re: Fluer de lis

First you have to hand draw half of a perfect fluer de lis on temple try paper. Fold it over and draw it again. This gives you symmetry. Use a bandsaw to cut it. This gives you 2 dimensions. Draw where the band goes. Draw where your seems will go. I have a variety of carving bits I used to take the wood down. The final carving is strictly sand paper after. Tung oil finish. 3 coat of polyurethane. .I shoot my polyurethane so I don’t capture bubbles are brush stokes. This fluer de lis is 3 ft tall. 1ft 10 inches wide. I swamp log all my own lumber and this is the reward for it.