"Carving a Scroll Acanthus Leaf" Onlay Application

Piece of Cake!!!!LOL Thanks for the post Dennis I love seeing carvings take shape, you make it look so easy. I haven’t done much carving but enjoyed carving knuckles on Windsor chairs.

-- Fred.... Poconos, PA ---- Chairwright in the making ----

Wow! Very nice.

-- Dale, Ohio

Very nice. Loved the progression. Thanks. What kind of wood is it?

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... Yet another blog I must favorite and follow. Thanks for taking the time to make the demo.

The pictures explained the process very well. If there was a paper quiz after the class, I would get most of them.

Any grade for matching your carving quality wouldn’t pass me to the next class.

Steve.

Oh!!!! Is that all there is to it? In a masters hand, even the pictures make it look easy. Great job Dennis.

-- Dan Wiggins

Hi Dennis,

Thanks so much for posting this. I like to carve but I haven’t done it enough to be any good. I’ll save this and come back to it when the time comes.

Take care,

Bothus

-- Jerry Boshear, Professional Kitchen Designer, amature woodworker.

Wow, love the progression. I’m glad it’s you though and not me. I might struggle through one but to make 4 of them – well that’s for the professionals!
Congrats on getting some nice work.

-- If you can't joint it, bead it!

Very interesting! Thanks for taking the time to photograph each step.

-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive

I have carved a acanthus leaves in pine basswood and walnut. The walnut carved the best. Unlike you i did not use the pattern to relocate the inter carvings. All three of the above were the same pattern, but they don’t look alike. I learned more from your post than the DVD I purchased. Thanks for posting. Can’t wait to see the finished project.

Any tips on carving cherry. I tried on a small piece and decided it could only be power carved.

-- Make every day the best day of your life. Chips, Mississippi

Nice blog, thanks

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

Boy O Boy Dennis, you made that look easy.
I’ve tried carving a little but I’m about 1000 levels below you.
I have to watch this project take shape!

Glad you got the nice commission.

Thanks for sharing.

-- Eric

Greaty blog Dennis & excellent result. Those pictures certainly tell the story

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

sounds like a nice commission. I’m sure I’ll have a heart attach the day someone wants me to include hand carvings on a commissioned piece. Looks well done. Thanks for sharing

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Amazing work! I so wish I had the patience do carving like that.

-- Don - I wood work if I could. Redmond WA.