Foredom Series SR - Manual (Page 25)

11 Carefully and lightly groove the individual
barbs on each primary, secondary, and tail feather
with the top corner edge of the inverted cone
shaped CeramCut Blue
® Stone or burn them with
a woodburner with a 5/32″ knife tip. Brush and
clean the entire piece with a stiff toothbrush, soft
rotary brush, or 000 steel wool. Brush in the
direction of the barb lines. Next place a small
amount of plastic wood in the eye hole and
insert the 2mm eye, black glass bead or a hard-
ened plastic wood ball. After the eye has dried
(approximately 30 minutes), seal the pin with a
50/50 mixture of lacquer thinner and sanding
sealer or Deft. Let the pin dry for 30 minutes and
rebrush with the 000 steel wool or soft rotary
brush or toothbrush.
12 Paint the entire pin with a water-based primer
and finish with acrylic paints in the color pattern
of your choice. If you prefer the look of natural
wood for your hummingbird bird, 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.
Finally, glue the pin back onto the back side of
the hummingbird body. You should rough up the
area with sandpaper where the pin back will go.
Use a strong 2-part epoxy for gluing.
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