When West Florida Tech High school asked me to bring design a mascot for them I knew right away stainless steel would be the way to go. It is a technology high school and nothing says technology like stainless. I began by studying the Jaguar, did you know the bones of a house cat have the exact same structure as all wild cats? I find cats to be fascinating and beautiful creatures. With long slinky bodies and graceful movements they are simply elegant. But elegance is not the main quantity you need in a mascot, you need strength and power, fortunately the Jaguar has these qualities as well. Now armed with these goals I do a few sketches till I am satisfied with the look. The next step is to scan the drawing and import it into Auto cad. I then broke down the components and illustrated it in 3-D.
The folks at the School loved it! After a bit if fund raising we were ready to go. I started by water jet cutting and shearing all of the components. Then forming and welding , the mouth was the trickiest part. But soon a Jaguar was born! It was a great project and I feel honored to be able to create something that will give the school a great sense of identity for years to come …

So Kevin, is this a hollow object created by connecting two identical sides together? I’m also curious how much something like this weighs? Could one person move it? -Mike
HI Mike,
Yes two sides are welded together with a strip of metal formed between them to make the “Box”. The six foot long Jaguar weighed about o hundred plus pounds when he was done.
Thanks, – Kevin