I was hoping that it would look like the bottom of the stone column was wrapped in wood... It wouldn't be a stretch to have wrapped the lower portion in wood, would it?

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I was hoping that it would look like the bottom of the stone column was wrapped in wood... It wouldn't be a stretch to have wrapped the lower portion in wood, would it?

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Dave, I thank that would absolutely be within the realm of not just possible, but highly likely. Problem is that, as is, that column is just too skinny for that to be convincingly the case. Sorry, man, just callin' it like I see it.

I think your latest re-work is much closer to the mark, although it looks like you're approaching the point where you might be just as well to blend it in as sort of an extension jutting out from the back wall rather than a stand-alone pillar.

Anyway, 100% top-notch work all-round!!!

Yes,the latest pic would work. Now if you still wanted the wrapped in wood effect you would now add the wood panels on top.
J

Hi Dave,

Have to say – max points for your open attitude, I’d have been chewing the furniture by now! Your v2 is towards what I was suggesting but the weight of the tower would still burst the outer wall of the church outwards. If what you have now is half of an arch, what I was trying to say was make a full arch there. And having slept on it I’m now plagued by long-repressed memories of architectural styles (so there goes thousands of dollars of therapy up in smoke!), your church’s other arches are gothic style (pointy) which is dead right for the context, but the new one is Romanesque or Norman i.e rounded or semi-circular. So just saying either take no notice of me (wouldn’t blame you at all!) or make the (full) arch pointy too.

Backwards and Downwards! I’m being taken away now – know any good Architectural Behavior psychologists?



Cheers, Tim

Absolutely - Duh! Had I put on my Tiffany diamante pince-nez before, I would have noticed where the back edge of the base was going…the other side of the arch can’t exist anyway, as you say.

Sorry Dave, and yes get away from this arch-itectural stuff as fast as possible, look what it did to me!

Cheers,

Tim

Dave,
Based on your latest photos, to my eye it appears you have exactly nailed it!

Keep calm and carry on!

Ahhh yes. Nothing like a solid piece of masonry to start ones's day correctly. Nicely done. If you look at your arch now in the context of the whole tower,it now appears to be sturdy enough to support the whole shebang.
J

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Ahhh yes. Nothing like a solid piece of masonry to start ones's day correctly. Nicely done. If you look at your arch now in the context of the whole tower,it now appears to be sturdy enough to support the whole shebang.
J

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Thanks Jerry, I did all this between 9 and 11:30 last night, my time zone... off to continue the job search this morning. Still looking. Had a job offered to me, but it was in a town 2.5 hours of highway driving away, and my better half is not interested in moving again....EVER! !!

I'm feeling a bit of modeller's déjà vu again....I'll let you in on it shortly.

... So about the dejavu.... we all had this exact set of conversations regarding the exact same issues way back on page 25 of this thread!!!

Nice work on the lights Dave , coming along nicely !!!

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... So about the dejavu.... we all had this exact set of conversations regarding the exact same issues way back on page 25 of this thread!!!

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I thought that sounded familiar — thought I was losing it! 😜

Looking good! All that red wire, green wire stuff is way too complicated for me though!⚡️💥 ... Gonna' go watch a couple of 'Red Green' episodes instead!

—mike