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FAST FOAM LATHE

Step 5SHOULDERS AND WAIST

SHOULDERS AND WAIST
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The shoulders are pretty well shaped by the time you finish the head.

The next major feature is the waist.

I set calipers to the largest diameter, then cut the entire waist to this diameter using an exacto knife and checking with the calipers.

Then remark the smallest diameter and make a norrow cut the the correct diameter, again checking with calipers.

Now connect the cuts in a smooth curve. For this cut I used sandpaper on a stick. (the next step shows this in detail).

Finally lightly sand the waist to a smooth finish, all while checking against the pattersn.
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