by which small pieces of one material are inserted into a larger piece of another, so as to create a design.
Decorative design set into the surface of a piece of furniture.
Thin strips of veneers used for decorative purposes. Usually sold in one meter lengths, the various types commercially available today are; Stringings, Flat lines, Square lines, Purfling and Bandings.
Partial pavement removal and replacement, normally used to eliminate ruts in roadway surface.
a decorative inlaid pattern.
A decorative effect used in flooring by combining elements of the same material but with different colors or patterns, e.g. border or feature strip.
the name of a type of lid for steins that have an insert, usually ceramic, porcelain, or glass, set into the pewter or silver flange of the lid; or inlay can be a decorative technique in which one material has been inlaid into another so as to help form the design, such as pewter inlaid wood; contrast with overlay.
A piece of lightweight board glued to the book block spine.
Decorative patterns created with pieces of different colored woods (or ivory, bone, shell, brass etc.) which have been set into cut-out sections of the base, solid wood.
Form of decoration which involves cutting small pieces of ivory, precious metals, mother-of-pearl or wood which are then fitted into carved-out recesses of the same shape on a solid piece of furniture to create a picture or geometric design. This differs from marquetry which uses applied veneers, not whole pieces of wood.
A decorative feature of an item of jewellery, such as a gemstone.
Design formed of contrasting woods, grains, metal, tortoiseshell, mother of pearl, or other material inserted to be flush with the furniture surface.
A common decoration on the forearm of the cue, and sometimes all the way down if the cue has no wrap/grip.
A decorative accent created by cutting away part of the surface of a piece of jewelry and then imbedding stone, mother of pearl or some other substance in the hollowed-out area so that it is level with the remaining surface.
Any object embedded in the surface of a larger object. See also Marquetry.
In woodworking, a technique in which small pieces of wood, often with varying grains and colours, are glued together to make a pattern.
A furniture ornament of bone, mother-of-pearl, different coloured woods, etc., set into the surface of a piece of furniture as decorative banding, patterns and designs. Much used on furniture of the later 18th century.
a pattern formed by inserting a material such as timber, metal, tortoiseshell or mother-of-pearl. The insert sits flush with the surface.
decorative designs on the fingerboard, the peghead, and/or the body of a guitar; usually, the patterns are cut into the wood and filled with such materials as abalone, oyster, mother-of-pearl, plastic, light metals, etc.
decorative design created by embedding pieces of one material into another, usually fornming a flat palne, such as a table top.
A design (i.e. a border or other ornamental pattern) set into the surface of furniture by inserting contrasting woods or other materials into tiny grooves or channels.
to cut a groove with a chisel (usually in a decorative pattern) in metal, under cut the groove on the sides to raise lips, insert a different type of metal into the groove, and then chase the lips of the groove shut over the inlayed metal to synch it permanently into place
A design made in a surface by laying pieces of contrasting wood or other materials such as ivory and mother-of-pearl flush with the surrounding surface.
A decorative technique where a pattern is carved into the clay at the leather hard stage and contrastingly colored soft clay is forced into the decoration. When the clay is a little drier the excess is scraped off to reveal the pattern.
the ornamentation on a cue is often made by inlaying exotic materials into the wood of the butt portion of the cue. Inlays of ebony and ivory are quite common. The value of a cue is often based on the number inlays. Also see points.
The craft of setting one wood within another.
Wood ornamentation using exotic woods or ivory, set into the surface of wood furniture.
Brass, Mother-of-Pearl or veneer set into the surface of solid or veneered furniture for decorative effect.
setting of one material in another (e.g. marble in wood)
A decorative device, geometric or pictorial, set into a solid panel.
Carving or cutting a design into a surface, removing the shape, and replacing it with an identical shape made out of a different material or like material of different texture, colour, and so on (as in inlaid wood).
A decoration, usually consisting of stained wood, metal or mother-of-pearl, that is set into the surface of an object in a pattern and finished flush.
(or " Mishima") – a decoration technique that involves pressing coloured or contrasting clay into incisions made on a clay object. The excess clay is scraped off when it has partially dried.
creation of added wood design to enhance the looks of a clock
the design formed of the wood that put in resistance, of grains, the metal, tortoiseshell, the mother of per it, or of the other material inserted to be grazing with the surface of the furniture.
A decorative pattern made by inserting one material into another.
A decorative element, such as a stone, which is imbedded into another surface so it is flush (or level) with it.
A decorative technique that consists of implanting wood, metal, or other materials into a piece of furniture or veneer.
decoration and designs formed in flat surfaces of wood made by cutting a shallow pattern and filling it with wood of contrasting color, or shell, ivory, metal, mother-of-pearl, etc.. The process is one of the oldest arts and has been valued as one of the highest achievements in ancient woodworkers records.
Decorative material that is cut and embedded into the body, neck or headstock of a guitar.
Decorative patterns created with pieces of different woods or other materials, which have been set into the surface of wood furniture.
Inlay means to insert within
A design or picture created by inserting thin pieces of material such as metal, stone, wood, tile, or ivory into a ground. The combined ground and inlaid materials appear to be of one surface.
Wood or other materials which are set into corresponding carved out recesses often producing a pattern.
wood, ivory, or mother of pearl used to decorate a piece of furniture. The inlay is flush with the surface it?s decorating.
An inlay is a piece of material (often stone or glass) that is partially embedded in another material (usually metal) such that the two materials make a level surface.
To set pieces of wood, metal, etc. into a surface, making a design that is normally level with the surface of the base material. Tabletops are often created with different types of wood.
the technique of creating pictures or designs by embedding piece of colored material into a mastic on a surface (ATA fig. 2-10; 3-41) [image
The fitting together of wood, shell, bone or stone pieces into a surface area to create a desired pattern.
A hard surface portion of a flight land not extending across the full flight width.
A design, pattern or decoration created by setting a contrasting material into a surface.
Wood ornamentation design pattern formed by insertion of contrasting exotic woods, metal, tortoiseshell, mother of pearl, ivory or other material set into grooves or channels of the furniture surface.
A design made in wood by intersecting flush with the surface pieces of contrasting wood or other materials such as ivory and mother-of-pearl.
Inlayis a decorative technique of inserting pieces of coloured materials to form patterns or pictures. Inlay is most commonly used in production of decorative furniture, where pieces of coloured wood or metal are inserted into the veneer.
