How To Do Some Basic Carving
Using Proxxon Tools
Hi Everyone! I thought I'd do a little wood carving today. I'm running out of wood for bigger projects and I'm not going shopping much lately so I'm making something small. Some of you may know I have a Springer Spaniel. He's 8 months old and gets in a lot of mischief as you'll soon see. I'm making a replica of him out of wood. Follow along and I'll show you how I did it.
Materials List
- Proxxon 2 speed scroll saw
- Proxxon long neck angle grinder
- Proxxon power carver
- Proxxon Delta Sander
- Scrap wood ( I used 1/2" birch plywood)
- Wood Glue
- Plaid Paint white and dark brown
- Plaid Mod Podge
- Drill and bits
- 2 black beads
- Wood Putty
- Thin cardboard
1. First I drew out my pattern on paper, cut it out and transferred it to the plywood.
2. Next I cut out my pieces using the Proxxon scroll saw.
3. Now I'm going to sandwich all the pieces together and glue together. Let dry.
4. Now the fun begins. Carving in some details using Proxxon Power Carver and the Proxxon Longneck Angle Grinder.
5. Then disaster struck! I walked away to get some sand paper and when I returned the dog had chewed part of the front feet off!! That's where the wood putty came in. I resculpted the head and feet as best I could and let dry. Using the Proxxon Delta Sander I was able to fix it.
6. Using Plaid paint I painted as best as I could trying to match the markings of a Springer Spaniel.
7. After paint was dry I cut 2 ears out of cardboard. I painted them brown and let dry. I then used some wool and adhered it to the ears with Plaid Mod Podge. After they dried I painted them again with brown. This made them look curly. I attached them with glue to the head. I drilled some eye sockets and glued in 2 black beads, then retouched the paint.
8. Here's my finished piece. A little rough because of the accident but thanks to my Proxxon tools I was able to save it. See you next next month. Stay safe :-)
