Profile carving

[Michaelodunk]

Hi everyone

I am planing to build a pergola and I want to carve the ends that stick out they usually just have a curel on them. What I am looking for is
something like a green man carving in profile. All the ones I find are
straight on like a plaque

Thanks
Mike Dunk

[steve_g]

Something like this?
I messed with importing this…
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:104610 (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:104610)
SG

[scottp55]

Nice one Steve. Not to many out there. Thought tracing the "double headed" pic by hand on first link might work. And splitting second one might yield interesting results. Not awake enough to try yet:)
http://fallingangelslosthighways.blogspot.com/2014/01/royalty-and-resurrectionthe-best-green.html

http://taeladragonfox.deviantart.com/art/Tribal-Dragon-Face-20574202

[Michaelodunk]

https://www.evernote.com/shard/s9/res/9996493b-543c-43e2-a075-764f2ff06a3f/profilecover.jpg?resizeSmall&width=786

I was thinking of something that could carved on the side of a 2x8 something like the attached indian. I also don't have aspire so I need something I can download.

[steve_g]

Michael…
Sorry I can’t see your Indian to be sure I’m addressing your question…
The STL I referenced above can be brought into PW3D, Rotated and cut in profile… You can do this with any STL. You can also scale and distort. You can then export it to work with in VCP.
SG

[ssflyer]

Michael,

You can't link to a picture on your EverNote site. Use the Manage Attachments in the Attach Files section below the reply section to directly upload your image.

What Steve suggested can work, but you will lose all the undercut details - so it may or may not work well. Since there are a lot of depth changes face on, you will lose most of them by rotating the relief model.

[ssflyer]

Another thought would to be to use one of these models and exaggerate the depth, then slice it and make a whole face...

[steve_g]

What Ron says is true… You’re squashing the entire thickness of his face into about half the thickness of the lumber. As an alternative, Possibly you could V-Carve half a face on each side of your lumber and still get a profile suggestion!
SG

[Michaelodunk]

test the atachment

[Michaelodunk]

maybe I'll try a fish they are pretty much all profile

[steve_g]

Michael
I love the Indian and see why you’d like something similar on the ends of your rafters/joists!
As you found, profiles of the green man are hard to come by, but I thought I’d give it one more try!
In the top model, I split a front view and added a nose, lips and “vineage” . The bottom one was a ¾ view I found on the web and vectored.
These aren’t 3D but are V-carvings that will cut in a fraction of the time, you can also easily add elements until you get the look you want.
A fish would likely be an easier find… you could do a whole school!
SG

[scottp55]

Steve, Really like that bottom one! I like the "Look" he's giving you. Nice work on both though.