Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 19:40:39 -0800
From: Bill Jones <wsjones-AT-basingstoke.org>
Subject: Re: PUPT: Re: doll wax for eyes


>   The marionettes have neoprene cast heads and the heads are 3' tall. The
>eyes holes are open with a dremmel. Then a hold cut in the top of the head.
>The eyes are placed into the sockets, and then the wax is mushed over the
>backs of the eyes.
>
>   Is this how a doll maker sets the eyes?  Where is the plaster used?

setting eyes in dolls...the wax is OUTSIDE the head ( porcelain)...to 
set the position...
the plaster is inside the head surrounding the stem or shank on the 
back of the eye.

Bill


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