Carve a Ball and Claw Foot

Learn how to scale the ball-and-claw to furniture plan, how to machine stock to yield a graceful bandsaw cabriole leg ready for carving, how to lay out form, cut-in with a mallet and gouge and shape the dragon’s claw for a vigorous looking grip, how to carve efficiently, keeping tools sharp as you work.

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Credits

producer/director

Rick Mastelli

Duration

01:55:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324184

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Furniture

Crafts & Visual Arts → Wood-carving

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1985

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