Carving a Concave Newport Shell

This lesson will teach all the steps of carving the Concave Newport Shell.

• Lesson Contents: 4 episodes; template, tool list, photo, and written instructions available in Episode 1
• Type of Wood: Mahogany
• Dimensions: 9"w x 4-3/4"h
• Tool List: 5mm v-chisel; #3, 6mm; #3, 14mm; #5, 5mm; #5, 14mm; #7, 14mm; #8, 10mm; #8, 6mm; #10, 5mm
• Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
• Casting Available: Having a 3-D reference is tremendously helpful and allows you to get an accurate assessment of the carving's size, shape, and depth.

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Livestream #2 - Carving a Canna Lily

Carving a Grecian Figure

Carving a Large Ionic Capital

Carving a One-sided Ionic Capital

Carving a Tiny Rosette

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Carving a Tea Table Ball & Claw

Carving a Rococo Frame

Carving a Serpentine Molding for a Philadelphia Highboy

Carving a Hobby Horse

Carving a Newport Ball & Claw Foot

Carving a 3-D Curling Leaf

Carving a Durfee Lion Paw Foot

Carving Praying Hands

Carving a Romanesque Half Capital

Carving a Grapevine Swag

Carving an Art Nouveau Mirror Frame

Carving a Ball & Claw Foot

Carving a Charleston Rice Bed Variant

Carving a Queen Anne Back Splat

Carving a Queen Anne Crest Rail

Carving a Queen Anne Cabriole Knee

Carving a Floral Palmette

Carving a Double Sunburst Rosette

Carving a Thomas Elfe Table Apron

Carving a Cherub

Carving a Samuel McIntire Ribbon Swag

Carving a Rococo Rosette

Carving a Fruit & Flower Basket

Carving a Large Shell Niche

Carving an Art Nouveau Hand Mirror

Carving a Baroque Frame

Carving a Newport Shell for a Tall Clock

Carving the Marine Corps Emblem

Carving a Rococo Vine

Carving an English Rose

Carving an American Rococo Acanthus Frieze

Carving an Acanthus Bracket

Carving a Face

Carving an American Rococo Shell

Carving an American Rococo Acanthus

Carving an Open Hand Book End

Carving an Open Book & Rose

Carving a Classical Lamp

Carving a Pomegranate Branch

Carving a Lion Head

Carving the Art Nouveau Style on a Bellows

Carving the Byzantine Style on a Bellows

Carving a Classical Ribbon

Carving a Celtic Cross

Carving an Urn with Drapery

Carving a Rice Sheaf on a Bed Post

Carving a Beaded Oval Panel

Carving a Green Man

Carving a Grapevine, Ribbon, & Reeds on a Turning

Carving a 3D Fleur De Lis

Carving a Cartouche

Carving a Violin Scroll

Carving a Philadelphia Acanthus

Carving a Duncan Phyfe Styled Wheat & Ribbon Design

Carving a Samuel McIntire Styled Fruit Basket

Carving a Concave Newport Shell

Carving a Shell and Acanthus Leaf Design

Carving a Dragon and Acanthus Leaf Design

Carving a Leaf & Nut Design in Deep Relief

Carving the Convex Newport Shell

Carving a Turned Capital