Dragon for my grandson

[JoeVM]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

Nice dragon Claude even with the difficult wood.

[toycarver]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

Nice job on that dragon, Claude. There is a lot of work in that carving, imagine if you would have started with a nice piece of wood...how you made him come out so good with what you had is very impressive.

[pararaptor]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

Excellent job Claude! Looks like the Gryffin in the Welsh flag (the only flag design in the world that's remained the same for a thousand years by the way).

Two thought for you sir.
1. You mentioned on another post you wanted to see the grain without painting over it.
You can thin the paint considerably so it acts more a stain than a paint, and you get the benefit of both.
2. Instead of superglue to toughen up a punky area (makes for some tough carving afterward) Use a 50/50 mixture of shellac and denatured alcohol. The alcohol penetrates the wood easily and brings the shellac along with it. Great stuff.

Finally....this was an awesome job indeed!!
Greg

[Claude]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

Thanks, all, for the nice comments! We had to drive to NOLA this morning (left home at 0600, so we could babysit the granddaughter (17 months) and I could take my grandson to school. Gave it to him before school and he loved it. My son was totally blown away - didn't think the old man had it in him... Actually, not true... my son really does appreciate the carvings I give him and the grand kids... I keep trying to get him to try carving, but he's too busy earning a living right now...

Claude

[Nomad]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

Well done! That is a sweet gift.

[rickm]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

dragons are cool lucky g'son

[efmaron]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

Good job carving it and I like the color shading.

[Bob K.]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

Amazing work Claude! Great carving on a tough piece of wood, and I like the way you blended the colors! I think the cracks actually add some character to the carving!

[valk.nl]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

i like it a lot nice work on this dragon

[SlowMover]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

Neat dragon. To me looks like it has a strong oriental influence, as opposed to the Norther European dragons...I like dragons but have never carved one. Yous will definitely please the grandson.

[Bill Anderson]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

wow this wonderful!

[Mark N. Akers]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

Claude, fantastic job, i know he loved it.

[Tom Ellis]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

You had a good save there Claude. Some of that wood looked nasty.

Tom

[copeau]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

good job, even more with a wood like cypress !

[GinnytooU]

Re: Dragon for my grandson

Clause, I love this one. Dragons are so cool and mysterious. Someday I want to carve one. Great job. I really like it. Ginny