Do-it-Yourself Lions Claw The Hand Carving Part 3
by Brian Calvert
OK it's time to finish off your project so whip out your Dremel with the 3/8" ball end cutting bit (as shown on the below photo to the left) and let's get going!
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Making sure your holding the tool properly and firmly start to smooth out the edges of all of those ledges you just created with the router (as shown in the above photo on the right). You will soon begin to notice (if you used the block method) that very little of the wood is left but it was a crucial part of making the grooves from top to bottom (as shown in the photo on the bottom left).
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Using the same bit and Dremel tool you can now slowly carve away those nasty looking walls that have separated the grooves for so long and also round off the tops of each of the 5 ridges (as show in the photo above on the right), Take your time while doing this and don't worry to much if you make a mistake you can always build the area back up with wood epoxy and start over (hopefully you won't have to). Just when you think your about finished shaping all of these areas, hit the Trem cavity with a coat of Primer and it will show you all of the areas you still need to work on ( as shown in the below photo on the left).
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You can now repeat using the Dremel if the areas need a lot of work or switch over to filling any problem areas and sanding by hand the rest of your project using your sanding sponges (as shown in the top right photo). Either way you have decided to go (with or without the block) your Trem will look beautiful with just a little care in filling (if needed) and sanding at this point.
