Here are some images of a pair of corbels which I carved recently. The timber used was Utile, a type of mahogany which is very dense and hard. Chisels had to be honed regularly to ensure a consistently clean cut.
The blocks were made up of a number of lengths of utile which were laminated together. The basic shape was cut out on the bandsaw and the design on the front face was raised by routing away the waste on either side. Each piece was then handcarved and sanded.
The corbels will support a mahogany mantlepiece.
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