Share a DIY bone carving and polishing method for carving a small feather from horn material. Tools and materials needed for hand carving of small feathers:
A small piece of horn material, a toothing machine, 240-2000 mesh sandpaper, and a wire saw.
Illustration of the steps for hand-carving small feathers:
Small feather hand carving step 1:
A friend gave me a horn
Small feather hand carving step 2:
It is enough to polish to 1000 grit first
Step 3 of hand carving of small feathers:
Cut off the thick parts with a jigsaw! The finer parts are polished and used as accessories which are also quite beautiful
Step 4 of hand carving of small feathers:
Draft!
Step 5 of hand-carved small feathers:
Cut out any picture you like and glue it to the horns! Use a scroll saw to cut out the shape of the feather! Please forgive me for forgetting to save the detailed pictures!
Small feather hand carving step 6:
Start carving, use a 0.5 tapered knife to cut out the details, and finally the lines. The main thing is to be patient and don’t ignore the hollowed out parts, so that they can be more realistic
Step 7 of hand-carved small feathers:
Final polishing 240---3000 mesh! I didn't polish it fine enough!
Step 8 of hand-carved small feathers:
The work is completed, a little transparent in the sun! It feels a bit like jade
Step 9 of small feather hand carving:
I am new to carving and my carving is not good. Please give me your comments
Step 10 of small feather hand carving:
Finished product
