Creative Woodworks & crafts 1998-07, страница 38

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Fig. 3. Round the head and shoulders.

Fig. 7. Carve the facial details on the eagle.

cuts. Make the grooves follow the flow of the feather or leaf. Carve the mouth groove.

Step 12. Many carved eagles are painted, and if you would like to do so, give it a try. I much prefer the grain of the wood on this design. After sealing the wood, I apply a thinned walnut stain which I then wipe off to accent the can/ing. Finally, I apply a satin finish spray.

To help you feel a hit more patriotic this Independence Day, why not carve an American eagle? Vou can celebrate your heritage by creating a keepsake!

the toes so that they look like they wrap around the arrows and the olive branch.

Step 10. Make a stop cut along the border of the shield. Use a chisel for the straight top edge and the appropriate gouges for the curved side edges. Lower the wood inside the border slightly. Use a chisel to make the straight stop cuts for the stripes. Remove a layer of wood from the even-numbered stripes. Use a carver's punch or a nail set to texture the even-numbered stripes.

Step 11. Carve a groove in each feather and in each leaf. Use either a veiner or a V parting tool for these

Fig. 5. The stop cuts for the feathers were made with plunge cuts.

Fig. 6. Like the feathers, the leaves overlap each other.