Outlines and Silhouettes 



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If you intend to make a burnt outline trophy on a plaque, 

 choose a good grade of wood without knots. Clear white pine 

 is fine for this purpose. Outline the fish as described earlier. 

 Be sure to make the initial outlines on paper and then transfer 

 them onto the wood. Otherwise, the wood will absorb some 

 of the slime of the fish and thus be discolored. 



My friend Larry Sheerin of San Antonio, Texas and I visited 

 Enrique Guerra at his ranch in Mexico. Larry and I watched 



MIUAMICHI N.B. CANADA 

 JULY 6,IL>S7 



Fig. 125. The finished outline trophy of a grilse (salmon), 



fascinated as Enrique burnt designs into the walls of his dining 

 room. He had a low fire going in the fireplace, where he heated 

 large branding irons until red hot and then pressed them, siz- 

 zling, into the wall. However, I would not advise anyone to 

 try this method on fish silhouettes. An electrical tool is made 

 specifically 7 for this tvpe of work; it is easy to handle, heats 

 quickly, and is inexpensive. The price is usually about three 

 dollars for a set which includes the main heating unit with a 

 cord attached to it and about six interchangeable pens of differ- 

 ent shapes. Commercially, an outfit of this type is known as 

 a "wood burning pen," or an "electrical pencil set." All art 



