How 2 Make a Windowkin


"Here's a Step by Step on the Entire Process"

And we Continue our Windowkin Project

 
 
 
Now we need to start cutting out the pattern with an exacto knife.

I use a #2 Exacto Knife
Always Use a New SHARP Blade
I also Have a Great Tip Below
to Make Cutting Fast And Easy !




 
 
Before you start cutting
Use a Self healing Mat under your foam-board

So you don't cut into your table

If you dont have one, then lay down some thick cardboard or some plywood under your poster board.


  
 
Here we start cuting out the shapes in our stencil
Start in the Center And work your way out.
My Hand is already Starting to hurt

This is So Old School, wish there was a better way.

Wait for it ! - LOL





 
 



Here's a MUCH easyer Way to cut the stencil

Here's The Tip: Use a Dremel instead to cut the Foam Core ! Just use a 3/32 Size Drill Bit.

The Dremil will Cut the Foam like butter, and will only take minutes to do. instead of an Hour or two with an Exacto Knife!

The Foam Core Works So much Better than Posterboad or Felt And you get to use your Dremil on it.

 
 



Here's How to Carve the Foam Board

Place the Foam Board on two Peices of 2 x 4 Lumber
This Makes it Very easy to carve out the shapes
and you can move the Board or the lumber as you Go.

 
 
And Were Done Cutting
in just ten minutes with the dremel- LOL



 
 
Now Just flip your foam core Stencil over
and tape Tissue paper on the back of it



  
 




Lets hang it in our window And place light source behind it
A Lamp on a table works just fine.
 


CONGRATS!!!! / FIN



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