[Woodcarver] Snake Scales

[Edswood at aol.com]

Thanks for your helpful reply John. I would love to see a picture  of that 
carving if possible.
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 06/16/2016 8:05:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
john.carriere at bigpond.com writes:

 
Hi  Ed, 
I  have carved a large cobra snake, about three feet high and I carved the 
scales  by drawing parallel  pencil lines about  half an inch   apart  and 
then another set of lines having the same width at an angle of  about 45 
degrees. This formed diamond shaped scales. I then used a v tool to  carve out 
grooves based on the lines followed by a v shaped file to even and  smooth 
them out. The next step is to use sandpaper, say 120 grit initially to  round 
the edges and a wood file to round the points of the diamonds. If your  
snake is to be smaller, you will have to estimate the size of the scales to  
match. The depth of the grooves will, of course also have to be proportional.  
I finished my carving with 180 grit sandpaper and stain, 
Hope  this helps, 
Best  Regards, 
John 
 
 
From:  Woodcarver [mailto:woodcarver-bounces at carverscompanion.com] On 
Behalf Of  Ed Famulare via Woodcarver
Sent: Tuesday, 14 June 2016 5:22  AM
To: woodcarver at carverscompanion.com
Cc:  Edswood at aol.com
Subject: [Woodcarver] Snake  Scales

 
Fellow  Carvers,
 
I've  had some interest in snake carving and want to start doing some.  I 
need  some pointers and  techniques for doing snake scales.  I've  researched 
it online but haven't found a really good snake scale tutorial.  There are 
several different ways of doing them and of course I am looking for  the 
fastest and easiest way. Any help or ideas would be  appreciated.  Thanks!
 
Ed  F.
 
Edswood  Designs
 
Bonita  Springs,  FL


-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/woodcarver/attachments/20160616/2031fd8e/attachment.html>