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Finish options for carvings

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There are 5 basic options for finishing a carving:

1.  24 karat Gold Leaf - this is very bright and shiny.  Gold leaf is dazzling when it reflects sunlight.
2.  Burnished, antiqued, or aged gold leaf - this can be achieved to create anything from a subtle burnished look to decrease the sheen all the way to an authentic 200 year old original antique aesthetic.  
3.  Natural - No gold leaf is applied so the natural wood grain shows through.  This also can be antiqued to any degree desired.
4.  Painted - Bellamy painted some of his eagles white.  This is a clean and crisp look.
5.  "White Gold" - this is gold leaf alloyed with silver.  I had a recent order from Vineyard Vines for a whale carving in white gold.  I will post the photo soon.

Here are examples of each of the above......

1.  24k Gold Leaf




 

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2.  Antiqued Gold Leaf

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Lightly burnished 24k
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Moderate antiquing

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3.  Natural Wood

Light Finish for clarity of wood grain 

Heavy antiquing

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4.  Painted

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5. White gold - this is a thin leaf similar to gold leaf but a mix of gold and silver (cost is the same as gold leaf)

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Other options

I.  Banners 

With  Pinstripe                                                                                                    Without pinstripe

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With pinstripe                                                   Without pinstripe
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2. Shields

White outline of shield                  Blue outline, Gold stripes                                  Red outline

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Gold Outline
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