acanthus leaf
02 May 2011 2 Comments
in woodcarving Tags: acanthus leaf, relief, woodcarving
acanthus leaves are always fun to carve, and this one was no exception. the design i used is a classical one, and i saw one version carved as pierced relief from mark. i liked his leaf, and so i made mine, only much smaller. this is only 18 x 12 cm and 1 cm deep. and, as it is so small, i did cut out everything just with a fretsaw. it looks like a lot of work, afterall there are more than 20 little openings to cut, but is was rather quick in fact.
so, here is an image how the journey began,,, glueing the drawing onto the wood, and then sawing away the background :
Ralph Giarnella MD
May 03, 2011 @ 15:24:13
I like it. When do you remove the unwanted background wood? after you have finished the main carving or before?
dorisfiebig
May 03, 2011 @ 19:52:10
thanks, ralph
… removing the background wood was the first step. let’s see if i can post an image in a comment to show it … hmm does not work, i add it in the post instead