Is there a forum site specifically for woodcarving?

[John S Howland]

I carve and would be glad to help if I can or refer you to web site or person that can help.
Designed this in the 90's along with a lot fo other large project.

Story in Wood
The Solid Walnut and burl Armoire (photo below)
Is a design of mine that I built in Queen Anne/Gothic revival style. A story in wood of the Arthurian myth as told by Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae and Sir Thomas Malory in his epic work, Le Morte d’Arthur.
The lower section is about Merlin’s encounter with Uther Pendragon and the building of a castle. Arthur father Askanar hidden two dragon eggs under mountain were it was to be built. Excalibur is the sword that divides the doors and extends into the lower sections connection the two story of Arthur and Merlin. The upper section is about Arthur Camelot, as you look at each carving you can attribute them to Arthur story. The shields are for the Knights of the Round Table, columns are fore the Camelot, on the hilt of Excalibur is a lions head and a top of that is a clock for the round table, and the finials are the for the grail and the search of the pure of heart.
John
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[Ron Selzer]

Very nice work!
Not what I want in my house, however I could look at it and study it for at least an hour if I had the opportunity to do so.
Ron

[Patrick McCarthy]

John Howland, very nice indeed.