A Flame Finial--First Try

Dave R

This might be used on the top of a grandfather clock or at the top corners of a Chippendale cabinet.

This was my first attempt at this. I see a few things to refine for the next try.

pbacot

Wow that's really hot, Dave!

db11

@dave r said:

This was my first attempt at this. I see a few things to refine for the next try.

What don't you like about it? Looks pretty great to me!

Dave R

Thanks Peter.

Doug there's a few little issues with the turned portion that need refining. I see them but maybe they aren't visible to others.

Gareth

@pbacot said:

Wow that's really hot, Dave!

Krisidious

Inspiring... excellent craftsmanship.

hellnbak

Yep, I see the mistakes, must be twenty of them, really glaring! Absolutely ruined it for me

Dave R

I knew you'd see them. You do such fine work, your eyes are tuned to see even the slightest errors.

Kristoff, thank you.

hellnbak

@dave r said:

I knew you'd see them. You do such fine work, your eyes are tuned to see even the slightest errors.

Actually the only thing I could find to complain about was that you modeled it instead of me
Really nice work. Any chance of some tips on how you did it?

Dave R

Thank you.

I'm going to be doing a tutorial on it so I'll save the details. The first thing, though, is to hold your tongue correctly.

hellnbak

@dave r said:

The first thing, though, is to hold your tongue correctly.

I remember whenever Dad was working on something, building a shelf or another house, he would always have his tongue sticking out of the corner of his mouth. Brings back some fond memories.

Dave R

It worked, didn't it?

hellnbak

@dave r said:

It worked, didn't it?

Yeah, I guess it did. Seemed like every time we'd get settled somewhere he'd get the urge and be off building our next house. I was just a kid and never could quite figure that out, but it made life a little more interesting.

roland joseph

Once upon a time models like this inspired contests like the "30 minute model".
Speaking of bringing back old memories. I read your post Dave and opened Sketchup right away. I just see that beautiful little finial as a challenge.... ...I'm working on it right now... instead of working on some other boring square stuff that pays my living.

Thanks for making it!!

Bryan K

Looks damn good to me!

Box

Try as I might to copy you Dave, the bloody wind keeps getting it.

Dave R

Daniel

Well, I'm gobsmacked by your finial, Dave.