I caught the mini birdhouse bug...

[Cwalker935]

thats been going round the IAP. Thanks to Mark James for sharing info on how to do these. Heres is one thats meant for the office gift exchange.

 

[Tom T]

Very nice work. I've always wanted to try those. Great job sir.

 

[Jim Burr]

Taunting me with that bug...great color job and wood selection!

 

[mark james]

Really cool ornament ! It's a very contagious bug by the way!

Fortunately, it's nice to use all our tools/equip for other things sometimes.

Also nice - the learning curve for these is actually short - after 4-5 you'll develop a system that works for you, then it's nice to try different wood combinations.

HAVE FUN!

 

[Fay Prozora]

That one is very nice. I love making the bird houses. They are fun Fay

 

[Edgar]

I like the color combo - what woods did you use?

 

[Cwalker935]

I like the color combo - what woods did you use?

I am not sure. I have a box of cut off pieces from roughed out bowl blanks and other misc. scraps that I rummaged thru. I think that the body is some type of ornamental fruit, maybe plum, and the top maple. The bottom piece is definately walnut. I used green alcohol ink to dye the top.

 

[Edgar]

Thanks - I was wondering if the top was a natural or dyed color. When one can't tell for sure, you know that you nailed it! Great job.

 

[RCMattingly]

Baby Rattle

I know the prettier the birdhouse the harder it is to give away. Using much the same technique I made a baby rattle with 8 popcorn kernels inside. I only used wax on it in case he started chewing on it. Sorry, I did not use anything for scale but its about 5 inches long.

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