Fashion Meets Function!!! How to Make Inuit Snow Goggles for Unique Wear

HEY!!!

It is me Abdullah Orr, and Im back! I do miss Instructables... so here I am with some handmade Inuit goggles. I was swimming through the sea of Pinterest, when I came across an image of these things, they were way to cool, so I thought to myself "Oh my word! I gotta make some of these!"

So here we are!!! let me show you how...

Supplies

• X-acto carving knife (for those hard to get parts)
• Sanding block or paper (lots!!!)
• Dremel tool (with burr bit, sanding drum, and cutoff wheel)
• Normal knife (perfect for normal carving)
• Saw (for cutting wood blocks)
• Yarn (or any cord for tying it to your head)
• Rope lock (for wearables)
• And patience!!!!!!! (super important)

Step 1: Start the Top Shape

So start with a block of wood, make shower your not using super hard wood like white oak or something, I like to use a good aged pine, it is hard, and carves very well. but most wood's will work ofor it just be careful with the grain direction, make sure it runs across the wood.

After drawing the top view, I began carving it into the basic shape.

Step 2: Carve Into the Wood

This is the most PAINFUL part!!!

But After doing it Ive learned how to make it less painful...

What I did was start by drilling holes into the wood, and using the burr bit, I carved away the material until the whole thing looked like a small boat.

Be careful not to go TOO deep in the wood.

Step 3: The Face

So now after very roughly carving out the back now I started on the from and rounded it out only on the top not the sides. I didn't sand it yet, I just used a wood file to get it to the rough shape. we will detail, sand, and smooth later.

Step 4: Inside Cont'd

Now using my favorite tool ever the exact knife (with red handle for better grip) I began cutting out the inside this was the most effective way after using the drill and Dremel.

After I got it as deep as I wanted, I made a small dip in the bottom for the nose bridge.

JUST BE CAREFUL AND GO SLOW!!! if you do it too fast you can split the WHOLE THING!!! (this happened and I had to redo the instructable which is this one!!!)

Also I made the front silhouette look more oval and less squared off.

Step 5: Nose

Now...For the nose make sure you make it the right size for your nose, for this I used the Dremel with the sander bit. make sure you make it wide enough to not pinch your nose, and not too wide to make it loose.

Cut test, cut test, and perfect!

Step 6: The Eye Slit

Now for this part take a deep breath, calm yourself and PRACTICE on another piece of wood, until you can get fairly straight lines.

Then do it on your ACTUAL goggles, remember you can only do it once so don't mess it up!!!

Start by drawing it with a pencil, and just touch the blade on the wood, until you have a groove then press deeper until you have an actually slit going all the way through.

also do it on the back it makes it easier.

Step 7: SANDING

Now get out your sanding blocks, paper, and what ever sanding stuff you have!!!

and make the whole thing smooth, but because the eye slit goes all the way round make sure you don't hold it too tightly.

also you can now drill the holes where we will tie in the strings later.

Step 8: DONE!

Great job!!! you are done. It took me two weekend in a row, and also about 2 hours on the next Monday. I also got quite a few cuts, but it is worth it.

If want to look like a real fashion model, these are 100% for you. I wore them to Walmart, and someone said I looked like a model!!! and yes the looks you get with these are many.

They are a Wonderfull cross between, futuristic eye wear, and old wooden classics.

Anyway that you so much for reading.

PEACE!