Carving an Urn with Drapery
This 2 episode lesson is Part 2 of the "Charleston Rice Bed Post" series. Learn how to make the beautifully realistic drapery swag from this historic bed post in less than 1/16" of wood.
Carving a Capital with Water Leaves
This single episode lesson is Part 3 of the "Charleston Rice Bed Post" series. Learn how to carve these simple, layered water leaves for the capital of this historic bed post.
Carving a Reed & Laurel Leaf Foot on a Turning
This single episode lesson is Part 6 of "The Turned Dresser Leg" series and covers the completion of the project with this final detail. Learn how to carve the flared reeds and a different kind of overlapping laurel leaf for the foot of this turning.
Carving Beads on a Turning
This brief, single episode lesson is Part 4 of "The Turned Dresser Leg" series and teaches how to carve a string of bead molding around a turned surface.
Carving Flutes on a Turning
This brief, single episode lesson is Part 5 of the "Turned Dresser Leg" series and teaches how to carve a ring of flutes around a turned surface.
Carving Acanthus Leaves on a Turning
This 2 episode lesson is Part 3 of the "Turned Dresser Leg" series and teaches how to carve a ring of very intricate acanthus leaves on a turned surface.
Carving Laurel Leaves on a Turning
This single episode lesson is Part 2 of the "Turned Dresser Leg" series and teaches how to carve a ring of laurel leaves which appear twice on the turned surface of this particular leg as "caps" on the Grapevine, Ribbon, and Reeds segment.
Carving a Trifid Foot
This lesson teaches how to carve two basic styles of Trifid Foot - also called Drake Foot - as a structural detail for Queen Anne style furniture.
Carving a Lion’s Paw
This lesson shows how to carve a traditional lion's paw for the foot of a piece of furniture I repaired. I carved one new foot to match three existing feet.
Carving Reeds on a Sphere
This is a fun little video that shows the process of carving reeds on the sphere of a turned pedestal for a three-legged tea table. It shows the process of laying out the lines, and how to carve the reeds so they keep a clean, uniform shape.