Dave Balderstone wrote in
tone.ca:

In article , JMWEBER987
wrote:

Or do you think each piece is cut and fit together?

Nope, they're a crosscut of a long glue-up. You're looking at end grain.

That and the profile should give you enough to figure out how it was
done.


You may be able to get a good idea on an alternate technique by looking at
how marquetry is done.

Patriarch,
who doesn't do marquetry, but has met some really good artists who do, and
has seen some of their work.