The front legs have ball and claw feet and a carving pattern on the knee.
I have the ball and claw foot that I did for practice to use as a reference as well as the plaster cast that I purchased. It helps me to look at a finished design while carving.
Hopefully the mahogany will cooperate and not be too difficult to carve. I have noticed that that there are some changes in the grain direction so carving may be a bit challenging.
The first steps are to layout the lines on the two feet, then to carve the cylinder all the way around. Previously I have carved multiple legs sequentially, first one then the next, etc. This time I am going to carve them in parallel to see if it goes any faster.
So here is today's video:
Those pad feet look really nice and clean, I'm excited to see the finished ball and claw feet! Do the Newport style talons feel really fragile? I'm going to try a practice Newport ball and claw foot soon and I'm worried about the strength of the talons once they're undercut.
ReplyDeleteLuke, thanks for your comment. I did not make the talons on the practice feet too thin, so they are pretty strong. I suppose they could be broken, On antique pieces that I have seen they are usually pretty fragile. I will take the liberty of leaving mine a little thicker.
ReplyDeleteI'll post a picture with a close up of the talons
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