7 DECORATIVE WOOD MARQUETRY INLAYS INCLUDING 4 'FANS' & EAGLE, ALL EXCELLENT,NOS

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7 DECORATIVE ALL-WOOD INLAYS, NEW OLD STOCK, IN ORIGINAL, NEW CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL PAPER BACKING
USED FOR DRESSING UP EXPOSED WOOD SURFACES FOUND ON, FOR EXAMPLE, BOXES, MANY TYPES OF FURNITURE, ETC. OR ANYTHING MADE OF WOOD
INCLUDED ARE:
4 CRESCENT-SHAPED FANS MEASURING 1-3/4 x 1-3/4 INCHES (ON THE STRAIGHT SIDES); SOME SHADING FOUND ON THE EDGES OF EACH ONE OF THE 4 SEGMENTS OF EACH FAN AS FOUND ON 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY ORIGINALS
1 LARGE ELLIPTICAL-SHAPED INLAY WITH A FINELY DETAILED, MULTI-COLORED PATRIOTIC EAGLE ON A BLACK BACKGROUND MEASURING 4-7/8 x 2-3/4 INCHES
1 ELLIPTICAL-SHAPED INLAY WITH COLORFUL FLORAL BASKET MOTIF ON A NATURAL BROWN (MAHOGANY?) BACKGROUND MEASURING 3-15/16 x 2-3/16 INCHES
1 ELLIPTICAL-SHAPED INLAY WITH FLOWER ON A TAN WOOD BACKGROUND MEASURING 3-1/8 x 1-15/16 INCHES
THESE INLAYS ARE RELATIVELY EASY TO INSERT INTO A PIECE OF WOOD.  I SIMPLY TRACE THE INLAY ON THE WOOD AND THEN CAREFULLY CUT JUST ON THE INSIDE OF THE MARK WITH A SHARP KNIFE.  THEN I CAREFULLY ROUTE OUT THE AREA BETWEEN THE KNIFE SCRIBED BORDER WITH A ROUTER WHERE THE BIT IS SET AT A DEPTH SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE INLAY.  IF YOU ARE HESITANT ABOUT GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE WITH THE ROUTER YOU CAN REMOVE THE REMAINING WOOD WITH A BENT STRAIGHT GOUGE.  THE INLAY CAN BE LIGHTLY SANDED ON THE EDGE WHERE THE FIT IS NOT EXACT.  ONCE THE INLAY IS FITTED TO THE ROUTED AREA IT CAN BE GLUED AND CLAMPED (WITH PAPER SIDE UP).  AFTER DRYING YOU CAN SAND OR SCRAPE (WITH A CABINET SCRAPER) SO THE SURFACE OF THE INLAY IS EVEN WITH THE WOOD.  AN EXAMPLE OF INLAYS THAT I USED ON THE BASE OF A CLOCK ARE SHOWN IN THE LAST PHOTO. THE COST OF THESE INLAYS WOULD EASILY BE OVER IF YOU WERE TO PURCHASE THEM NEW TODAY (IF YOU CAN FIND THEM).
THESE WILL BE SHIPPED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL IN A PADDED ENVELOPE WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 3 OUNCES.  THANKS FOR LOOKING!