Foredom Series SR - Manual (Page 21)

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47 Re-sketch the primary feathers. Straighten
the line between the tertials and the primaries
using a CeramCut Blue
® wheel, inverted cone or
a diamond wheel.
48 Next, remove wood under the primaries
and cut a line depicting one primary as overlay-
ing the other using a CeramCut Blue
® inverted
cone, diamond wheel or diamond flame.
49 Undercut the primary feathers and clean up
any saw marks using a diamond flame.
50 Use a a split sanding mandrel with 220-grit
cloth backed sandpaper or a sanding roll to do a
final shaping and to clean the entire body.
51 Wrap 220-grit sandpaper on a wooden craft
or popsicle stick and sand under the primaries
and the stop cut between the tertials and rump.
Also, hand sand behind the neck, under the chin,
and in any other area that isn’t smooth and clean
if needed.
52 Use 000 steel wool on the entire body.
Finish with tung oil, Danish oil or deft semigloss
on the completed carving. Add several coats,
allowing drying time between coats. Use 000
steel wool to lightly rub down each coat before a
new coat is added.