If you find something has warped out of simply being able to tug it back into place, rubbing it with a damp paper towel will often give you enough flex to bend it back into place. When building something large scale and out of cardboard, warping is a giant factor. ![]() There were well over 40 pieces for the pattern I made but I made them from scratch so I was familiar with the fit. One slip is the difference between an afternoon working and an afternoon in the ER. No lie, I went through 4 full sets of blades just cutting the cardboard out. You're going to go through these like popcorn doing this. I found a few rolls at a dollar store held nicely without making adjustments impossible.Īlso, use a thin ratcheting blade and have several on hand. A good balance of masking tape is needed, you want something that will hold but something that won't rip your pattern. It helps to tape down your patterns when doing things large scale. ![]() ![]() I recommend a nice, thick cardboard and tracing with a Sharpie. I was lucky enough to have Tandy Leather Factory in Tampa donate several large used cardboard boxes that they ship their leather in. That is a lot of paper so I had the pieces printed up at a printer, assembled them into the pieces and then began tracing them onto cardboard. Ok, so the measurements for Mabel (friend dubbed her that) are 5 feet from neck nape to jaw tip and roughly 2 and a half wide at the back jaw.
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