Carving a Ring-necked Pheasant miniature Step 8

Width of the head at point 5 measures close to 12mm from the centre line

Rough out the beak first. Beak width at the base of the upper and lower mandible measures 5mm from centre line.

Start by shaping the beak

Crown of upper mandible measures 3mm from centre line. Make sure you leave the wattle a little wider at this point as the edge of the wattle does not go right to the beak. Once you have the wattle outlined you can create the ear feathers

Hollow the eye location out for a 5mm straw eye.

Smooth the surface of the head by sanding in preparation for placing the eyes.

 


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