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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.