[Woodcarver] Mounting fish eyes

[vic thiedek]

What I have done with birds is get the correct MM size drill to correspond to the size of the exact size of the eye.  Glue a SMALL piece of foam rubber in the base of the eye socket.  Then a few drops of GEL super glue (careful not to get any on the exposed wood)  I have hollowed out the tip of a brass rod so it is concave, then use jewelers wax to pick up the eye and place it where I want it to go.
Hollow the brass rod with a dremel, foredom or whatever using a round bit. The brass rod is about this size~~O~~  Paraffin or candle wax would work.  The rod, when you are finished making it is called a jewelers "DOP" I use this process on my painted birds as well. (to place the eyes)  Hope this helps...vic AKA ~blueloon~
my unfinished web site is http://blueloon.thiedek.com  Please visit and tell me what you think. Thanks
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