This is a brief introduction to "Carving a Floral Palmette."
This two episode lesson shows how to carve a reproduction of an antique floral palmette.
- Lesson Contents: template, tool list, and photo in Episode 1
- Type of Wood: Mahogany
- Size: 3-1/2"w x 6"h x 3/8"d
- Tool List: 6mm v-chisel; #1, 14 mm; #3, 6 mm; #3, 14 mm; #5, 5 mm; #5, 8 mm; #5, 14 mm; #7, 6 mm; #7, 10 mm; #9, 5 mm; #11, 2 mm
- Level: Advanced
= More Lessons at the Advanced Skill Level =
Presume this particular carving is used as an applique to some other project but I am curious as to what will it be applied to specifically? I can’t quite picture a modern style piece of furniture that would scale to the size of this carving.
Hello Don,
This was used on the plinth of a fireplace, so it was quite small.