Dragon sword and Shield

[Rolf]

Didn't know where to post this. I did this Sue Mey designed dragon for SSWWC magazine. I did one with just the Dragon using Baltic birch ply and Alcohol dyes. They then asked If I could do one with a shield. I made that one with natural wood except for the Shield and backer which is 1/2 BB ply stained with Minwax Ebony.  When the photographed it they had a sword (not mine).  When I got it back I decided to make a sword. It is a combination of turning , carving, shaping and some painting. I am reasonably pleased with the end result for a "down and dirty " project.  The blade was some scrap plywood from a crate painted with gold leaf.

[ike]

It loooks like that deserves a Blue ribbon. Very niicely done.

ike

[Scrappile]

Very well done!

[Foxfold]

Brilliant !!

[spirithorse]

Well done, Rolf,

Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

[Denny Knappen]

Wow Rolf, you outdone yourself on this one.

[OCtoolguy]

Great job Rolf. Thanks for posting.

 

[Rolf]

I had to put it in a Unique category.  first and second place where really amazing.  Next year it will be game on. I have a design I want to do. 

I had no time to take pictures at the show too busy hawking the hobby and demonstrating the scroll saw. I had the new for me EX 16 there. I may be a convert.

[Fab4]

32 minutes ago, Rolf said:

I had to put it in a Unique category.  first and second place where really amazing.  Next year it will be game on. I have a design I want to do. 

I had no time to take pictures at the show too busy hawking the hobby and demonstrating the scroll saw. I had the new for me EX 16 there. I may be a convert.

Hi Rolf:
If this is 3rd, I would have loved to see #1 and #2
Well done, looks awesome
I'm betting that next year that 3rd will be a huge #1 in any category
Fab4

[meflick]

Beautiful work as always Rolf. Glad you are enjoying scrolling on your new to you Excalibur. Congratulations on the 3rd place.

[Rockytime]

Now that is impressive! I like it.

[John B]

That is truly magnificent Rolf.
The addition of the sword places it in a completely new dimension.

[amazingkevin]

wonder how many there were competing with you? This is fit for a museum.Tremendous quality and workmanship.1000 atta boy!!!

[Ron Johnson]

Congrats Rolf. Well done.  

[Rolf]

This piece done by my friend Andi is what took 1st place. It was an incredibly complex piece to cut and assemble, I did help her with with some technical aspects of the project.

It is based on a picture of her daughters and each strip is about 2" wide cut to 45 deg on each edge, then each colored piece was cut out on the scroll saw, painted and re-assembled. Then two strips were glued together to form one pleat. Those pleats were then glued to the backer board. If you look at it from the right it is one color from the left a different set of colors. It is about 4ft long. Absolutely stunning in person.

[trackman]

Incredibly complex I feel is an understatement. That is very good an unusual!

[heppnerguy]

Wow, competition is tremendous where ever it took place.  I was wowed by your and then I see the other piece and was also amazed by it. Sure unforces my understanding of why I know I am a mediocre scroller, at best. Wonder and amazing projects

Dick

heppnerguy 

[bobc]

congrats on your winning piece.....absolutely beautiful......

 

bob

 

[Rolf]

That is why I call our annual show "My annual Humbling".

[wombatie]

Wow that is so cool.  A lot of time and effort went into it, I am sure.

Marg

[Rolf]

This is another one of her pieces. She does a lot of mixed media. but it is shaped wood then painted.  She has used fabric, glass and pretty much anything that gives her the effect she is looking for. Note the eyelashes.

[OzarkSawdust]

WOW! Fantastic job Rolf!! From the look of those pieces I would have loved to see the whole show.

[Rolf]

This is a link to last years show pictures , this years have not been posted yet.

 

http://liwoodworkers.org/events-meetings-albums/