Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:31:16 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: edatkeson-AT-earthlink.net
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Tech question on shadows


Conrad, kath mentions punches. Have you tried the exacto chisel blades or small wood chisels? Get a piece of wood that you can turn so that you are punching into the endgrain and use that to back up your work, and try using punches. You may find that there are some woodcarving gouges or leatherworking tools that will work, maybe use a little hammer or mallet to tap with. I've watched some videos of the making of Chinese shadow puppets and that seems to be a technique that was used.
Just a thought,
Ed

-----Original Message-----
>From: Kathleen David <kathodavid-AT-mac.com>
>Sent: Nov 10, 2007 5:25 PM
>To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Tech question on shadows
>
>Conrad-
>My brother once used his Dremel  to cut out a rather complicated  
>design out of metal for a gobo. He did a test run of the gobo using  
>cardboard and his Dremel.
>I'll ask him how he did it.
>Also as to punches. I suggest you look at craft stores that have a  
>lot of scrapbooking materials for sale. They have an AMAZING amount  
>of stuff that works with paper including some great small brads as  
>well as some really neat paper.
>Kath
>
>
>
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