Carving my sign

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Step one-

I outlined the letters using a small chip carving knife.

Step two-

I defined the frame using the same chip carving knife

Step three-

 

I removed the excess wood then smoothed the background using progressively shallower gouges.  After sanding I will stain the wood then finish with Tung oil.

Dragon Styx

The first picture is of the entire ‘staff’. I put staff in single quotes since this piece is far too big to be used as a hiking staff. It will be a display piece only. It is about six feet tall and weighs 14 pounds. It was harvested in Kentucky and is an oak sapling that grew with a vine wrapped around it. I have debarked the portions between the twists. I plan to carve it into mother and daughter dragons chasing down the staff.

Looking at the first picture you can see the top two thirds of the staff contains what will be the mother dragon and the bottom third will be the daughter dragon.

Bismuth

This nice piece of Bismuth could end up in the tertiary branch position.

Silicon

This hunk of Silicon is also a candidate for the secondary branch position.

Pyrite

Both of these pieces of Pyrite are candidates for the secondary branch position (the short branch below and to the left of the primary branch).

 

Meteorite

I’m 99% sure this is a meteorite.  It is heavy for its size, attracts magnets, and looks like other meteorites I’ve seen.  It is the third candidate for the primary (tallest) branch on the Wizard Styx 2.0.

Amythest Crystal

This large Amythest crystal is also a candidate for the primary (tallest) branch of the Wizard Styx 2.0

Quartz Crystal balls

The second ball is actually about 1/3 larger than the first one.  It also has viewer flaws which explains the much less interesting picture.  They are both candidates for the primary (tallest) branch on the Wizard Styx 2.0.

Wizard Styx 2.0 (In Progress)

This Wizard Styx is being carved from a cutting from my Myrtle.  It is tall and massive and is intended to be a display piece as opposed to a ‘working’ hiking staff.  The plaited pattern in the third picture is of my own design.  The following posts will be pictures of the items I’m considering for mounting on the ends of the three branches.

Wizard Styx 1.0

This is my second Styx. It is a cutting from the Mulberry tree in my back yard. There is the figure of the wizard with the Rune alphabet inscribed in spiraling columns down its length.