Carving reptiles can be fun and a fantastic way to show off your skills with their scales.
Wood carving snake patterns. The more realistic the better as i am a herpetologist. Jan 22 2020 explore fh39dixon s board snake on pinterest. Make a whole army. So far nothing ion here is carved by me.
Keeled scales refer to scales that rather than being smooth have a narrow ridge running down the center e g. See more ideas about walking sticks wood carving and wooden walking sticks. 22k realistic keeled snake scale this tip forms a realistic keeled snake scale mimicking the real thing. Shaping begins by removing the excess wood at the head and tail.
The snake is tapered from just below the first turn so as to leave about three quarters of an inch depth over the head and first few inches of straight stock. I especially love rattlesnake carvings. My plan was to rough cut the stick first then come back and start rough detailing the snake second. Mar 12 2020 explore cindyw1046 s board snake carving on pinterest.
This project is a lot of fun. Shaping and rounding the snake. I used my favorite grinding wheel for the majority of the rough cut a 10 carbide cup wheel from harbor freight. In the first pic you can see the snake outline and the wood secured in my 120 yr old emmert pattern makers vise.
See more ideas about snake drawing snake and animal drawings. Apr 13 2020 explore raymills43 s board snake canes followed by 317 people on pinterest. Aug 29 2019 this is 100 wood snake carvings. See more ideas about carving wood carving and walking sticks and canes.
Try one of the many reptile carving patterns available today.