Dragon cane progress

chpster90bu · #21 11-04-2007, 08:58 PM

Bob.....just had to comment again.....that cane is exquisite! What a beautiful job you did! He does look like a meany, but you can't help but love him. Just wonderful! Bonnie

Eddy Smiles · #22 11-04-2007, 09:16 PM

Bob... Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!

makenchips · #23 11-04-2007, 10:05 PM

Very nice indeed. Love the way you did the scales and the teeth. Nice job.

Just Carving · #24 11-05-2007, 08:07 AM

GREAT JOB BOB! It looks so real I'm waiting for some fire to come out of 'im!

Excellent!

Bob L

Ron Davidson · #25 11-05-2007, 08:56 AM

Great job Bob. Great description of your progress also. Thanks for sharing.
Ron

chuckt · #26 11-07-2007, 09:16 PM

Very cool looking cane Bob. Love dragons and the way you integrated him into the cane handle is really nicely done. Thanks for posting this.

ChuckT

dmatias · #27 11-08-2007, 08:05 AM

That is one beautiful cane. I love the detail in the scales. I agree that the head probably doesn't need scales, just the shape it is looks great.

I am sure Colin has enough canes on hand and that the dragon would love to live in Toronto. So, when it is finished you can send him here, I sure wouldn't mind.

Lindy · #28 11-08-2007, 05:08 PM

Bob!

I love that dragon head! Did you use pointillism for making the leathery look with your burner? I think those scales and the texturing are absolutely stunning! Now we both know I really like seeing burning and from watching your progress photo's (thanks for that by the way - loved it) I feel that the pyrography just totally finished it. Of course it would have looked without the burning but what it did was make it pure genius!

Thank you for sharing your progress and final result. Hmmmm - now I might have to actually carve something - see what you may have started? Sheesh.

Lindy
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Robert Cahill · #29 11-09-2007, 01:03 PM

The one thing you didn't do was bore us with your pictures. Everyone else has already said it Really great all around job carving ,burning, finishing I enjoyed the progress Thanks for sharing

squbrigg · #30 11-09-2007, 11:10 PM

Thank you Robert, I really don't know at times if folks are interested, and I don't want to be a nuisance. I suppose I take things for granted, but hope I'm able to help others along the way.

Lindy ... the effect was by shading, like ironing the plates, not points. Had to experiment with heats, speeds and tips, but found the right combination eventually.

Thank you all for your kind remarks and encouragement. Coming from my peers (other carvers), it means a lot.

Bob