Tam's Dragonfly

After a year and a half, I was finally able to give Tam her dragonfly. When they moved to Grand Manan I wanted to have something for a house warming gift when we visited them, and with everyone being very busy we decided to just take a day and go. The dragonfly was made out of cedar posts I was given, I cut one and glued it up to make the wings and just turned another for the body. It is about 18 inches long and wide, inspired by earlier dragonfly's I made the previous year.

Large Cedre Dragon Fly

I try not to waste too much lumber. This large dragon fly is 18 inches long and has a 24 inch wing span. It is make from old ceder posts, milled down, glued up, turned and voila, you have a large ceder dragon fly. This was made for my sister-in-law Murratte, who like a few people I know like dragon flies. This is an addition to the three blood wood dragon flies I made for her last year. A fun project that goes a long way.

The Bloodwood Dragonfly

Here are my Bloodwood Dragonflies, and as you might have guessed they are made from bloodwood, the wings are curly maple and the legs are walnut. It was interesting researching dragonflies online to find the right picture to work from so many to choose from, but the simplest is usually the best. They were an anniversary gift for members of our family, it is always satisfying to know your work is appreciated and they’ll enjoy it.