Carving class ctd.-Philly draw front
After students have divided the "dish" into the lobes, they're then rounded over with backbents and 2's and 3's with inside bevels, so that they can be used like backbents.
This is good practice for dealing with various grain directions, as the lobes cross the grain diagonally.
You'll find a similar situation in most shells and fans. The alternate lobes are hollowed slightly with a shallow gouge and then scraped if needed. At th edge of the shell the lobes are cut back from the dish and modelled so that the convex ones have a step at the end.
A small viener is then used to cut lines in the concave lobes and around the outside of the convex ones.
A waffle punch is used around the whole element to push that area into the background and " pop" the carving into the foreground. Last day today for this class and students will be modelling applied elements.
This is good practice for dealing with various grain directions, as the lobes cross the grain diagonally. You'll find a similar situation in most shells and fans. The alternate lobes are hollowed slightly with a shallow gouge and then scraped if needed. At th edge of the shell the lobes are cut back from the dish and modelled so that the convex ones have a step at the end. A small viener is then used to cut lines in the concave lobes and around the outside of the convex ones. A waffle punch is used around the whole element to push that area into the background and " pop" the carving into the foreground. Last day today for this class and students will be modelling applied elements.These last images are the grind of the v-tool and how it's modified from the off-the-shelf grind.
Once the incised carving in the shell is completed, the foliage at the bottom of the draw is cut in and backed out before it's modelled. 
The leaves are dished out and then the veins are put in with a v-tool or veiner.
Once the incised carving in the shell is completed, the foliage at the bottom of the draw is cut in and backed out before it's modelled. The leaves are dished out and then the veins are put in with a v-tool or veiner.As in most draw carving of this type, the applied work is carved while glued down to a waste board and then peeled off and glued down to the draw front. The branch of leaves is shown here still glued to the waste board. 
We'll put some small brads in a couple of corners to help locate the piece, and then fasten it down with more brads that are either driven in or pulled out when the glue dries. Glue is scraped away from the carving while it's still rubbery. Some of the work shown in this post was done by students who had never carved before, so even though this looks like a complex and difficult project, it's a lot of similar cuts and motions repeated with various tools.
We'll put some small brads in a couple of corners to help locate the piece, and then fasten it down with more brads that are either driven in or pulled out when the glue dries. Glue is scraped away from the carving while it's still rubbery. Some of the work shown in this post was done by students who had never carved before, so even though this looks like a complex and difficult project, it's a lot of similar cuts and motions repeated with various tools.One last image of a student laying out some leaf veins. Practice!-Al
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