09/16/2024
I was tasked in making a grizzly bear that was “tall and awesome” and this is what I came up with.
The difficult part of this project was to keep weight low, and with medium that I am using, it can be a very tall task. I decided to make the bear with a shell of thin metal parts rather than using the thicker/heavier parts I am used to using. To make transport easier as well, I had to make it so the arms and head were detachable as well but I wanted to blend everything together as if it looked like one piece.
My favorite part of the project was making the claws and the teeth. I have been wanting to start blacksmithing for quite some time now and I finally found a reason to start. After extensive research on YouTube and trial and error I figured out the basics. I’m hoping to keep learning the process and start incorporating that into my pieces more often.
Come check it out before it goes off to its forever home!
