Hooty Owl bank baby gift done!!

[Cutting Cathy]

I finished my hooty owl bank yesterday! It's from the book Wooden Banks You Can Make" by Harvey E. Helm. I decided to make the eyes like the book describes as I really like the whimsical way they look. I just had to sand the heck out of them to get the fuzzies out!! It's made from willow with a peruvian walnut beak.

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You get the money out by taking off his wing:

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He's finished with 3 coats of Minwax fast drying poly. Very fun to make especially after making so many sheep banks!! Thanks for looking!

[Trout]

nice job Cathy, your owl looks great..
I wish I would of kept my baby gift simple!

Trout

[KtownScroller]

Sweet! I like the whimsical look of the owls eyes too. Nice work - nice finish!

[AirNationalGuardMom]

Great job Cathy. I love the eyes too.
Linda

[Forester21]

I really like the looks of that bank. Great job!

[Sally]

That's darling. What a fun project.

[kron]

That'a a very cool looking bank. Love the wood.

[Cutting Cathy]

Thanks for the compliments!! I wasn't sure about the willow, but I do like how it turned out in the end!! Lots of fun to make!

[DWSudekum]

Excellent work Cathy. Thanks for sharing it with us.

DW

[Oges]

Very cool, you did well

[tdub4ever]

Very nice bank Cathy. Just makes you want to hold it up.......and look at it! lol Don

[sawdustus]

That willow as wonderful grain. The whole project is simply beautiful as well as functional. Thanks for sharing. Another book to add to the collection.

george

[Wood Dog]

Wow Cathy everything about it looks so sweeeeeet.......love the grain in that willow too.

[Hawaiilad]

Looks Great...you did a nice job on that Cathy..

[lkbraa]

Cathy, that is just toooo dang cute...what a hoot (sorry couldn't resist - lol)! I luv the wood choices, I will definetly have to check into that book as I see some great ideas in the future. Thanx for sharing and can't wait to see your next projects. Happy Sawdust!!