Hi.
I've been doing the marquetry, or parquetry as i think the straight line work is called, for about 4 years now. Started off doing a coffee table with the classic chess board design on it, then moved on to making jewellery boxes and a few different things. I make the boxes myself out of plywood and then think up a design to go on them,,,i enjoy it.
I know what you mean about it being a bit tedious at times,,like when your cutting scores of little pieces to do a border design,,but then all part of the fun i guess. I've just started a pyramid shaped box,,thats where i've been using the fretsaw,,,trying to cut out egyptian designs to go on it, proving to be quite "interesting".
I've only got a few photos of some of the things i've done,,should take more really,,something to look back on.
I'll start a new topic and post a few,,but their a little bit different???
If you look on e-bay theres 3 or 4 different veneer suppliers on there,,all good to use,,sometimes they have veneer up to 3mm thick,,also theres anita marquetry on the internet, they do thick veneers too,,,,all pretty well priced.
Mark.