Hair Tool

[trikegeoff]

hello all

im in the middle of designing a carving pattern for a project im working on. it is a wild pigs/boars head that will eventually be used on a back quiver.

my problem is im not sure how to put hair on my creature. is there a tool dedicated to this purpose? or is there a special technique using a knife that will give me the effect that im after?

i am looking forward to your responses and id love to see some samples of work done using your technique.

thank you

geoff

[Hilly]

hello all

im in the middle of designing a carving pattern for a project im working on. it is a wild pigs/boars head that will eventually be used on a back quiver.

my problem is im not sure how to put hair on my creature. is there a tool dedicated to this purpose? or is there a special technique using a knife that will give me the effect that im after?

i am looking forward to your responses and id love to see some samples of work done using your technique.

thank you

geoff

Tandy makes a hair tool.

Check out Yaklady's wild boar carving. She did a fantastic job on this one! Scroll down to the 5th message.

[Suze]

I recall somebody on this forum that took a bunch of number 11 exacto blades and put them all together and stuffed them in a handle

might want to go play with the search engine

[whinewine]

I recall somebody on this forum that took a bunch of number 11 exacto blades and put them all together and stuffed them in a handle

might want to go play with the search engine

I did that, & I believe someone else did it too. Use the search engine feature.

russ

[ClayB]

There are a lot of ways to create hair texture. It depends on what kind of look you are going for. Tandy's hair blade in a swivel knife is an easy way to create hair. X-acto knife blades in a handle of some sort can be used in a similar manner and will make deeper impressions than the Tandy hair blade. Some people just draw hair texture onto a carving with a needle or sewing awl, or even a modeling tool. Whatever you decide to use, the important thing in making your hair look realitic is to make sure you pay attention to hair direction and length. Study pictures of your subject to get an idea of what the hair should look like.