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Marble Inlay Art

The Marble Stone is first traced with the Pattern of brass sheet. The Pattern may be of any shape, Design or size. Different colored Stone, Precious and Semi Precious Stone are cut as per the Design/size of the Pattern. Grooves are created on the Marble Stone base so that the cut Stone are a perfect fit in Marble Stone. Then Inlays item are stuck, dried, polished and finished. The whole Inlay Art is done by skilled artisans in three stages. Inlay Art is a very Precious, minute and time consuming work. One inch square of Inlay Art takes a whole day of the artisans.

The Artisans Inlays Art may be more explained in stages as under:-

• First of all the planning and programming for Inlay Art is done for Making the process comfortable and easy.
• Then the designing of Inlay Art is done.
• Once the designing of Inlay Art is finalized then the brass sheet is cut according to the Pattern/Design finalized.
• Then the tracing of the Pattern/Design of Inlay Art is done on the Marble Stone.
• Then the selection of using Variety/Color/Material of Precious and Semi Precious Stone for Inlay Art is done depending upon its Design, Pattern, Material and Color scheme.
• Then the Precious and Semi Precious Stone are cut and sliced into different Pattern/Design.
• Then these cut Precious and Semi Precious Stone are shaped by the artisans accordingly by using a tool known as emery wheel.
• Then by using a tool known as chisel the Pattern/Grooves/Design are make in the Marble Stone where to be Inlays.
• Then these Precious and Semi Precious Stone/colored Stone is ingredient carefully by the adhesive into the Pattern/Grooves/Design created on Marble Stone.
• Then the Inlays process needs time to dry the pasting of Stone.
• After drying the Inlays Marble is grinded and polished by the artisans to give it elegant, shiny and impressive look and prepare it for sale in market.

A large number of artisans are available in Agra who are Making Marble Inlays Art Table top, vases, plates, trinket boxes, lamps, ash tray, coaster, statues, pen card stand, jewellery box, cigar case, napkin holder, candy jars and many such others products with Inlays Art. Now days Inlay Art is also becoming very popular on wooden, black Marble Stone or soap Stone items.

Inlay Art is very popular on small boxes of Marble Stone, Soap Stone, Granite, Sand Stone and on many other Stone. These boxes are used as jewellery box, napkin holder, candy jars or cigar case etc. These boxes are also used for Home Decor purpose in homes as showpiece.