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QJS Marquetry
Beautiful and unique bespoke marquetry

Hummingbird inlay

Ready-made Inlays

Attention Wood-turners and Furniture makers!


If you want to make your work stand out from the crowd consider using our custom inlays. Supplied under protective film, with the back clean and ready to apply - simply stick them down with your preferred adhesive and polish as normal. If you wish the face side to be sealed with a cellulose-based sealer (to help prevent glue penetration) please specify with your order.

As used by Les Thorne - Good Woodworking, issue 269, August 2013.

Choose from the selection below, or contact us with your exact requirements.

(For UK, P&P just £ 2.00 per order. Postage for overseas charged at cost.)

NB: if paying by cheque, please make it payable to "Quentin Smith".

Please refer to our Terms & Conditions



Price Band D - £18 each

Rose inlay Hummingbird inlay Hummingbird inlay Celtic Knot inlay Bow inlay Bow inlay Bow inlay

Price Band C - £10 each

Chinese character inlay Rosebud inlay Compass inlay Compass inlay Scallop inlay Louis Cube inlay Coloured inlay Artist's Palette inlay Treble Clef inlay Treble Clef inlay

Price Band B - £6.50 each

Hexagons inlay Bow inlay Triangles inlay Banner inlay Illusion inlay random inlay random inlay

Individual Initials - Price Band B - £6.50 each

Initial 'A' inlay Initial 'A' inlay H inlay M inlay

2" diameter circles with a single initial cut in a contrasting veneer.

Available as light-in-dark or dark-in-light. Most fonts from your PC are available, but some are more suited to marquetry. We recommend Balloonist, Chanson Heavy, Gunther Calligraphic, Lydian CSV (shown - 'M'), Monotype Corsiva (shown) or Pagoda. (Old English is also available at £2 surcharge)

Download font examples (pdf 200Kb)

Double initials cut to order - £12


Custom Inlays - Individually Priced

We are pleased to quote for any individual requirement - just contact us.

bow inlay 'MJB' inlay Fishing fly inlay VC inlay GC inlay 50 inlay 50 inlay cat inlay blackbird inlay rose inlay treble clef inlay wattle inlay logo inlay horse head inlay custom inlay 'snake' inlay aries inlay swallow inlay curlew inlay name and date inlay initials and date inlay initials and car inlay

Price Band A - £1 each

2.5" diameter circles cut from attractive veneers. Simply turn a shallow rebate in your bowl or box and insert a contrasting specimen veneer. Many species available - contact us with a request or just let us choose for you.






QJS Marquetry
15 Newport Road, Eccleshall, ST21 6BE
01785 850614