This 5 episode lesson is Part 3 of the "Philadelphia Highboy" series and is certainly the most challenging so far! You will learn the process of carving the ornate cartouche gracing the center of the pediment on a Philadelphia styled highboy.
This lesson hows how to carve small san-serif letters (without the small extensions on the end of letters) in capitals.
This lesson shows how to carve sans-serif lettering (without the small extensions) in capitals. Please be careful when using certain fonts as templates if you carve commercially as they are sometimes copyrighted.
This lesson shows how to carve a Christmas candle ornament. Carving gifts and decorations is a wonderful way to get into the Christmas Spirit.
Merry Christmas! Get into the Christmas Spirit by carving a Christmas tree ornament - a candle with holly at it's base.
This episode shows how to carve the concave sections of the shell and the double "V" cut radial detail.
This episode shows how to lower down the area below the shell, and how to carve the basic shape of the shell before carving the radials.
This lesson shows how to carve a concave shell, a central detail on a Thomas White desk from the 1760s. This shell has a unique, double "V" cut radials incorporated in the design.
This episode shows how to finish carving the flowing ripple of the shell's segments.
This lesson shows how to carve one of the small concave shells on a Thomas White desk, circa 1760.