Tommy,
Was there ever anything on the actual topper (the draped globe with top) during any of the Bombe episodes? I had noticed it before, but had never thought to ask. While checking the pics again today, I noticed again and thought I would ask now. Thanks for your time.

no..there was never an overview of the egg ...maybe i can get dan to come to the shop and break it down...some day

I agree with Adam, the drapping on the egg is such a cool effect, I would love to know how that is done!

Most finials are simply turned, however, the draped finial has got me wondering "how they did it" too. Question for robertsonc.w.: Did you know Karl Eicher who lived on West Baltimore St.? I used to visit his shop in the late 60s-early70s. The best cabinet maker I have ever seen. He repaired and sold antique furniture.

Hey DYNO360, I don't know Karl, I am 25 so it sounds like his shop may have been before my time. I work for a group called The Hubbard Cabinetmakers in Butler MD. I know Jim Adashian (I hope I spelled that correct) who does good work restoring antiques at his shop in Baltimore.

Karl had a shop with a retail area on the street level, nothing fancy, except the antiques. He had an English drop front desk with brass, oval pulls with Prince of Wales feathers. I was saving up my pennies to buy it, but it was sold before I had enough. Best of all was his shop. He would let me watch him work after store hours. He was the best. In the back there was a carriage house at the alley, (He was in the old part of town), where he kept wood from pieces that were too far gone to restore. Karl said if you are repairing a 150 year old piece, you need 150 year old wood to do it right.
Once he was fixing a drawer front on a case piece. The relatives of the owner had pried open the drawer after he had died, thinking there was money inside. In doing so, they cracked the center of the drawer front where the mortice lock went. Karl got some appropriate aged wood and fixed the drawer front, then remorticed the lock. Next, he went through these big books of veneers, kinda like wallpaper sample books. Although old, his eyes were keen. He not only matched the grain on the front (mahogany), but matched the grain on the inside of the drawer. You just have to believe me, after the repair, you could not tell there was ever any damage. Unbelievable! He also had concocted his own furniture polish. He sold it in little, flat medicine bottles. Good stuff. Wish I still had a bottle. Sorry to ramble on, but it's guys like Karl that have made me like woodworking so much.

Found a series of videos on youtube that explains "how to make a flame finial". Pretty neat! I know that it is not an explanation of how to make a "draped, urn finial", like on Tommy's Bombe, but it does show how to advance beyond a simple turned finial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDw_X14W ... re=channel