Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 05:10:09 -0500
Subject: Re: PUPT: finger holes on papier mache heads



--Boundary_(ID_16j0h3OQ7Ee4YigZQi7yzg)

Susan Wall Kronenberg wrote:

> When I make a hand puppet, I first take a toilet paper roll (you know, 
> the inside cardboard) and cut it length-wise.  I then determine how 
> long I want the neck to be, including the bit that's to go into the 
> Styrofoam, and cut off that length.  I roll that piece of cardboard 
> around my finger, then tape it so it remains the size I want.  So now 
> I have a small tube.  I 
>
I use a 3" length of 1/2" pvc (have to sand it out on the inside a bit) ...
about 1/2 in the head and 1/2 outside to the middle knuckle joint on the 
1st finger.
Mark

>

--Boundary_(ID_16j0h3OQ7Ee4YigZQi7yzg)

HTML VERSION:

When I make a hand puppet, I first take a toilet paper roll (you know, the inside cardboard) and cut it length-wise.  I then determine how long I want the neck to be, including the bit that's to go into the Styrofoam, and cut off that length.  I roll that piece of cardboard around my finger, then tape it so it remains the size I want.  So now I have a small tube.  I