Creating the first draft crowns

Hello Everybody,

Last week I began making cardboard mock-ups of the Torah Crown you all helped fund on the Kickstarter.  Here are some pictures of the process:

Initial sketch gives me a shape to work around.

First piece is finished.  Now I’m starting on the second piece.  This cut-out will guide me as I shape the outer edge.

This image shows how I use strips of cardboard to make the outer shape of the mock-up.

The mock-ups are finished.  I love them!  If they are the right size, I will take them apart and use these actual pieces as a pattern for cutting the copper.  Now I’ll bring them over to Congregation Beth Israel Judea in San Francisco to see how they fit on a real Torah.  (This is the one that they will lend me for future exhibits.)