Intarsia Dragon 2

[jvbscroller]

This is the second intarsia dragon I made.  It was also a gift for a grandson.  This first photo shows the final result.

The drawing was in Great Book of Dragon Patterns by Lora Irish.  It was not an intarsia pattern, so I had to modify it somewhat to turn it into an intarsia piece.

 In addition to turning it into an intarsia piece, I made three modifications to make it easier to build.  (1.)  I enlarged the head and made the fire come straight out of the mouth.  (2.)  In the pattern the handle of the sword is ribbed, but I made the handle smooth with just a few indentations to show where a hand can grip.  (3.) I did not add a mane to the body except in a couple of short sections.      

I used these wood types.

      Head, body, fire, handle and top of sword - walnut

      Blade of sword - alder

      Wings - oak 

Scales on the body and most markings on the face are wood burning.

I tried to avoid paint, but I did paint the horn, teeth, eye, larger markings on the face, and the fire

 Just fyi, the body does not go underneath any part of the sword. It looks that way, as it should, but that is just an illusion.

You can also see a mistake I made -- on one wing, the grain runs vertical, on the other wing, the grain runs horizontal.  I should have paid more attention when I was selecting which pieces of oak to cut for the wings.    

Overall, I was pleased with the result.  

 

   

Edited July 11, 2020 by jvbscroller
Clarified one section of the description.

[wombatie]

Another awesome piece.  Excellent work.

Marg

[daveww1]

very nice

[DJ2772]

Looks really good, especially the body wrapping around the sword.

[Tomanydogs]

That’s a great looking piece. 

[amazingkevin]

 Very good 3D intarsia!!!