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Step 17. Back to the nose! Carving the nostrils does not make them dark enough; they have to be cut on the scroll saw. We reapplied a section of the pattern ond scrolled them.

Step 18. Use the inside of the gouge lo round the nose as you carve it down to size.

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Step 19. The antlers are quite fragile, so use a Kutrall® in a rotary tool to reduce them and then detail them with a 1/16" voining gouge.

marks. Apply the finish of your cho'ce (we used Watco natural danish oil, rubbing in four coats over a period of seven days). We apply the oil with a brush, making sure Ihe entire piece of wood is well salurated and re-brushing the crecs that soak it up and look dry. Once all surfaces appear wet, wipe the piecc with a lint-free rag. Check the project over during the next twelve hours or so ana' wipe off any oil that bleeds out. Brush on the second coat, and than wipe it off. If the wood took the oil evenly with no dry spots, rub on the next two coats with lint-free rag, allowing several days between applications. If you want as smooth a surface as possible, rub in the last coat with 500 grit wet or dry paper. If you want, apply some oil as you sand, but do not flood the surface. Change the paper if you don't feel any drag and there is oil presenl. Wipe it off with a lint-free rag and you have a beaulilul finish. Be sure to follow the instructions on the can for disposing of your rags. Danish oil is made from linseed oil that WILL cause spontaneous combustion if your rags are not disposed of properly. Don't take any chances.

Good, bad, or indifferent, there it is. I ended up doing a lot mere carving than anticipated, but after all, that is the fun of this stuff, isn't it?

For questions concerning this project send an SASE to: Wes Domarest, 66 Snover Road, Sussex, NJ 07461. Email: wes@woodworksandcrafts.com