Monday 16 December 2013

The eagle heads of the sella curulis finished


Hurray! Yesterday I finished carving the eagle heads for the sella curulis, a medieval folding chair. The carving went faster than anticipated and I am quite happy about the result. Next are the four claw-feet to carve. I already have a test claw-foot made, and I expect it to be easier to accomplish than the eagle heads. Above and below two photos of the chair with the finished heads.

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  1. They look fantastic Marijn, what technique did you use to carve them in the end?

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    1. Most work was done with the abegglen detail knife (the curved pointy knife). The details are in a previous post: http://thomasguild.blogspot.nl/2013/11/the-eagle-heads-of-sella-curulis.html

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    1. Thanks Racaire!

      The claw feet are also finished now - even faster than expected. Now I have to do some gilding ...

      greetings Marijn

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