After the chisels and gouges would give me no more detail, I used a set of rasps to smooth out the general surface and do detail work—especially on the forehead, the lip and the naso-labial fold. Then it was an hour and a half of sanding. Stefano's only comment was, "Well, we'll see how it plays as a mask. And if it doesn't work, you can put it on the wall and use it to hang your coat."
Total carve time: 35.5 hours. I may have to go back and re-carve some bits later, depending on how the leather looks.
So tomorrow we'll use a bandsaw to cut the back of the block away and provide the line that will make the edge of the mask. We'll treat the wood to protect it from moisture, and then work some leather onto it. Yohan is glad that it is not he who has to fit the leather around that nose!
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