I recently made a pair of rustic Oak corbels to support (not structurally) an Oak beam that had to be replaced. They were rustic in appearance, deliberately so to match the character of the building in which they were installed.
I used the offcuts from the Beam which were 200mm x 250mm and drew a design on the side, then quite simply I cut down to the line with a chainsaw and chiselled off the waste.
It was then a simple case of rough cleaning up the front surface with chisels and power sanders. I have an electric carving tool which took most of the effort out of the work.
The Corbels are basic but effective and were sunk into the wall beneath the beam for aesthetic effect only. These I left plain but would like to carve a decorative finish into any future ones I make.
I was pleased with the result and subsequently made a couple of plyboard templates with differing designs so that I could replicate them in the future.
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