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   joejoe | Jan 10, 2006 04:55am | #1

   A finial, perhaps?

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   jimscustomwoodworks | Jan 10, 2006 04:57pm | #2

   no, but it incorporates a finial in the center. on a high boy it is called a 'bonnet', but i think it is called something else when it doesnt go from the front all the way to the back.

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   papanick | Jan 12, 2006 08:41am | #3

   I think it's still considered a bonnet.

   The molding are goosenecks, or swan necks. and there is usually a finial or a cartouche in the centre.The older I get, the better I was....

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   jimscustomwoodworks | Jan 13, 2006 05:57pm | #6

   great, any idea were to get some pre-made? thanx!

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   papanick | Jan 13, 2006 06:30pm | #7

   Oooh. That's a tough one.

   if anyone would have any "available" - that is not special-order/custom it would probably be Enkeboll: http://www.enkeboll.com/products/index.php?cat_id=ARC,KEY,CRWThe older I get, the better I was....

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   Segil | Jan 14, 2006 02:08am | #8

   I'm afraid you may have to get out the carving tools on this one;  I've never come across a pre-made acroterium.  It is a fairly unusual item.

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   jimscustomwoodworks | Jan 14, 2006 04:39pm | #9

   thanx for your time anyways!

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   Segil | Jan 13, 2006 02:05am | #4

   I believe the word you are looking for is "Acroterium" according to Wallace Nutting, and he knows these things.

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   jimscustomwoodworks | Jan 13, 2006 05:56pm | #5

   great, any idea were to get some pre-made? thanx!

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   jimscustomwoodworks | Jan 18, 2006 03:45am | #10

   i finally figured it out, i am looking for a 'crest'

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   Segil | Jan 18, 2006 11:22am | #11

   Have you found a source for pre-made ones? I assume the term "crest" is what googled successfully? I guess these days, what works on Google is the most useful term.

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   jimscustomwoodworks | Jan 18, 2006 06:42pm | #12

   i happened to come across the name while looking on van dyke's.com