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Make a black panther or a jaguar using the same pattern<\/span><\/h2>\n

By Don Self<\/em><\/p>\n

There’s no specific type of cat called the \u201cblack panther.\u201d Instead, the name can refer to any single-color (melanistic) big cat. In Asia and Africa, they are leopards, while those in the Americas are jaguars. I have long been fascinated by the jaguar\u2019s strength and beauty, as well as its place in Aztec culture, so I had a classic jungle cat in mind when I carved and painted my basswood jaguar. However, you can carve the cat from walnut or butternut and use either paint or natural finish to create a black panther. Before you start carving your big cat, make sure your tools are sharp by using a rotary strop to easily sharpen your carving tools.<\/a><\/p>\n

Use the carving as a pin, neckerchief slide, magnet, or box decoration, or increase the size substantially to make a wall hanging.<\/p>\n

Carving Tips<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u2022 Orient the grain roughly parallel to the line connecting the corner of the eye and the nose.
This provides strength to the delicate areas.<\/p>\n

\u2022  Strop the knife just before you begin to carve the nose, eye, and ear. This ensures smooth cuts in these areas, which have difficult grain.<\/p>\n

\u2022 While it\u2019s possible to carve the entire project with a detail knife, the whisker pits and the outline of the eye highlight (inside the pupil) can be challenging to carve. Use a 1\/16″ (2mm) veiner in those areas if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Painting a Jaguar<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mix equal parts apricot, golden brown, and white to make gold paint. Dilute the paint 50 percent with  <\/span>water and paint the gold areas. Mix white paint 1:1 with water and paint the white areas. While the paint is still wet, use a circular motion to blend the two colors where they meet. You may need to dilute the paint further to make the colors easier to blend. Allow the piece to dry thoroughly before painting the rest of the carving.<\/p>\n

Iris: Mix gold with a touch of nutmeg brown;
thin slightly with water<\/p>\n

Nose: Mix gold with khaki; thin slightly with water.
Grade to black at edges.<\/p>\n

Markings: Black; thin slightly with water<\/p>\n

Ears: Black; thin heavily with water<\/p>\n

Rosettes on sides and back of head: nutmeg brown;
thin heavily with water<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Painting a Black Panther<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Thin dark charcoal gray paint 1:1 with water. Paint the entire carving and let dry.<\/p>\n

Iris: Mix gold with a touch of nutmeg brown;
thin slightly with water<\/p>\n

Nose: Pinkish brown darkening to black<\/p>\n

Markings: Black; thin slightly with water<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Using a Natural Finish<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I carved this panther from butternut, applied a walnut stain, and finished it with Danish oil. To make the eye stand out, paint the pupil black and add a white highlight dot.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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MATERIALS<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 Basswood or butternut, 7\/8″ (2.2cm) thick: 3″ x 4″ (7.6cm x 10.2cm)<\/p>\n

\u2022  Acrylic paint, such as Plaid Apple Barrel: black, white, khaki, apricot, golden brown, nutmeg brown, pink; black panther only: charcoal gray<\/p>\n

\u2022 Danish oil (optional)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Stain: walnut (optional)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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TOOLS<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 Detail knife with a 7\/8″ (22mm)-long blade, such as a Notto<\/p>\n

\u2022 Veiner: 1\/16″ (2mm) such as Dockyard (optional)<\/p>\n

\u2022Paintbrush: #2 round, such as Loew-Cornell<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Don Self began whittling Boy Scout neckerchief slides in 1987. After retiring from a career in geology, Don returned to his native Alabama, where he joined the Tannehill Wood Carvers Club. He enjoys creating human and animal caricatures, and particularly relishes the challenge of converting an outrageous mental image into a 3-D wooden sculpture. Don typically works in basswood, painting each sculpture with acrylics, but he also enjoys working in butternut, cypress, and water oak, where the figure of the wood takes center stage.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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