Carving a lattice and acanthus pattern on an emu egg shell

Step 10: Remove the turquoise layer

Time again to change bits. Now I will use a fairly large carbide ball burr #6 to remove the turquoise layer. You will not be able to remove a small amount where the white layer meets the lattice. Dont worry we will take it out next. Care must be taken here as this burr is pretty aggressive for the small area and thickness we are removing. The parts of the shell that are to be pierced can be left alone at this point. I mark them with a Sharpie pen so I know where they are and so I wont waste time continuing to carve in areas that I will be removing later.