Welch Dragon Puzzle

[TXScrollsawartist]

Welch Dragon Puzzle. Cut from 3/4 inch white pine and colorized with Trans-tint wood dye. The pattern is from one of Judy Peterson's books. Her designs are very fun to cut and teach blade control as well as which cut to make next. (And they make great Christmas presents...)

[amazingkevin]

PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE.WELL CUT BY A PROFFESSIONAL SCROLLER! YOUR SETTING THE PACE AROUND HERE LATELY,GREAT JOB SIR

[Barry5180]

That turned out great Michael. I like your choice of background for the photograph as well.

 

Barry

[frankorona]

Very nice job, looks great, thanks for sharing.

[DWSUDEKUM]

Very nicely done!  Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

DW

[smitty0312]

Well done Michael! Thanks for sharing.

[Phantom Scroller]

A very nice WELSH DRAGON indeed. good one.

 

Roly

[penquin]

Very nice looking cutting.  Should be a great gift.

jim

penquin

[bobscroll]

Michael, You did a fine job there,

Bob 

[keefie]

very nice job, the puzzle pieces fit together very well.

[heppnerguy]

you  just make a family heirloom for someone. It will probably end up on Antique Roadshow in 2116.  great job

[vykus]

Great puzzle, I like the shape of the pieces, especially the tail that travels through most of the body. Very cool. 

[PaPa50707]

That is an awesome piece. Great job.

[wombatie]

Very nice.  I do like the way the color worked, I can never get wood dye even.

 

Marg

[TXScrollsawartist]

Marg - I always warm the wood dye by setting it in the sun (I live in Houston, we have lots of sunshine) for an hour before I use it. Warm dye penetrates much better then cold dye. I dunk the entire puzzle in a pan of warmed dye and then wipe each piece with a cloth reserved for that color. I also learned the hard way to let newly dyed white pine to dry in the shade in the summer. The hot Texas sun will dry the wood so fast that it splits. I lost a batch of over 50 puzzles that way once.

Edited October 31, 2013 by TXScrollsawartist