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 Grapevine, Ribbon, & Reeds on a Turning
This 4 episode lesson is Part 1 of the "Turned Dresser Leg" series and covers the detailed process of carving a grapevine on a ribbon spiraling around reeds as the upper portion of this turned leg from the early 1800s. My customer supplied the turnings and the design for the legs of a dresser he was building.
Carving an Acanthus Leaf – Antique Mirror Repair
This lesson teaches how to replicate a missing detail for the repair of an antique 19th century mirror frame.
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 Newport Finial
This lesson teaches how to carve a Newport style finial as a detail for the pediment of a highboy.
Carving a Queen Anne Fan
This lesson teaches how to carve a Queen Anne style fan popular in late 1700s New England furniture.
Carving a Philadelphia Flame Finial
This 2 episode lesson is Part 4 for the "Philadelphia Highboy" series and teaches how to carve a type of traditional flame finial. This is a customer's design based on the Philadelphia style usually seen adorning posts and pediments of traditionally carved furniture of that time.
Carving a 3D Fleur De Lis
This lesson teaches how to carve a very deep, three-dimensional Fleur-De-Lis for a reproduction of a mirror frame from the early 1800s.
Carving a Traditional Fan
This lesson shows how to carve a Traditional Fan into a flat board.