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Note that Phaal Nap (Fail Nap) is a pseudonym, nom de plume, and anagram for Hal Papan. I usually write when I can't sleep. Ergo, Fail Nap. Of course, Hal Papan is my nom de couteau (knife name instead of pen name) and anagram for my real name, Alan Happ. I carve under the name Hal Papan. Hal's email is hal2009@att.net.
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This is about a new custom dragon cane. Today, it is design and early development. Tomorrow, the finished product.
I wanted to have some whimsy in this dragon cane. There is a dragon on the top half of the shaft. The bottom half of the shaft has a series of cutout windows. The windows look onto dragon parts.
It is not anything gross. Through the windows you see more dragons. There might be a dragon foot sticking out as the new dragons clamour to get out. Near the bottom, there are small tails sticking out of a couple of windows. About halfway up the shaft, there is just the face of one of those baby dragons emerging onto the shaft.
All that took planning and careful carving.
Each scale on the body must be cut and shaped. Each one requires two cuts. One for the circular shape of the scale and then, a chip cut to give it a raised 3D look.
The handle is shaped specifically to the shaft.
A knot in the stick makes a nice part of the nose.
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| Head with eyes, horns, and nose layers. |
Rough cut of the little dragon emerging onto the shaft of the cane. No details have been carved yet.
Work in progress on the windows that look inside the cane onto dragon scales.
Note the tail coming out a window. At this level, the shaft, the windows, and the tail all have to be carved deeper.
his cane is one of my personal canes. It is lighter than most so I take it travelling.
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