Ambrosia Maple Finial re-do

[Ed Morgano]

Ok,
Today I decided to try another finial. This is what i came up with. The old one is on the left and the new one on the right. Which do you like best? Or did I waste my time? C&C needed. Thanks,

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[John Keeton]

Ed, first of all, it is never a waste of time to make another finial!! The practice is always worth the effort. My personal preference is for the new one as I think it flows better, is a little more restrained given the form, and the mass is in the lower portion. I also like the additional lift of the lid.

[Roger Chandler]

Ed,

Nice rework...........if it had been mine to re-do, I would have had a bulb [onion] coming off the lid, slendering to the tip with a little flare back up to a flame style tip. I do agree with John that the one you did does compliment the lid a little better and gives the overall flow of the piece a bit more adherence to the fair curve all the way up.

[Donny Lawson]

Ed, that's a nice piece either way but I like the new finial better.

[Jon McElwain]

Yes, I like the second. The bottom of it mimics the base of the lid, and the top is more delicate. The first one draws my eye to the top and I sort of miss the rest of the form. Nice rework, and good effort!

[Bernie Weishapl]

I agree the second finial works best. I like the flow of it over the other one.

[Ed Morgano]

Thanks for the feedback. It's a real help to have this support from all of you.

[Dennis Ford]

I like the second finial better also, I liked the piece as a whole before but it is even better with the new finial.

[Thom Sturgill]

I'm going to be a bit of a contrarian here. I would like the first one better if you made a slight change and removed the very top and simply pointed it. I would also suggest a third finial shape where you mimic the shape of the HF and lid and extent the cove at the top into a spire like the second finial.