Work of Hani Al Mandeel in Bahrain
 

These pics illustrate the type of "carvings" that can readily be done with a MechMate.....

Gerald, Can you please send to me one of these cutting files (on a format which could be used on Artcam) so that I too could try them out in my machine.

I don't have any of Hani's files, all I have are some photos and email correspondence. He also started with a ShopBot, found that he wanted to do bigger stuff, and then built his own CNC router. So I thought, if Hani can do it in Bahrain, I can do it in South Africa....

This may be interesting for you:
www.abbott.demon.co.uk/knots.html
www.clanbadge.com/knots.htm