This is part four of a mostly neander Chippendale lowboy build from Franklin Gottschall’s book “MasterpieceFurniture”. The previous post have similar titles and you should be able find them here in the cave.
Finally finished the carving for the bottom apron. Of the three major carved elements in thispiece, this is the largest, but probably the simplest. It probably took me three full, fairly tedious days.
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Sawing out the final profile. This is a good job for a panel saw, somewhere between a full-size saw and a backsaw.
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I used a Gramercy bow saw for some of the larger/straighter sections and coping saw for the tighter curves. Here’s the final sawn out profile:
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Final outlining of the relief elements and cleanup of the background with the #2 sweep gouge. This is one of the carving tools I use most frequently. The Boss thinks I should sand the background smooth. I kind of like leaving the gouge marks on the background that surround the relief elements. What do you guys think?
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