These 16 corbels (18"L x 3.5"W 5.5" at volute x 5" H) are being done for a home in Fla. where cypress is being used for the cabinetry . In this case the architect called for pecky cypress meaning old growth that has been eaten by a fungus . Hence the holes.
The Millwork company supplied the blocks and I cut them out . You do have to follow a sequence in cases like this because you need to have all the elevations drawn on the block and still be able to cut out the profiles and still keep all the reference lines while cutting.
Once cut out I used my duplicator and a mock corbel I carved in cherry ( harder wood) to rough in all the volutes .
i then made vinyl patterns for the side profiles acting like stencils to accurately transfer my lines . I also make templates for depth gauges as all variations and steps on these corbels are in 3/32" increments .
As you may see in the plan the rise of the volute is steps of 0,+1,+2 etc . as it rises.
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