How to Duplicate a Carving the Right Way

Author: Nick Lester Bell

You may look at the above carving and think, that looks vaguely familiar. “Haven’t I seen something like that before?” If you’re a regular user of White River’s catalog, you’ve likely looked over the custom work page more than once. In the upper right you see a very similar carving on a cabinet door:

The original cabinetry onlay was created half a dozen years ago. Recently, a different customer came to us looking for a similar look on their own cabinetry. We are happy to take an existing design and re-work it for a new application. This is part of the benefits of having our own in-house Design Services team.

In this detail view, you can see how the leaves reach out and overlap between the various parts of the onlay. This inter-locking design creates a natural flow between components. It also adds strength to the carving with multiple connection points.

At the top of the carving, you see further interconnection of leaves and scrolls. This carving is symmetrical from left to right along the centerline. This is a very traditional arrangement and works well in a single accent door.

At the bottom, the carving culminates in a set of leaves tying the entire piece together. The bottom is designed to receive a center mullion. This creates a look of the leaves growing out of the mullions. The end result is a beautiful recreation of the inspiration photo, while also being a new and unique piece