1, tool preparation. Peachtwood: Peachtwood is an essential material for making mahogany dolls, and it needs to be made of hard and crack-free mahogany. Knife: Different kinds of knives are needed, such as sharp knives, horizontal knives and vertical knives, as well as auxiliary tools for sharpening and cutting knives. Others: you also need to prepare rulers, pencils, erasers and brush tools.
2. Sketch: First of all, you need to draw a sketch on the mahogany with a pencil according to the design drawing or your own imagination. The sketch should be accurate and clear, and the size ratio should meet the requirements.
3. Cutting mahogany: according to the size and shape of the sketch, cut mahogany into the corresponding shape and size with a saw or plane.
4. Preliminary carving: Make a preliminary carving on the peach wood with a sharp knife, outline the general shape and lines, and remove excess sawdust and burrs.
5. Detail treatment: Use horizontal and vertical knives to treat the peach wood in detail, polish and cut the shape and lines more finely and smoothly, and keep the proportion and shape of the doll.
6, lettering on the back: turn the doll over and lettering on the back with a knife to ensure that the doll has the same shape before and after.
7. Final touch-up: Finish the touch-up and trimming of the mahogany doll with tools such as knife flower and knife grinding, so that its surface is smooth and delicate, and its lines are smooth and natural.
8. Waxing: Finally, wax the surface of the mahogany doll to increase the luster and protect the mahogany doll.