Here we go chasing each other's posts... Yeah, like I said - I'm great at the heavy lifting, but peter out on the finishing touches. OK, I can admit it. I just suck at finishing in general
The file work isn't nearly as hard as it looks. Like everything else, it just takes practice. Once you get the feel of what shape(s) you can make with each file profile, the rest just comes down to what order do you string them in to come up with a cool design. I did a lot of them freehand. Those that were to be reviewed by Jim, however, were all meticulously laid out for consistancy!