Come and spend a week with Paul Schürch, one of the world’s premier veneer and marquetry craftsmen and artist. If you have attended veneer classes in the past or currently work with veneer, you won’t want to miss this one. Students will learn the history of veneer and marquetry and how it has developed into what it is today. Paul will discuss using raw veneer, ways to make veneer, handling, flattening, and buying; there will be hands-on practice sessions in book, slip, reverse, diamond, and four-way matching. There will be demonstrations on starbursts, border work, parquet, edge work and extensive coverage of marquetry techniques that can be used in furniture. This class covers traditional veneering techniques but also delves into modern day cutting, joining, assembly, and veneer finishing techniques practiced in today’s shop settings. Students will learn how to choose substrates and glues and practice preparing and pressing up veneer and marquetry. Paul specializes in using other mediums in his work, and he will show students his various techniques used for creating surface decoration.