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Step 13. With the No. 3-12mm gouge, make stop cuts for the lower edge of the mustache. Remove at least 1/8" of wood below the mustache.

Step 14. Sketch in the bottom edge of the lower lip. Make a cut around the lower lip with the No. 11 -6mm gougo. Make a stop cut separating the upper and lower lips. Carve the lip masses.

gouge to cut the nostrils.

Step 17. Use the No. 3-12mm

gouge to cut in the eyelids. Slant the tool into the eye so you do not undercut the lids. Use the same tool to remove a bit of wood from the eyeball to make it lower than the lids.

Step 18. Use the skew to smooth out the eyeball and clean out the corners. Also, use the skew to carve in the tear ducts.

Step 19. Make gouge cuts Step 20. Put wrinkles into the under the eyes to form "bags." forehead. Draw the pupils off to one

side to give the face expression.

23. Stain

oak stain, dry, apply a wax to the carving a sheen,

Step 9. Draw guide lines for the bottom of the eyes halfway between the brow and the bottom of the nose.

Step 10. With the No. 3-12mm gouge turned upside down, make eye mounds that extend from the

brow to the halfway mark you drew in the previous step. Make the masses rounded to reflect the shape of the eyeball. The inside corner should be hidden when the eye is viewed in profile.

Step 11. Draw the border of the hair and mustache.

Step 12. With the V tool, make a stop cut around that line

and lower the forehead and cheeks to separate the face from the hair.

___,____Use the No. 7-8mm gouge to

carve the circle for the iris. Lower the iris wood slightly to create a shadow. Carve in the pupils with the veiner. Use the V tool to create eyebrow texture.

Step 22. Use several gouges to create hair and beard texture. Start by shaping the mass with large gouges and then add middle detail with

a smaller gouge, and finally add a few smaller details with the veiner. Try to put movement into the hair and beard detail. Avoid straight lines.