I took a 2 day blacksmith class a year ago. Have been in the shop as time permits. Ive made a couple of knives several tomahawks The is Idea keep bugging me. The praying mantis is made out of a railroad spike. The dragonfly is made out of a piece of 1in bar the wings are 3/8 rod hammered flat. I colored the body with my torch and then clearcoat and mount on chunks of old hedge post. Please give me some feed back

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Nice! I especially like the dragon fly. I have a special liking for those critters anyway Hey, BTW< Welcome, fellow Nebraskan!! ;)

they look great postleg - i like the dragonfly especially too - i think its coz theres more hammer marks to see - love his wings:)

Awesome, I love them. Thanks for the pics.:)

I like the skitter hawk too. Nice texture on the wings. Don't feel disappointed that the mantis didn't get that many votes, it just because dragon flies are more dramatic looking to begin with.

nice job...RR spike makes a great praying mantis

hey the bugs are great!! they would go well at 16th and van dorn with the
mantis from the gentalemen from lincoln plating.

yes I drive by the big mantis twice aday on my way to and from work. This one was inspired buy a praying mantis that lived in my shop window for about a month this fall

Great work well done

Great work! I like all of them. I copied the pics for future reference. I'm starting to make critters too. Thanks for posting!

LOVE the dragonfly. My wife is crazy about them and this is the first one I have considered making for her. You are spreading joy in places you don't even know about
Thanks for posting- this is a beauty!