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Concave Newport Shell

March 24, 2012 / Mary May / Newport Shell
This is one example of where a concave Newport shell would be used (carved my me and built by Monty Hinson)

Template for concave Newport shell
Instructions for carving the concave Newport shell, page 2

Instructions for carving the concave newport Shell, page 1

Well, it has been a week of preparation and business – nothing really to show for it – and I hate to go more than a week without putting in another blog post, so I’m taking some from my archives.

Here is an instruction sheet I put together on how to carve the concave Newport shell. These are easier to do than the convex shell because they don’t have the sharp adges (sort of v-cut edge) that go along the length of the lobes, and they can easily go wrong. Occasionally you will see where these edges are put in the concave shell, but I would say that most of the time you only see them in the convex shells. When you don’t have this detail to worry about, you really do have a lot of lee-way.

I have also changed the category where I explained carving the convex Newport shell to the category “Newport shell”, where before it was under “woodcarving education” because it was a class I taught. I think it is easier to follow and locate this way.

I spent the week basically preparing for heading out of town next week – Boston to teach 2 days (the Samuel McIntire fruit basket), and Saratoga Springs, NY to demonstrate carving the ball and claw and acanthus leaf at the Northeast Woodworking show over the weekend. I hope to be able to put blogs up as I go. I have never been in this area of the country, so I am really looking forward to it.

Today I set up my workbench at the Master of the Building Arts show at the American College of the Building Arts here in Charleston www.buildingartscollege.us/. They are a school that is working on preserving the traditional building trades – timber framing, traditional carpentry, plaster work, wrought iron, masonry, and stone carving. I have taught several classes to the carpentry students, and have helped them in some fund-raising programs, and shows etc. throughout the years. They have had a long struggle in getting known, but it is such an wonderful and unique school where they are really trying to preserve the dying arts. I do hope they succeed, and I am really happy to be involved.

Tomorrow I am expecting about 40 people over at our house because my husband, Stephen, youngest son, Joshua, and neice, Laura are all celebrating their birthdays. So… to say the least, I have had my plate full this past week. Not much carving done, but lots of other things done.

Oh, how could I forget? Roy Almaroad (who has posted the occasional blog response) stopped by my shop Wednesday and really gave me some wonderful advice on carving faces. He has studied classical art – sculpture and drawing – in Italy, and has taught art at high school for many years. So, we spent most of Wednesday going over and adjusting the “classical face” that I carved (my client finally got it back to me with some requested changes) and now I need to carve 3 more. When I am finished doing the adjusting to the first face, I’ll post a before and after photo to show the subtle but very important changes.

Anyway, wow – it looks like I need a vacation. Doesn’t look like that will happen soon – got a notice from SC tax that my husband’s company is being audited – and I do his paperwork – just something more to add to it! It will probably be Wed. or Thursday before I am able to blog again.

2 comments on “Concave Newport Shell”

  1. David Taylor says:
    March 24, 2012 at 11:52 pm

    I wish I had known earlier you were coming up this way to teach – I just found out last weekend at a Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers meeting! I might try to get out to Sarasota Springs for the show, if only to meet you in person!

  2. Bob Easton says:
    March 25, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    THANKS for yet another pattern and instructions!

    While they are lightweight substitutes for your DVDs (plug: the DVDs are great), these are a good substitute to carry into the shop. Thanks.

    Condolences about the audit. People in the U.S. already spend over 300 B$ a year complying with tax codes (in addition to what they pay). Who needs the wasted time and money of audits? Good luck with it.

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