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Destragon - the destroying dragon
QuiQue -
Friday, January 19, 2007 - 1:55pm
OT: Sandbox YAK | Welding dragon | oxy-acetylene | welding | YAK Gallery "Destragon - the destroying dragon" was created by applying successive oxy-acetylene weld beads over a steel skeletal armature one bead at a time. Over 70 hours of welding were put into this dragon during my initial schooling. What's interesting is that the learning curve is shown in the final dragon. I started with uncontrolled weld beads at the tail of the dragon, and ended with controlled scales at the head. The wings were made of sheet steel with a "buttering" of bronze weld rods over the sheet metal. This dragon was created back in 1979 and now hangs from my roof as a protector of my home. |
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Destragon
Good thing he is a protector for you. He looks rather malevolent to me.
Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge