Completed November 2020
Not named for the beer.
The scroll is a bit of a prankster, as the curves seem to change direction when you least expect it. Early in my apprenticeship, I was constantly going back to my reference material for reassurance, as I found it very difficult to visualize the evolution from pegbox to scroll to volute to eye. Like everything, though, scroll carving gets easier with practice. On my fifth or sixth scroll, I finally “got it.”
For just my third attempt, Corona ended up with a surprisingly smooth, mature tone.