Thank you everyone for all of the ideas and advice! This was my first post, and I am very impressed by all the responses. I will try out these methods for myself and I feel certain that I will find something that works here.

On another note: how can I update my profile to include my "Location"?

Thanks.

Hello, everyone! I am new to Sketchup and am trying to figure out the best way to model the hand-carved part of the flame finial in the attached drawing. The finial is part of a Queen Anne highboy. Thanks in advance for your help.

Ray