OK, here is a picture of the birdhouses I have cut so far....still have to soak in oil and attach a string....the wife is looking for some cute very little birds with feathers to add to them. Sorry the picture is not good. They were cut from white pine and Koa
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Nicely done. You have some nice woods to choose from on the island. Thank you for taking the time to post some pics."Still Montana Mike"
"Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long."
Mike's Wood-n-Things LLC
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Sweeeeeet cuts Larry, I think with this forum half of the world will be up to the knee caps with compound cut bird houses. I cut a few dozen and keep adding to the pile every now and then. Can't seem to get away from making them...
Diana hit the nail on the head with these patterns.....good for her, and the new issue of Creative Woodworking & Crafts has more patterns. Yea!Gloria ............... Two memorable things to say in life, "Hello" for the first time, and "Good-bye" for the last.
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While I was cutting a couple more bandsaw boxes today, I was cutting away the inside of the drawer (the part I would throw away, and I found myself cutting the chunks down to 1 1/4" X 1 1/4"........any scrap will work right?Hawaiilad
Larry
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Your birdhouses look just great. The colours will really pop when the finish goes on. I seem some designs there that I don't have. Now we can't have that! Guess I'd better pay a visit to Diana's site right away!
Lou
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