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   MarkCadioli | Apr 12, 2004 06:01am | #1

   Ed

   FHB showed a horsehead detail some time back...quite neat

   regards

   mark

    Quittintime

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   BillHartmann | Apr 12, 2004 05:18pm | #2

   "Looking for a ranch or southwestern idea."

   Are you looking for Design ideas or methods of doing it.

   For a SW look I would think about a straight edge, zip-zag "lighting bolt" design. And that would be much easier to do than the more typical S or double S curves.

   But I might also pierce the beam with a 1 or maybe 3 diamond cutouts.

   Looking for a ranch or southwestern idea.

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   FastEddie1 | Apr 13, 2004 05:46am | #3

   I was looking for design ideas.  There's going to be about 65-70 tails to cut, so I may be back looking for method ideas.  My first thought is a luan template for a bearing guided router...roughed out first with a jig saw.

   Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!"  Then get busy and find out how to do it.  T. Roosevelt

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   Novy | Apr 13, 2004 06:51am | #4

   Try a little research on the green & green cloud drops......On a hill by the harbour

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   BillHartmann | Apr 13, 2004 06:54am | #5

   My idea is all straight cuts so you you don't need to do any finish after the jig saw.

   I guess diamond cutouts I would drill a big hole and then cut it with a jig saw.

   However personally I would do adifferent pattern. I would use a double S curve, "cloud lift" pattern and round over the edges. I would also round over the end all of the cross pieces.

   That is inspired by Greene and Greene. But I don't think of that as being SW.

   I have attached a picture of mantle that I did with G&G styles corbels.