HOODMAKING
BRACES TWO
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NOW HERE WE ARE NEARLY FINISHED BUT BEFORE YOU GO REMEMBER AND TRIM THE INSIDE OF THE BEAK SO THERE ARE NO EDGES TO RUB ON THE BIRD. A NICE SMOOTH CHAMFER, AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE LEFT A FINISHED HOOD OR NEAR ENOUGH. LIKE I SAID IT DOES TAKE A BIT OF PRACTICE WITH A FEW HOODS TO GET IT RIGHT.
THIS IS ABOUT MY SIXTH HOOD I HAVE DONE SO I FEEL I HAVE DONE NOT BAD FOR STILL A LEARNER.
I HAVE EVEN BEEN ABLE TO MAKE MOULDS OF MY HOOD BLOCKS AND NOW I CAN MAKE SPARE BLOCKS WHICH IS HANDY IF ANY GET BROKEN.