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Ball and Claw
Charles Hubbard@chubbard
15 Posts
Quote from Charles Hubbard on May 2, 2020, 9:43 pm
Here is my attempt at Mary's Philadelphia ball and claw foot. For a first try, I'm happy with it. Naturally there are things I don't like about it. In particular, there's a weird asymmetry in the front talon that bugs me which is, I believe, an artifact from inaccurate cuts on the cabriole blank. The front talon is also too thick in my opinion. I made the claws a little longer than Mary does. The leg is truncated because it is a practice piece. My sister is going to use it as a beer tap handle. The wood is butternut, which I've never used before or even seen before until this project. I was happy to find that it carves very nicely. As pictured, it has just received an initial coat of boiled linseed oil.
Here is my attempt at Mary's Philadelphia ball and claw foot. For a first try, I'm happy with it. Naturally there are things I don't like about it. In particular, there's a weird asymmetry in the front talon that bugs me which is, I believe, an artifact from inaccurate cuts on the cabriole blank. The front talon is also too thick in my opinion. I made the claws a little longer than Mary does. The leg is truncated because it is a practice piece. My sister is going to use it as a beer tap handle. The wood is butternut, which I've never used before or even seen before until this project. I was happy to find that it carves very nicely. As pictured, it has just received an initial coat of boiled linseed oil.
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MaryMay@marymay
453 Posts
Quote from MaryMay on May 12, 2020, 12:12 pm
Hi Charles,
That really looks great! I like the idea of a beer tap handle. Maybe you could market these??
I had one student who made a lamp out of it - sort of like The Christmas Story...
Hi Charles,
That really looks great! I like the idea of a beer tap handle. Maybe you could market these??
I had one student who made a lamp out of it - sort of like The Christmas Story...
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Russell Wagner@rusty151
29 Posts
Quote from Russell Wagner on February 26, 2021, 6:21 pm
Mrs, Mary , wasn't that a leg and stockings lol just kidding. Great job . Getting ready to try something like that with 4 legs, scary, if it works will take pictures. Lol still scared thinking 4 different animal legs now. I just hope they come out half as nice, really beautiful work.
Mrs, Mary , wasn't that a leg and stockings lol just kidding. Great job . Getting ready to try something like that with 4 legs, scary, if it works will take pictures. Lol still scared thinking 4 different animal legs now. I just hope they come out half as nice, really beautiful work.
