Dogsoldat Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Been looking for a few different ways to do dragonflies and the only hit I can seem to come up with lately is BIll Epps you tube video. That and a million blacksmith shops with dragonfly in the name. I want to make a small bullrush and have a divot on the bottom of the dragonfly that it balances on. and set the dragon fly on the point of the bulrush so it can move in the breeze. Well at least that's the vision. So anyone else have any links handy or been looking into them. Appreciate any help. After watching Bill Epps video a few times. I am rather impressed with how thin his hot cut chisel is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Did you try IFI? A search on IFI for the term dragonfly returned 36 results in the forum and 9 in the gallery. Which of the 45 links were most helpful to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsoldat Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 yeah your right Glenn I should have done that... been one of those weeks I think. Thanks for the reminder :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsoldat Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Had a nice long post all written up and now it went poof! Heres a few pics of the dragonflies I worked on today. #1 wings failed due to cold shuts #2 guillotine tool I made up necked the neck down to much so it broke off when I nearly had it to shape. #3 modified the guillotine a bit kept the neck a little thicker. but ran out of time to play in the shop as the wife demanded I go hunting and she gets to go for a drive in the woods. Tried to find my way up to the blacksmith cabin we found years ago on the backside of the mountain but never did find quite the right road. Saw a few grouse, rabbit and deer. Only thing I brought home were a few shaggy manes that fried up into a nice dinner. I'm really wanting to get back up to the cabin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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