[Woodcarver] Snake Scales

[Edswood at aol.com]

Thanks John!! Lookin forward to seeing them!
 
 
 
In a message dated 06/17/2016 7:29:51 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
john.carriere at bigpond.com writes:

 
Hi  Ed, 
I  have photos of the cobra carving without the stain but they are on my 
camera  only at this time. We had to get a new computer recently and I don’t 
know ( I  am a 74 year old dinosaur when it comes to computers) how to 
transfer the  photos to the computer in order to send them off. My daughter will 
help me  with this when she returns from a 10 day trip so please hang in 
there and I  will send them to you  in about 10 – 12 days. 
Best  regards, 
John 
 
 
From:  Woodcarver [mailto:woodcarver-bounces at carverscompanion.com] On 
Behalf Of  Ed Famulare via Woodcarver
Sent: Thursday, 16 June 2016 9:50  PM
To: woodcarver at carverscompanion.com
Cc:  Edswood at aol.com
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Snake  Scales

 
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_ (mailto: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_ 
(mailto:woodcarver at carverscompanion.com) 
Cc:  _Edswood at aol.com_ (mailto: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





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