Dragon Hand Plane

Ok fellow LJ’s, here it is! As I said when I posted the “Iron Fist Plane”, “I have another to show.”

It is an old mustered out plane, and I refurbished. Originaly it is a Ulmia hand plane, but I decided that instead of the usual old style grip I thought I could turn a tool into a bit of a work of art, and get some laughs at the same time. So a very good friend of mine and myself carved two different dragons, here is mine. I

t is suppose to be a more “asian” style dragon with horns out of Yew, and eyes of rosewood. The dragon itself is carved out of Hornbeam.

I hope you guys like it. I will also post a pic of my friends hand plane which is also an old one refurbished but with a more “european” style dragon grip….

Let me know what you think. I have noticed that in America and in England the woodworkers tend to use a iron hand plane… so maybe this would not work, in Germany they are probably 90 percent out wood.

Please keep in mind I am a cabinetmaker and not a wood carver, which are two different careers in germany so the carving is not perfect… but I am getting better, this one came before the “Iron Fist Plane”

-- Nicholas, Journeyman Cabinetmaker, Partenkirchen, Germany