I watched the. first. vedo and as to the clamping. You can make a clamping device by taking a board 3/4 and drilling random 3/8. wholes all over and using 3/8 dowels to hold the work. This way you do not need to glue down the work and you can hold any size small or large and just take out the dowels to remove the work
Hello Gail, Sorry for the delay in responding. I've been traveling.
1. The end of the Carving a Rococo Shell shows how to carve the aggressive undercutting, and this is part of this American Rococo Fireplace Series. I actually turned this over and carved from the back side, clamping it very gently with a foam pad underneath to protect the carved surface.
2. Gluing it to the mantel depends. I usually hand it off to the furniture maker for this part 🙂 But I do know that the way I would do this would be to put a light coating of glue on the back of the carving so it doesn't ooze out with pressure. Then I would lay something flexible but heavy on top of it (a sealed sand bag maybe?) I have also heard of people using tiny pin nails to hold the carving at discrete locations. Maybe not historically correct, but it works.
Hello Robert,
The brand I use is Bron, and there is no number on it. I purchase it from a local golf supply store. I have not been able to see where to purchase it online, as it appears to be only sold wholesale. Unfortunately I do not know of any other brands, but assume that any double sided "golfer's grip tape" will do the same. I have heard that some require a solvent to activate it and am assuming that will not work as well. Just read the description carefully.
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