Evolution of a Sketch

After the completion of Standing Knife Edge, I found myself spending time on a new sketch.  I had a really rough idea that I thought had some potential, but was not yet sufficiently developed.  You can see it here…

It was poorly thought out and lacked “cohesion” for lack of a better word. When looking at, I think it’s obvious it’s not a very good drawing. But there was something worthwhile in there… I knew if I spent a little bit of time I could draw it out (yes, I like puns).  The result is below…

Now this is a design that I’m excited to make! It has good flow, complexity and room for excellence to emerge in the process of fabrication. I was thinking of my earlier piece, Recurve Torsion, so you can see some similarity there. This one I can’t wait to begin…