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Hog had requested a tutorial on how to apply a African Lion Paw Print to one of his knife handles so I did up a really quick written and photographed...uh tutorial? maybe.
His thread here: http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56724
A quickie written tutorial for you Hog.
*Take inventory of what you have on hand that is capable of cutting/carving.
*Go to Google and type in "African Lion Paw Print"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=pfwl&qe=TGlvbiBQYXcgUHI&qesig=-O9YQWxHzLFGQd1ud3T9tg&pkc=AFgZ2tlXlk4-YWPJHArl_rT8ZRhJyatoNEM0qoaUg0cPWTgsr7pHs47LqRiir1iPvjyb5Bi5uur9gxOq9M0w2tkWIaXX56hgTw&cp=11&gs_id=1c&xhr=t&q=lion+paw+print&biw=1490&bih=800&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=zyIbT8T7NaKciQLqgsiiCA#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=african+lion+paw+print&oq=african+lion+paw+print&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=0l0l0l46064l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=3ebaea53bf973ce2&biw=1490&bih=800
*Choose the one you like the best.
*Do you have a printer? can you adjust the size of the print? If Yes/Yes then pick a size you think will work (record what size you choose as it may take a couple of tries to get the right size)
*Once you have the size of the paw print you desire, you can do a couple of things. You can take a pair of scissors/exacto knife and cut out the BLACK portion of the printout. Then take that and use it as a stencil and cut it down a bit so that you can tape it to your handle. Take a pencil/sharpie and trace the cut out lines. It will leave you a guide mark for your "carving"
*Use a dremel with or without a pencil attachment, choose a appropriate size bur/bit and get to it. A round ball carbide works well for wood, let the tool do the work rather than force it.
*Don't have a Dremel? Use a pocket knife and make an incision line over the lines you just drew (TAKE YOUR TIME, it's not a race and these will help define the quality of your efforts...). Then cut, chisel, drill, grind, whatever from the incision lines. Some woods will simply chip out, you have cut the grain with your incision lines so all your trying to do is remove the material at this point.
This process is not all too much different than the power carving video above. There is some films out there that you can simply use a copy machine to make a sticky stencil for, if you were closer I would send you sheet of it but your locale presents a challenge for timely purposes
*When your done you can use the same sharpie to fill in the carved paw if you desire. Note however that some woods will "bleed" ink so just start at the center and work your way out by watching the ink. Wax or wood finish works equally as well.
I shot a bunch of random photos as well.
His thread here: http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56724
A quickie written tutorial for you Hog.
*Take inventory of what you have on hand that is capable of cutting/carving.
*Go to Google and type in "African Lion Paw Print"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=pfwl&qe=TGlvbiBQYXcgUHI&qesig=-O9YQWxHzLFGQd1ud3T9tg&pkc=AFgZ2tlXlk4-YWPJHArl_rT8ZRhJyatoNEM0qoaUg0cPWTgsr7pHs47LqRiir1iPvjyb5Bi5uur9gxOq9M0w2tkWIaXX56hgTw&cp=11&gs_id=1c&xhr=t&q=lion+paw+print&biw=1490&bih=800&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=zyIbT8T7NaKciQLqgsiiCA#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=african+lion+paw+print&oq=african+lion+paw+print&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=0l0l0l46064l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=3ebaea53bf973ce2&biw=1490&bih=800
*Choose the one you like the best.
*Do you have a printer? can you adjust the size of the print? If Yes/Yes then pick a size you think will work (record what size you choose as it may take a couple of tries to get the right size)
*Once you have the size of the paw print you desire, you can do a couple of things. You can take a pair of scissors/exacto knife and cut out the BLACK portion of the printout. Then take that and use it as a stencil and cut it down a bit so that you can tape it to your handle. Take a pencil/sharpie and trace the cut out lines. It will leave you a guide mark for your "carving"
*Use a dremel with or without a pencil attachment, choose a appropriate size bur/bit and get to it. A round ball carbide works well for wood, let the tool do the work rather than force it.
*Don't have a Dremel? Use a pocket knife and make an incision line over the lines you just drew (TAKE YOUR TIME, it's not a race and these will help define the quality of your efforts...). Then cut, chisel, drill, grind, whatever from the incision lines. Some woods will simply chip out, you have cut the grain with your incision lines so all your trying to do is remove the material at this point.
This process is not all too much different than the power carving video above. There is some films out there that you can simply use a copy machine to make a sticky stencil for, if you were closer I would send you sheet of it but your locale presents a challenge for timely purposes
*When your done you can use the same sharpie to fill in the carved paw if you desire. Note however that some woods will "bleed" ink so just start at the center and work your way out by watching the ink. Wax or wood finish works equally as well.
I shot a bunch of random photos as well.
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