![]() Here I stopped and handed it over to John to stain the whole piece. Then I cleaned up the edges and proceeded to *gently* outline my pencil marks with the smallest Dremel bit. The next day I turned my attention to the center graphic - the hardest part, since I've never carved wood before and had no idea how to go about it! Plus, plywood is not carving wood it's several thin layers of wood glued together, which doesn't look smooth or pretty at all.Īnyway, first I sketched in the details with a pencil: The faint cuts in the wood (sort of) helped me place the lettering later on. (I sanded off the rest.) I planned to hand paint those areas because the font was too fine to carve, but first I used a sharp craft knife to outline them. You can see the paper is still attached for "maker of fine" and part of "since 382 BC". I decided to carve out the actual letters of the word "wands," but only outlined " Ollivander's" so I could add color to it later.Īfter about three hours (and many hand cramps) I had this: Next, John used his router to give the plaque a decorative edge, handed it off to me, and went to the movie.įrom there I began outlining the shapes and lettering using pumpkin carving bits on my trusty Dremel. ![]()
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