Acanthus Leaf

[davidinsarasota]

Almost done with an Acanthus leaf carving from a diagram in Everett Ellenwood's "The Complete Book of Woodcarving." I wanted to try carving Red Oak because of the beautiful color and open grain structure, so I bought a 3/4" thick plank from Home Depot, transferred the pattern with carbon paper and cut it out on my funky little Craftsman band saw. I white glued it to a piece of plywood with typing paper in between to ease removal when done.

I was curious to see if my Pfiel gouges would be up to the hard Oak, and found they powered through it very nicely.

I may end up sanding this piece to bring out the grain. I'll post some pics when it is done.

[Nancy-G]

Very beautiful and very interesting ...

[RUssL.]

Very good, David!
I'm a big fan of acanthus leaf carving.
Though I hear that some professional carvers tire of carving it over time the basic design and various interpretations/ styles seem to me to offer endless challenges.

Good Luck with future carving,

RussL.

[tomrsey]

That's a great looking piece. Looking forward to seeing it when it is finished.

[bigEd_H]

Great job, Dave. I really like the grain. Can't wait to see it done.

[mdallensr]

Well done. That's a classic design and a great place to start with acanthus carving. The trick now is to see how well you can complete it without sanding it. You've done a fine job so far. Mike

[ghaugen]

Excellent Work. That's beautiful!!

[Bill V]

Nice work,looking forward to seeing more pictures.

Bill V

[carver33]

Nice looking carving in some pretty hard wood. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

[twilli227]

Have to agree with the others, very nice.

Todd