Who Sells Machined Decorative Carvings??

[Norman Hitt]

I need to find a supplier for decorative machined carvings, and I used to see ads for all types of carvings but can't find one now that I need it. My friend's LOHL wants me to glue on a wood carving of something like Dolphins Jumping, or some other fish scene in the center of the top rail on the faceframe of the aquarium stand and I guess I don't know what to call these ornaments, because I have come up empty on a Google search. I know that I used to get catalogues that had a lot of Decorative Carvings or Mouldings, some of wood, and some from plastic or plaster of paris, but I can't find anything like that in anything that I have now. We did find locally the two curved limbs/leaves (or whatever you call them), to go on either side of the center decoration, but even Hobby Lobby and ALL the Big Boxes bins were bare.

Please...... HELP!!!!!!! If you have ANY ideas of where to find something like this, "please speak up", because I want to FINISH this thing. (Too many changes already, and the longer it sits here, I'm sure there will be more changes to make). Tomorrow I'll fit the back and temporarily install it, install the magnetic catches and the UHMW "Slider Feet", and it could go to their Grandpa's so he can put the finish on it, that is, IF I HAD THE CARVINGS glued on it.

On another thought, has anyone glued this type of thing on AFTER the finish was put on, and if so what did you glue them on with?

TIA.........Norm

[Per Swenson]

Morning Norm,

Look here first, http://www.tapeease.com/hand_carved_Capitals.htm

You will find that they are reasonably priced.

Then, remember google is your freind, try carved onlays.

Per

[tod evans]

raymond enkeboll has some of the nicest i`ve seen..02 tod

http://enkeboll.com/

[glenn bradley]

Glueing to the finish is generally not recommended. I don't know about dolphins but here's a start:

http://www.rockler.com/CategoryView.cfm?Cat_ID=330

http://www.woodnshop.com/appliques/classic1.htm

Overall search:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=ut...ood%20carvings

Good luck and be quick; someone will want a hand crank or a CD player installed in it if you don't finish soon! LOL!

[Frank Fusco]

I will have my Terrco duplicator set up in a couple months. If you still need them, write me.

[Mike Alagna]

Here are a few different suppliers that I have used that carry carvings, turnings, and other type items like this. Enkabol, Osbourne Wood Products, Outwater Products, Adams Wood Products, Vandykes Hardware. I would try Outwater first, they have a lot of carvings and appliques in wood and other materials like resin and plaster.

[Carl Eyman]

Constantine, www.constantines.com. I don't know how good their on line catalog is, but I have their paper catalog and they seem to have quite a bit of stuff.

[Norman Hitt]

I just kept drawing a blank, because I was searching for moldings, and just could NOT remember "Applique's" and I didn't even Think of Wood Carvings.

I'm sure glad this project isn't a "for pay" project or my rate / hr would be so low I could apply for welfare.

I really appreciate the links and references, and have been looking at all of them, and only found one "Labled Dolphins", but it is way too large and "UGLY", (who ever saw a Dolphin with SCALES on it and Puffed up Lips), so I may have to convince "HER" to use some other design on the project. One thing I have discovered is that Most of the Center Piece designs are too tall to fit a project like this, OR too short to look right, but there are a FEW that might work IF she will agree. She wanted ME to Carve her one, so I asked her if she knew what a Dolphin LOOKED LIKE, and she said "Of Course", why? I said, "Then You Certainly Don't Want Me To Carve You One if you know what they look like"..

Thanks again, your help is greately appreciated.

[Vaughn McMillan]

Norman, you might try checking with some of the CarveWright and/or Shopbot folks in the Laser and CNC forum here. I would think they could do something along the lines of what you're looking for.

- Vaughn

[Don Baer]

I really appreciate the links and references, and have been looking at all of them, and only found one "Labled Dolphins", but it is way too large and "UGLY", (who ever saw a Dolphin with SCALES on it and Puffed up Lips), so I may have to convince "HER" to use some other design on the project.

Actually Dophines are fish and do have scales. What you are looking for is a porpose and it is a mammel..

Dolphin=good to eat


Porpose = not goos to eat

[Chris Cordina]

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Atlantic bottlenose dolphins are small cetaceans that have a long, beaklike snout, a falcate (sickle-shaped) dorsal fin, and sharp teeth. They are Odontoceti (toothed whales) and have one blowhole. These dolphins live in small groups called pods.
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SIZE
The bottlenose dolphin grows to be at most 12 feet (3.7 m) long, sometimes weighing more than 1,400 pounds (635 kg).

[Chris Cordina]

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[Per Swenson]

And we got yer mammal dolphins right here.

I know cause a freind of my best freinds cousin is a ichthyologist.

P.