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Old 11-26-2011, 03:57 PM
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just made a chinese dragon, i made it out of pine, it wasn't all that fun to work with that kind of wood ( first time i did, but i got a few logs for free ), it's about 60 cm long, burned and oiled with Danish oil
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Old 11-26-2011, 07:01 PM
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Very cool! Is he going on an entryway?
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Old 11-27-2011, 08:29 AM
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Hey Andy,
Very nice job on the dragon, I'm not a fan of pine either but you managed to accomplish what you set out to do, he looks good!
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Old 11-27-2011, 12:04 PM
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Nice design is it yours? The one you can say about pine it does burn well. Looks great thank you for showing us your work.
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Very cool dragon Andy...great job! I love the burning effect...did you do that with a torch?
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Old 11-28-2011, 02:58 AM
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thank you for the positive reactions, it was made as a gift, i think they are gonna put it on a table.
It was burned with a hand torch
i have drawn it first and then worked it out in wood
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I agree with Don- the burning worked out really well. Nice piece.
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