Wooden Jewelry Boxes Made from Rubberwood with Exquisite Marquetry

Marquetry embellished handmade jewelry boxes are not only beautiful, but also very useful. Using thin slivers of various materials like wood and metal, marquetry is able to create a picture or pattern that adds a unique identity to anything. With its intricate design and procedure, only a craftsman with extensive experience in the art will be able to produce a masterpiece.

Before French kings used marquetry in their palaces and Arabs developed it to be part of their culture, it was in Italy in the 16th century that this art form started. Marquetry found its inspiration in Opera de Commessi. Since the 1980s, a technique called piercing that was made by Remy Vriez has been used by marquetry artisans and in the 2000s, the laser cutting that uses CAD software to produce veneer pieces is being propagated for its ease of use.

A wide range of materials are used in making a marquetry piece, as this allows the artisan to perfectly depict his subject. Materials such as wood, pewter and ivory are the most common, but bone, metal and other fine material can also be used.

Also known as parawood, rubber wood is from the Para rubber tree. This latex-producing tree is a member of the Euphorbiaceae family, which is still the preferred source of rubber manufacturers until today. Despite its name, its strong and durable characteristic is the main reason why furniture makers prefer to use it in their production.

After producing latex for several years, rubber trees are cut down once they stop doing so to make their wood useful in other things. This is what makes rubber wood eco-friendly. It is the rubber wood’s sustainability that makes it the most preferred material among nature lovers.

Having very little shrinkage and a smooth finish are the other features of rubber wood. It also requires little to no maintenance on its lighter grains, which enables it to give a satiny texture.

Wooden jewelry boxes and furniture will really be a hit if it is made from rubber wood, due to the aforementioned reasons. Despite being useful as a source of latex, rubber wood is thought to be unusable in making beautiful things. Jewelry boxes made from it and embellished with marquetry will prove everybody wrong that rubber wood can only produce latex.

This article was written by Shama Khan and Ryan Monton of MarqART Gift Shop. Our jewelry boxes feature evocative wood art designs, created from unique wood grain patterns and colors. A fine addition to your dressing table or as a gift. Please visit http://www.marqartgiftshop.com to browse & buy exotic jewelry boxes that will give you a lifetime of pleasure!