Finishing eyes

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    Eyes are turned from beech wood and a hole is drilled for the pupil. In this case a hole is drilled for the brass rod at the rear and a hole drilled through the diameter for the pivot.

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    The eyes are only 8mm in diameter so a former was made to ensure accurate placement of the holes for the axle.

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    The eyes were painted with acrylic paint. The central holes is painted black for the pupil.

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    Glazing resin was used to give the eyes a glassy appearance. Only a small amount is needed for a few eyes so the mixing cups provided are not useful. It is too expensive to needlessly mix a large amount. I use a nylon rod to mix 2 drops of resin with 1 drop of hardener. This was enough. The eyes were dipped in the resin mixture and left overnight to harden.

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    It is very satisfying when an idea works perfectly first time!