A pile of crushed, colourful soda cans that will become the dragon's scales
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Here be dragons

A 13-foot dragon, built inside and out from recycled and donated metal, to guard the front gate of the forge.

Height
13 ft
Made from
Scrap metal & soda cans
Where
The front gate
Status
Gathering materials

Build tracker

  1. Gather materialsWe are here
  2. Make the can scales
  3. Weld the frame
  4. Scale him up
  5. Guard the gate

“Hic sunt dracones.”

— Written across the unknown lands of old maps — “here be dragons”

A guardian for the gate

Every proper forge needs something terrifying at the front door. The plan: a 13-foot dragon, made entirely from recycled and donated materials — skeleton, skin and all — standing watch at the forge's front gate.

The materials haven't all arrived yet, so the build hasn't started. When it does, every step will be filmed on the daily live.

Crunch, smash, snip and anoint

His scales will be soda cans, and every single one gets the full ceremony:

  • Crunch & smash — flattened with the Hammer of Justice.
  • Snip — cut to shape with the Tin Cutters of Ouchies.
  • Anoint — signed with a follower's name using The Sharpest Sharpie.

How many cans does a 13-foot dragon take?

Nobody knows yet — which is exactly why there'll be a guessing giveaway. Closest guess wins.

Meanwhile: the gate of many colours

Until the dragon arrives, the gate isn't naked. The forge fairy unravelled a woven scrap-fabric mat and hung it across the gate. It ripples in the breeze and works as a dream-receiver, catching wishes carried in on the wind.

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