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Step 3In which the phalanges bones are connected to the metacarpal bones...
Now that all of our bones are cut out, we should probably add the ligaments. Each finger can usefully be served with three (3) of the puffy pipe cleaners. You might want to use consistent colors for a given hand if you are working on both at the same time, as I did here.
If you'd used my suggestion in the last step, and have the narrow end of the pens as your finger tips, then the metal within the pipe cleaners will jam up nicely where the ball point part would normally go and effectively lock them into place.
With the bevel cut I added, you can see how nicely the finger will bend. It will bend more than is shown; I just chose a nice arc to illustrate my point.
Notice that I did not cut off the ends of my pipe cleaners. Once the hand is constructed, we will be using the extra length to anchor it into the arm.
If you'd used my suggestion in the last step, and have the narrow end of the pens as your finger tips, then the metal within the pipe cleaners will jam up nicely where the ball point part would normally go and effectively lock them into place.
With the bevel cut I added, you can see how nicely the finger will bend. It will bend more than is shown; I just chose a nice arc to illustrate my point.
Notice that I did not cut off the ends of my pipe cleaners. Once the hand is constructed, we will be using the extra length to anchor it into the arm.
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