This is a brief introduction to "Carving an Art Nouveau Mirror Frame"
This three episode lesson shows how to carve an original design of a frame in the organic-looking, Art Nouveau style.
- Lesson Contents: template, tool list, and photo in Episode 1
- Type of Wood: Basswood
- Size: 7-1/2"w x 11"h x 1"d
- Tool List: 6mm v-chisel; #3, 3mm; #3, 6mm; #3, 14mm; #5, 14mm; #7, 6mm; #11, 3mm
- Level: Advanced
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Great and right up my alley. How well does the bads wood stand up as a piece of furniture.
Basswood is not good for furniture building as it is not very strong. You will want to use harder wood like walnut, mahogany or cherry for actual furniture building.