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The head after a
few drops of hot melt glue to hold it together to safely cut
out the side profile.
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You can see with
the side panels held in place with the hot melt, you can easily
and safely cut out the side profile. |
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The cut out head
and finished body.
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I now put reference
marks on the head to help with the carving. A centerline, the
indent line for the upper head, the cheek line and some bill
details are some that I use. You may want more, less or none. |
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Since these are "rough"
gunning dekes you can carve a simple head or go for more detail.
A sanding station allows you to round out a head very quickly
(50 grit) and produce a simple gunning head. More detail, more
tools and work.
The same can be done with a rasp
and some sandpaper.
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