This Dragon Tail Commission Is Patterned To Suggest A Tropical Sea. Its Got Blue And Green Mixed Together

This dragon tail commission is patterned to suggest a tropical sea. It’s got blue and green mixed together with flashes of silver, over an underbelly of sandy yellow. And it’s got a full line of spikes down the spine, and the leather spade tip is dyed turquoise.

It measures in at 29 inches long (31 with the spade tip), and weighs 3 pounds 2 ounces.

This was the last tail outstanding on my queue for now. I’m going to take a couple weeks and either work on personal projects (like maybe something new for Magic Meat Week? Is that happening again this year?) or spending my free time volunteering for Hillary Clinton in whatever capacity I can. Towards the end of the month I’m planning to open for tail commissions to be completed during November, keep your eyes peeled if you’re interested.

A mostly blue dragon tail with a yellow underbelly. Made with anodized aluminum scales, a full line of chrome spikes down the spine, and a diamond-shaped leather spade tip in blue.

I included a close-up of the tip of the tail to show the lobster clasps that hold the spade tip. And also a photo under fluorescent lights to show how hard it is to get this blue to show up properly in photos. White balance is weird, guys.

Anyway, the stats on this one: it measures 33 inches from tip to top of belt line, and the spade tip adds 2.5 inches. In total it weighs 3 pounds 6 ounces. 

Dragon tail in blackened stainless steel! It’s been a while since I got to make something with this material, it’s one of my favorites. Really sturdy, and I very much enjoy the matte, slightly textured surface finish. Though it can develop surface rust if it gets wet, and when it’s new it has some dark oil and dusty residue left over from the manufacturing process which tends to rub off onto your hands.

This tail measures in at 30 inches from tip to the top of the belt loop, and weighs in at 3 pounds 14 ounces. It’s also got a lobster clasp at the tip, which is good for attaching various things to for fun.

Here’s an in-progress shot of it that shows the texture of the scales better. You can also see the lobster clasp at the tip in that photo.

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For the internal structure of the tail, Is it all filled with your webbing style of links, or is it only used occasionally? Thanks for the help, Chris

Hi Chris!

Near the tip of the tail, the weave reeeeallly wants to fold flat, so it needs some internal support at every row of scales. But for most of the tail I usually put the internal support in every third or fourth row of scales.

I’d love to see photos if you finish up a tail of your own!

In-progress shot for a dragon tail made of blackened stainless steel. I actually just finished this up late last night, but need to get photos of it today.

The blackened part of the steel is a chemically-produced oxide layer, and I always like the matte surface. It usually has a bit of oil and grime left over from the manufacturing process, but I'd forgotten how this particular batch was more dusty than normal.